Physicians Practice® spoke with Terry Blessing III, Senior Vice President of Client Development at VisiQuate, about how practices can work to reduce the likelihood of encountering denied claims.https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/7836428/embed/v4 Why the revenue cycle...

As physician practices look for ways to build volume and engagement, it’s critical to thoughtfully consider it all from the point of view of patients and consumers. With the COVID-19 vaccine becoming more widely adopted, the US is slowly starting to emerge from the...

New legislation, as well as changes in patient expectations, present a host of challenges and opportunities for getting paid for service this year. In a recent article in Physician’s Practice, we discussed the challenges surrounding getting paid for...

A new code for COVID-19 discharges offers a 20% bump in the assigned MS-DRG payment from CMS.Clinicians should know that a positive test result is not required to establish a COVID-19 diagnosis for coding purposes.If a patient admitted with a respiratory diagnosis...

Revenue cycle leaders share approaches to keeping up with new codes and evolving payment guidelines during COVID-19. Understanding all that’s required to secure healthcare payment during a pandemic — especially for services related to COVID-19 — demanded that revenue...

In the aftermath of COVID-19, payment flexibility, digital engagement, and transparency are crucial to improving patient financial experience, recent reports show. In the wake of COVID-19, calls for patient financing flexibility, a shift to digital payment methods,...

A new survey shows that staff shadowing preceding automation integration is disruptive to employees and has negative impacts on revenue cycle productivity. More than half of health systems found staff shadowing to be disruptive and to have negative effects on revenue...

A survey shows that 70% of physicians are disengaging from their employers, spelling future physician retention trouble for healthcare organizations. Physician retention is a common challenge for healthcare organizations and the COVID-19 pandemic may have made it...

The antitrust settlement will resolve allegations that Sutter Health engaged in anticompetitive practices, resulting in higher healthcare prices for self-funded plan members. A Superior Court of California judge has granted preliminary approval for a $575...

Nearly two-thirds of the largest hospitals in the US have yet to fully comply with the new price transparency rule, with most missing payer-specific charges. Many of the largest hospitals in the country are still not complying with a new price transparency rule that...