Jacqueline LaPointe Director of Editorial, Xtelligent/TechTarget xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Latest Coronavirus Relief Bill Seeks Another $100B for Providers 18 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Payer Mix Influenced Size of Coronavirus Relief Funding 14 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Small Practices Benefit Less from Medicare’s Care Management Codes 14 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Should Physician Practices Return Paycheck Protection Program Loans? 13 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA Slams CMS for Advancing Hospital Price Transparency Rule 13 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Adapting Patient-Friendly Medical Billing to a COVID-19 World 12 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACO Participation Did Not Lower Care Access for Vulnerable Patients 12 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Proposes to Increase Inpatient Medicare Reimbursement by 1.6% 11 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Visits Reached Record Low in April as COVID-19 Spread 11 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Few States Have Robust Healthcare Price Transparency Laws 11 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA: Hospitals Losing $50.7B a Month Fighting the Coronavirus 08 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hoag Seeks Independence from Providence After Its Hospital Merger 07 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How COVID-19 Imperiled Physician Practices, And How to Save Them 06 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Revenue Falling $1.4B A Day As Patient Volume Drops 05 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals Ask for Relief from Healthcare Fraud Laws During COVID-19 05 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Gives $22B to Hospitals in COVID-19 Hotspots, Rural Areas 04 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Acquisitions of Ambulatory RCM Vendors Barely Impacted Performance 04 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Reveals More Flexibility with Medicare Payment, MSSP Changes 01 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital, Outpatient Visits Fell Up to 60% During COVID-19 Crisis 30 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Patient Collections Takes Over a Month for Most Providers 30 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Beaumont, Summa Health Delay Hospital Merger Until After COVID-19 29 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medical Groups Slam CMS For Suspending Advance Payment Program 29 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 21% of Physicians Furloughed, Had Pay Cut During COVID-19 Crisis 28 Apr 2020 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Payers Slated to Pay $2.7B in Medical Loss Ratio Rebates in 2020 28 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Operating Margins Dropped As COVID-19 Started to Spread 28 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Ends Advance Payments for Physicians, Other Part B Providers 27 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Coronavirus Healthcare Costs Could Total Up To $654B, Study Finds 27 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Studies Examine Surprise Billing for Ambulance Rides, ASC Visits 24 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Unveils Plan to Divvy Up Rest of $100B Provider Relief Fund 23 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals Slated to Get $75B from New Coronavirus Relief Bill 22 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 20% of Primary Care Practices Anticipate Closing in a Month 22 Apr 2020 xtelligent Healthcare Payers OK Submits Healthy Adult Opportunity Waiver to Expand Medicaid 22 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Clinicians to Earn MIPS Credit for Joining COVID-19 Clinical Trial 21 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Issues Guidance on Resuming Elective Services in Certain Areas 21 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management What Providers Need to Know About COVID-19 Coding and Billing 17 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMA Shares Wishlist for Physician Practice Relief During COVID-19 16 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Senate Dems Want $100B Distributed Based on COVID-19 Hotspots 16 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medicare Payment Doubles for High-Production Coronavirus Lab Tests 15 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Physician Practice Revenue Cut in Half Due to COVID-19 Crisis 15 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Over Half of At-Risk ACOs May Quit MSSP to Avoid COVID-19 Losses 14 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Unveils More Flexibilities to Maximize Healthcare Workforce 14 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 2.3% Medicare Payment Hike Planned for Skilled Nursing Facilities 13 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Pays Out First Round of CARES Act Funding to Hospitals 13 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Artificial Intelligence Is Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management 10 Apr 2020 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Public, Private Payers Offer Upfront Reimbursement Amid COVID-19 09 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 25% of Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closing as Patients Go Elsewhere 09 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMGA Seeks Payroll Relief for Medical Groups Impacted by COVID-19 09 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Pays Out $34B in Advance Medicare Reimbursement to Providers 08 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Reimbursement for Uninsured COVID-19 Cases May Total $42B 08 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management COVID-19 Testing Shortage Hinders Hospital Efforts to Combat Virus 07 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Revenues Rose, Margins Fell Before COVID-19 Outbreak 07 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Stimulus Funds to Pay for Uninsured COVID-19 Treatment 06 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals Furloughing Staff, Altering Physician Pay Due to COVID-19 02 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA Asks for an Immediate $25K Per Hospital Bed to Combat COVID-19 02 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Group Purchasing Reduces Healthcare Supply Chain Costs by 13% 01 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 80% of CFOs Expect Revenue, Profit Declines Due to COVID-19 01 Apr 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Much Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Cost Hospitals? 31 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS to Pay For Hospital COVID-19 Care Furnished in Other Settings 31 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Offers Upfront Medicare Reimbursement During COVID-19 Pandemic 30 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals to Lose $1K Per COVID-19 Case Despite Medicare Rate Bump 30 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Congress Passes CARES Act Giving $100B in Hospital Funds for COVID-19 26 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Playing Defense Key to Overcoming Fiscal Challenges of COVID-19 26 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Primary Care Practices Overwhelmed by COVID-19, PPE Shortages 25 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management National Healthcare Spending to Climb to 19.7% of GDP by 2028 25 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Documentation to Ease Medical Billing Issues Due to COVID-19 24 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Relaxes Quality Reporting for Value-Based Purchasing Models 24 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CommonSpirit Health, Others Suspend Patient Billing for COVID-19 20 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals Look to Reduce Corporate Services Spending 19 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providers Ask Congress for Financial Assistance to Combat COVID-19 19 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMA Unveils New CPT Code for Coronavirus Test 18 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACOs Concerned Coronavirus to Impact Shared Savings, Losses 18 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Key Waivers, Regulatory Flexibility for Providers During COVID-19 17 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals Delay, Shift Surgeries to Outpatient Due to COVID-19 17 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management MedPAC Suggests No Medicare Payment Increase for Physicians 16 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Releases Medicare Reimbursement Details for COVID-19 Tests 16 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Out-of-Network Payment Cap Would Cut Hospital Spending by $124B 13 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Benefit of Private Equity in Healthcare? Lessons from Nursing Homes 12 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Long-Term Care Demand to Double Despite Workforce Constraints 12 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management No Reimbursement Impedes Social Determinants of Health Progress 11 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Third of Execs Don’t Think Value-Based Payment Will Usurp FFS 11 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Healthcare Revenue Cycle 10 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management High-Cost Utilization Persists Despite PCMH Implementation 10 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACOs Back Hospitalization Alerts in Final Interoperability Rule 09 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Paving the Path to Success: Teaching Doctors Value-Based Care 09 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Develops New Billing Codes for Coronavirus Lab Tests 06 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Revenue, Margins Improved in 2019 Despite Rising Expenses 05 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Community Health Centers to Get Funding for Coronavirus Outbreak 05 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 42% of Anesthesiologists Had Contracts Terminated in Last 6 Months 04 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Nurse Practitioner Workforce Hits Record High of 290K 04 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management FTC, PA Challenging Proposed Hospital Merger in Philadelphia 03 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Alternative Payment Models Save, But Drop-Out Rate Still a Concern 03 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management FDA Allows Coronavirus Diagnostic Testing in Certain Hospital Labs 02 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Number of Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Falls by 28% 02 Mar 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management More States Passing Laws to Preserve Provider Competition 26 Feb 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 1% of People Account for 22% of Total Healthcare Spending 26 Feb 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACOs Need More Info on New Direct Contracting Model 25 Feb 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Private Equity Firms Increasingly Buying Physician Practices 25 Feb 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Inpatient No Longer King as Hospital Outpatient Revenue Grows 24 Feb 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Seeks Extension for Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement 24 Feb 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Top-Earning Non-Profit Hospitals Offer Less Charity Care 18 Feb 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12