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Healthcare M&A activity signals shaky financial recovery
Healthcare M&A in 2024 saw record distressed transactions (30.6%) and larger sellers, with $8.8 billion in revenue, while megamergers declined, favoring new partnership models.
New rule bans inclusion of medical debt on credit reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau bans medical debt from credit reports, seeking to protect consumers but raising concerns among providers.
Breaking down claim denial rates by healthcare payer
Rising claim denial rates challenge healthcare providers, increasing revenue losses, staff burden and patient dissatisfaction, with private payers denying more claims.
What's driving $4.9T in U.S. healthcare spending?
U.S. healthcare spending hit $4.9 trillion in 2023, growing 7.5%, driven by increased service use, federal aid expirations and rising private insurance costs.
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Latest News
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Hospital finances remain stable amid rising supply costs
Hospital finances remained stable in October, according to Kaufman Hall, with increased outpatient revenue and daily discharges helping to offset rising supply costs.
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High-acuity inpatient stays up 41%, likely result of upcoding
The upward trend in high-acuity hospital stays and upcoding in medical billing have yielded billions in hospital reimbursements.
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How do FQHCs affect accountable care organizations?
FQHCs help accountable care organizations reach a more diverse patient population and potentially enable better patient access to preventive care.
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For-profit hospices linked to poor care quality
Researchers discovered that hospices owned by private equity firms and publicly traded companies were linked to poorer care quality.
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Back surgeries: Low-value care swells Medicare spending
According to new research from the Lown Institute, unnecessary back surgeries led to an estimated $2 billion in Medicare spending over a three-year period.
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Physician compensation totals 84% of medical group expenses
Medical groups might rethink operations in light of new Kaufman Hall data about physician compensation and overall employee investment/subsidy.
Features
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Exploring the role of medical claim clearinghouses
Medical claim clearinghouses manage claim submissions for providers, increasing efficiency, reducing costs and improving payment accuracy.
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Unpacking the mid-revenue cycle, strategies for success
The mid-revenue cycle includes coding, CDI, and compliance, making its processes vital to a provider organization’s success.
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How Robotic Process Automation Optimizes Revenue Cycle Management
Robotic process automation (RPA) saves practices money and time by automating manual, repetitive tasks within revenue cycle management.
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Breaking Down the Back-End Revenue Cycle, Key Best Practices
When a patient encounter ends, the back end of the revenue cycle gets busy creating claims and managing A/R to optimize revenue collection and integrity.