Jacqueline LaPointe Director of Editorial, Xtelligent/TechTarget xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medicaid Enrollment Grew by 2.3M People at Start of the Pandemic 11 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Provides Medicare Wage Index Data for Reclassification 10 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providers Fear Growing Uninsured Rate to Keep Patient Volumes Down 10 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS Rule for FY 2021 Finalized 07 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Surprise Billing Action Needed, But Hospitals Urge Congress to Wait 06 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Provider Relief Fund Deadline Extended for Medicaid Providers 06 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Resumes RAC Audits, Other Medical Review Activities 05 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS to Boost Outpatient Reimbursement, Remove Inpatient Only List 05 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Proposes to Boost Office Visit Pay, Expand Telehealth Coverage 04 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals Lose Case Challenging 340B Hospital Payment Reduction 04 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Finalizes 2.2% Boost in Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement 03 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Pays for Coronavirus Counseling, Other COVID-19 Billing Updates 03 Aug 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Some Alternative Payment Models Are Improving Behavioral Health 31 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management In the Final Hours, Providers Prepare for Repayment of Medicare Loans 30 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medicare Payments Top $2.8B for COVID-19 Hospitalizations, So Far 30 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals Can Sell Patient Bad Debt to Charitable Orgs, OIG Says 29 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA, AAMC Want Rehearing for Hospital Site-Neutral Payment Case 29 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medical Billing Mistakes for Malnutrition Led to $1B in Overpayments 28 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Lawmakers Propose Changes to MACRA to Boost ACO, APM Participation 28 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Extends Public Health Emergency, COVID-19 Payment Flexibility 27 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Provides More Details on Provider Relief Fund Reporting 27 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Revenue Cycle Recovery After the COVID-19 Pandemic 24 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management New Physician Compensation, Recruitment Take a Hit During Pandemic 23 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Half of Hospitals to Operate in the Red By Year's End 23 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Estimate Shows Uninsured Population Rising by 2.9M By End of 2020 22 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management COVID-19 Test Prices Set by Hospitals Range from $20 to $850 22 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS to Assess Telehealth Reimbursement Rates Post-Pandemic 21 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals in COVID-19 Hot Spots to Receive $10B in Relief Funds 21 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Hospital Site-Neutral Payments 20 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Value-Based Incentives Didn’t Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections 20 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Exec, Others Charged in $1.4B Rural Hospital Fraud Scheme 16 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Providers Receive Most Paycheck Protection Program Loans 15 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMGA Calls for Medicare Shared Savings Program Changes Amid COVID-19 14 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medicaid Alternative Payment Model Reduces Imaging, Costs 13 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management TX Hospitals to Receive $1B Boost in Medicaid Reimbursement 10 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Standalone ACOs Saved More Than Hybrid Medical Home Models 09 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 98% of Eligible Clinicians Avoided a MIPS Penalty in 2018 09 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Telehealth Billing Increased 8,336% from April 2019 to April 2020 08 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Providers, Suppliers Aim to Shore Up the Healthcare Supply Chain 08 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Layoffs Continue as Primary Care Braces for Return to Pre-COVID Pay 07 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Proposes Medicare Payment for Use of Home Dialysis Machines 07 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management President Signs Off on Paycheck Protection Program Extension 06 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Merger and Acquisition Activity Withstands COVID-19 Slump 06 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Reduces Medicare Appeals Backlog by 43% 03 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA’s List of COVID-19 Flexibilities That Should Stay and Go 02 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals Call for Delay of Price Transparency Rule Due to COVID-19 02 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Releases Initial Report on Risk-Based Bundled Payment Model 01 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA Projects $323B in COVID-19 Hospital Financial Losses in 2020 01 Jul 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Beyond the Pandemic: Telemedicine Reimbursement and Health Policy 30 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Primary Care Practices to Take $15B Hit from Early COVID-19 Response 30 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management New CPT Code Expands COVID-19 Coding, Billing to Antigen Tests 29 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AAMC Predicts Physician Shortage to Hit Between 54K to 139K by 2033 29 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Prior Authorization Burden Continues to Rise, Physicians Report 26 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Going to the Cloud 25 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 1 in 5 Adults Reporting Job, Coverage Disruption Now Uninsured 25 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Judge Dismisses Case Against New Hospital Price Transparency Rule 24 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Efficiency Key to Health System Financial Stability After COVID-19 24 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS: Value-Based Reimbursement Key to Addressing Health Disparities 23 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA Wants Extension of Emergency Declaration, COVID-19 Flexibilities 23 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Value-Based Payments Support Physicians During a Crisis 22 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management FAH Wants More Time, Lower Rates on Advance Medicare Payments 22 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medical Groups At Least A Year Away from Recovering Revenue Losses 19 Jun 2020 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Blues Plans Highmark, HealthNow New York Announce New Affiliation 19 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management OIG Recovered Over $1.5B From Healthcare Fraud Schemes, So Far 18 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACOs Can Grow Value-Based Payment in Medicare, But Changes Needed 18 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Advocate Aurora, Beaumont Health Explore Healthcare Merger Deal 17 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 3 Keys to Healthcare Staffing at NYC H+H During COVID-19 17 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Skilled Nursing Facilities Facing a Financial Crisis from COVID-19 16 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Mending Payer Relations Smooths Revenue Cycle at Northwestern Med 15 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management COVID-19 Has Execs Seeing Healthcare M&A Plans with Fresh Eyes 15 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACOs Lean More on Physician Assistants, Non-Physician Providers 12 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providers Want Equal Telehealth Reimbursement Beyond COVID-19 11 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Key Considerations for Reopening Healthcare Facilities Amid COVID-19 11 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Releases $15B in Coronavirus Relief to Medicaid Providers 10 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Workforce Rose 312K Despite Ongoing Hospital Job Losses 10 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management New Paycheck Protection Program Rules to Aid Small Providers 09 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Nebraska Medicine Avoided Furloughs During COVID-19 09 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare CFOs Looking to Technology to Boost Waning Margins 08 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA Asks for Another $50B in Coronavirus Relief for Hospitals 08 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Appeals Court Nixes Fraud Case Against Baylor Scott & White Health 05 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CareMount’s Foundation for Accountable Care Organization Savings 04 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Extends Next Generation ACO Model, Offers APM Flexibilities 04 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providers Must Act Today to Receive Additional Coronavirus Relief 03 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Cerner Sells Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing Arm 03 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Volume Recovery Sluggish Despite More Outpatient Visits 03 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management For-Profit Rural Hospitals Face High Levels of Financial Distress 02 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Out-of-Network Bills Common for Some Pathologists, Other Specialists 02 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Issues COVID-19 Billing Updates for Hospitals, Alternate Sites 01 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management OIG to Audit $50B in Coronavirus Relief Funds Given to Providers 01 Jun 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Gives $4.9B to Skilled Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19 29 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 1 in 5 Hospital Execs Expect Revenue Declines of Over 30% in 2020 28 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Volume Declines Drive Hospital Operating Margins Down 282% in April 27 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Provider Compensation Increased in 2019 as Docs Saw More Patients 26 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management More Physician Groups Lead Accountable Care Organizations 22 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 22% of Physician Assistants Furloughed, Others Redeployed 21 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How COVID-19 Has Impacted Top Clinical Service Lines at Hospitals 21 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How University Hospitals Is Resuming Elective Surgeries 20 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management ACOs Want Later Dropout Date for Medicare Shared Savings Program 19 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Nearly a Fifth of Primary Care Practices Are Temporarily Closed 19 May 2020 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providers in APMs Had Head Start with Managing COVID-19 Surge 18 May 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
