The healthcare revenue cycle space is facing a staffing shortage. But as hospitals and health systems manage workforce challenges and related financial impacts from bottlenecks in claims submissions ...

The revenue cycle is the lifeblood of any business, providing necessary means to sustain current operations as well as long-term viability. Although a healthy revenue cycle is something for which ...

As more claims roll in and staffing needs deepen, revenue cycle leaders should work on solutions to make up for potential lost revenue. Patient volumes and subsequent claims will only continue to ...

What is revenue cycle management in healthcare, and why is it important? In today’s healthcare system, patient care is only one side of the equation. Finances, which factor in how providers get paid ...

The overwhelm problem patient billing causes rising bad debt and staff burnout; smarter communication improves revenue cycle performance.

As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, medical practices face a host of financial challenges. The unknowns of health care reform, changing reimbursement and rising bad debt from the ...

Chandler Barron is president of Parathon, which provides hospitals and health systems tools to collect all the revenue they have earned. There's an intensifying arms race in the revenue cycle. Many ...

There are four key technology trends that revenue cycle leaders are prioritizing to boost efficiency, strengthen vendor management, and support staff transformation. As hospitals and health systems ...

Work silos—fragmented teams working independently of one another—represent a significant barrier to high-quality communication and collaboration, without which healthcare organizations cannot achieve ...

Hospitals and health systems are under increasing pressure to improve the performance of their revenue cycle. Administrative teams are stretched thin, payer rules are growing more complex, and the ...