Jacqueline LaPointe Director of Editorial, Xtelligent/TechTarget xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Will Hospital Patient Visits Return to Normal in 2021? 29 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Staffing, Cost Management Top 2021 Priorities for Medical Groups 28 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Physicians Call for Fair Reimbursement for COVID-19 Vaccines 27 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Biden Administration Inherits Slew of Medicare Regulatory Changes 26 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Uncompensated Care Costs Grew to $41.61B in 2019 26 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACO Participation Hits New Low as Biden Administration Takes Over 25 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management A New Administration, Value-Based Payment to Dictate 2021 Success 22 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Not All Hospitals Complying with New Price Transparency Rule 21 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Pushes Back Deadline for Provider Relief Fund Reporting 21 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Plan Could Impact Hospitals 20 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMA Issues Unique CPT Codes for Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine 20 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management FTC Announces Plan to Study Physician Group Mergers 19 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Secretary Alex Azar Resigns, Effective Jan. 20 19 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Cost Reporting Delayed as Hospitals Question Proposed Changes 18 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Seema Verma Resigns as CMS Administrator Ahead of Biden Inauguration 15 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Defines “Reasonable and Necessary” Medicare Coverage 15 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS to Reprocess Some Outpatient Claims After Site-Neutral Ruling 15 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Next Generation ACOs Saved Medicare $558M in 2019 14 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medical Staff Credentialing Vendors Meeting New Telehealth Needs 14 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management COVID-19 a Catalyst for Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity 13 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Surprise Billing Arbitration Favors Providers, But Rates Are High 13 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS to Expand Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model 12 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Clinicians, Tech Help St. Joseph’s Health Increase Charges by $39.6M 12 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Recalculates Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rates for 2021 11 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Renews Public Health Emergency, Regulatory Flexibilities 11 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 3 Key Steps for Hospital Price Transparency Compliance 08 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CHI Franciscan, Virginia Mason Complete Healthcare Merger 07 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Fee-For-Service Payments Still an Issue in VT All-Payer ACO Model 07 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management COVID-19 Nurse Staffing Demand Increased 245% During Fall Surge 06 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medicaid Expansion Still Boosting Hospital Finances 06 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management OIG: Direct Wage Index Increases to Low-Margin Rural Hospitals 05 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Guidance Clarifies Use of Contract Pharmacies in 340B Program 04 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Time-Driven Costing in Healthcare Boosts Staffing, Revenue Cycle 04 Jan 2021 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management KLAS: Epic, MEDITECH Lead Patient Accounting Vendors 31 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Top Healthcare Fraud Takedowns of 2020 30 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Appeals Court Throws Out Hospital Price Transparency Challenge 30 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Independent Medical Groups Increased Profit Per Provider in 2019 29 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providers Seek to Stop Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement 29 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Predictive Healthcare Forecasting Key to Provider Survival in 2021 28 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 10 Hospital Service Lines Most Impacted by COVID-19 23 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACOs Fear Direct Contracting Options Stray Too Far From Providers 23 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Latest COVID-19 Surges Impact Hospital Operating Margins 22 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS to Audit Some Hospitals for Price Transparency Compliance 22 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management UPDATED: Congress Approves COVID-19 Stimulus, Gives $3B to Provider Relief Fund 21 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMA Creates CPT Codes for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine 21 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Year in Review: Most Read Revenue Cycle Management Stories of 2020 18 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Doles Out $24.5B in Latest Provider Relief Fund Distribution 17 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management US Healthcare Spending Hit High of $3.8T After Rising 4.6% in 2019 17 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Key Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Billing and Coding 16 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providers, Lawmakers Say #StopTheCuts to Physician Fee Schedule 16 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Rapid Pace of Health System Consolidation to Continue, Experts Say 15 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals File Lawsuit to Settle 340B Issues with Pharma 15 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Provider Groups Leery of New Surprise Billing Legislation 14 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management US Healthcare Spending Declines from COVID-19, But Remains High 14 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Facilities Implement PPE Crisis Standards of Care 11 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Court Rejects FTC Case Against Philly Healthcare Merger Deal 10 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Bill Would Add to Provider Relief Fund 10 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Primary Care Spending Declining Despite Well-Known Health Benefits 09 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management VillageMD, Walgreens to Open 40 Primary Care Clinics in 2021 09 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Making Data Sharing A Condition in Value-Based Contracts 08 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Claim Denials Up for Most, Driven by Prior Authorizations 08 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Provides Billing Codes for Regeneron’s COVID-19 Antibody Drug 07 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Intermountain-Sanford Deal Off, Other Healthcare Merger News 07 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals Criticize Major Policy Moves in 2021 OPPS Final Rule 04 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Announces A New Value-Based Direct Contracting Model 03 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Provider Groups Update Guidance on Maintaining Surgery Amid COVID-19 03 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Releases 2021 OPPS Final Rule, Eliminates Inpatient Only List 02 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Finalizes 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, Including E/M Changes 02 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Margins, Volumes Still Falling Months into Pandemic 02 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Payers, Providers Need Data to Talk Value-Based Care 01 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Hospital At Home Model Seeks to Boost Capacity During COVID-19 01 Dec 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management New ICD-10 Codes, MS-DRG Assignments for COVID-19 Coming Jan. 1 30 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medical Billing a Challenge for Struggling Primary Care Practices 30 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Clarifies Debated Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements 27 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 3 Ways Health Systems Are Preparing for a COVID-19 Vaccine 25 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Slow Hospital Visit Recovery Suggests Telehealth Here to Stay 25 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Overhauls Key Healthcare Fraud Laws to Advance Value-Based Care 24 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Breaking from Traditional Healthcare Budgeting During Modern Times 24 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management FTC Looks to Block Acquisition of 2 Tenet Hospitals in Memphis 20 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providers Say They Need More Financial Aid As COVID-19 Cases Rise 19 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management As COVID-19 Surges Again, Hospital Staffing Shortages Worsen 19 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACOs, Population-Based APMs Most Effective at Lowering Costs 18 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Providers Tell Trump to Give Biden COVID-19 Data ASAP 18 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medicare FFS Improper Payments Down by $15B Since 2016 17 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management What Healthcare CFOs Can Expect Under a Biden Presidency 17 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providers Overhauling Patient Collections Strategies For COVID-19 13 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Key Considerations for Providers Thinking of Capitation Payments 12 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Details Medicare Payment for New COVID-19 Antibody Drug 11 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMA Updates CPT Code Set to Include COVID-19 Vaccine Codes 11 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CDC: 1 in 11 COVID-19 Inpatients Experience a Hospital Readmission 10 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Most Physicians Prefer Single-Payer Option Over Medicare For All 10 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Telehealth Billing Leveled Out in August, But Still Up 3,552% 09 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Deadline to Provide Billing Info for Advance APM Bonus Approaches 09 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Patients Want Healthcare Price Transparency, But Few Seek It Out 06 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 51 Organizations Join New Direct Contracting Opportunity from CMS 05 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Variation in Medicare Spending Narrows as Top-Spenders Cut Costs 05 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Finalizes 1.9% Boost for Medicare Home Health Reimbursement 04 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Most Facilities in Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Penalized 04 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Expands Medicare Reimbursement for Home Dialysis, ESRD 03 Nov 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 81% of Physicians Still Providing Fewer In-Person Visits, AMA Finds 03 Nov 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12