Victoria Bailey Former Assistant Editor, Xtelligent xtelligent Healthcare Payers Contracted Medicaid Managed Care Providers Treated Few Beneficiaries 04 May 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Vertical Integration, Joint Contracting Increased Physician Prices 04 May 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Private Equity Acquisitions Did Not Impact Hospital Quality, Spending 03 May 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Telehealth Waiver Boosted Care Access for Medicare Beneficiaries 03 May 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Outpatient Volumes Led to Better Physician, Hospital Revenues in March 03 May 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers MN Uninsurance Rate Drops, But Racial Disparities Persist 03 May 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Advanced Bundled Payment Model Reduced Medicare Episode Payments 02 May 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Catholic Orgs Agree to Merge, Form Integrated Healthcare Network 02 May 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Trends in Medicare Savings Programs, Part D Subsidy Enrollment 02 May 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Breaking Down Common CMS Value-Based Payment Programs 29 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Colorado Bill Aims to Limit Debt Collections, Boost Price Transparency 28 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Shared Savings in Value-Based Payment Models Produce More Incentives 28 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMA Announces CPT Codes for Potential COVID-19 Boosters 27 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Financial Losses, Challenges Persist for Hospitals, Health Systems 27 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Plans to Reweight 2021 MIPS Cost Performance Category 26 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medical Debt Challenges Common Among Consumer Complaints 26 Apr 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Low Socioeconomic Status Negatively Impacted Healthcare Delivery 26 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management FAH Requests Hospital Merger Guideline Consistency from DOJ, FTC 25 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev 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Distributes $1.75B in Phase 4 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds 19 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Providence Reaches $22.7M Settlement to Resolve Healthcare Fraud 18 Apr 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicaid Expansion Boosted Coverage for Adults with Legal Involvement 18 Apr 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers ARPA Tax Credit Expiration Will Increase Uninsured Population by 3M 18 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management New Jersey Health Systems Terminate Hospital Merger Agreement 18 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Community Health Centers Faced Hefty Workforce, Nursing Shortages 15 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Regulatory Waivers 14 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management DOJ Alleges Methodist Violated False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Laws 14 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Releases Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Proposed Rule for FY23 13 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Biden Admin Announces Plans to Alleviate Medical Debt Burden 13 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Nonprofit Hospitals Saw High Tax Breaks, Low Charity Care Spending 12 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Nonprofit Patient Revenue, Operating Expenses Rose Amid Delta Surge 12 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Long-Term Care Workers Saw Continuously High Turnover Rates in 2021 11 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA Asks Congress Again for More COVID-19 Financial Relief 11 Apr 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers CMS National Coverage Determination May Worsen Health Inequities 11 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity Hit Record Low in Q1 2022 08 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Top RCM Vendors for Revenue Integrity, Underpayment Services 08 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA, AMA Ask Court to Vacate IDR Provisions in Surprise Billing Rule 07 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Intermountain Healthcare, SCL Health 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for FY 2023 01 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA Asks DOJ, FTC for Minor Hospital Merger Guideline Revisions 01 Apr 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Reduced Medicare Appeals Backlog by 88% During FY 2022 Q1 31 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Professional, Hospital E/M Charge Index Continued to Grow in 2021 31 Mar 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Uninsured Adults Less Likely to Access Mental Healthcare Services 31 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Groups Urge HHS to Renew COVID-19 Public Health Emergency 30 Mar 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Uninsured May Lose Access to COVID-19 Services Without Federal Funds 30 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Operating Margins Still Negative After Omicron Surge 30 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Psychiatrists See Low Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Scores 29 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Consumers Faced Surprise Medical Bills, Payment Struggles in 2021 28 Mar 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers State-Based Marketplace Premiums to Increase Without ARPA Expansion 28 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Federal Appeals Court Blocks New Jersey Hospital Merger 28 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Global Hospital Budget Models May Help Curb Rising Hospital Prices 25 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA Requests Additional COVID-19 Financial Support from Congress 24 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HHS Announces $413M in Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 Payments 24 Mar 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Securing Temporary Public Payer Policies Following the PHE 24 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Mass Hospitals Offered Low Charity Care Despite High 340B Revenue 23 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Merger Aims to Advance Value-Based Kidney Care 23 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Value-Based Payment Models Associated with Lower Acute Care Use 22 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA: Electronic Prior Authorization Implementation Requires Testing 22 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 70% of Medical Collection Debt Will Leave Consumer Credit Reports 21 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Stratifying Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Improved Equity 21 Mar 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Privately Insured Catheter Users Incurred High Out-of-Pocket Costs 21 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management New Revenue Cycle Management Offerings Introduced at HIMSS22 18 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Revenue Cycle Management Leaders Need Registrars, Billing Specialists 18 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Burnout, Stress Fuel Nurse Staffing Shortage, Turnover Rates 17 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMA Urges Congress to Update Medicare Physician Payment System 17 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Poor Compensation Spurred Pharmacy Technician Staffing Shortages in 2021 16 Mar 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Trends, Changes in 2020 Medicare Supplement Plan Enrollment 16 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Tech Company Launches Online Price Transparency Tool 16 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Daily Variation in Nursing Home Staffing Led to Poorer Clinical Quality 15 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Sutter Health Receives Jury Support in Antitrust Class Action 15 Mar 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending Higher for Pregnant People 15 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medical Liability Insurance Premiums Continued to Increase in 2021 14 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals Saw Substantial Underbilling for Medicare Telestroke Services 14 Mar 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Behaviorally Informed Letters Boost Affordable Care Act Enrollment 14 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management WEDI Voices Concerns About Good Faith Estimates Implementation 11 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA Asks CMS to Waive Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization During PHE 10 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Organizations Urge CMS, HHS to Terminate New ACO REACH Model 10 Mar 2022 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicaid Spending on Home, Community-Based Services Up by $116B 10 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Nonprofit Hospitals, Health Systems Compensate Executives 09 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AHA: Good Faith Estimates Create Administrative Burden for Hospitals 09 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMA Framework to Help Orgs Invest in, Advance Health Equity 08 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Northwell Health to Use AI, NLP to Improve Revenue Cycle Management 08 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management PCP Turnover, Burnout Generated $979M in Excess Healthcare Spending 07 Mar 2022 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Senate Voted to Repeal COVID-19 Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate 07 Mar 2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
