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COVID-19: 4 Essential Patient Payment Strategy Components to Accelerate Cash Flow

by David Shelton, PatientMatters CEO 07/20/2020 Leave a Comment

Accelerating Cash Flow Amid COVID-19

In the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken societies, economies, and human wellbeing to the core. While protecting public health and welfare are top priorities for hospitals, the harsh reality is that it takes cash to keep the doors open and serve patients effectively. Revenue is down significantly as a result of canceled elective surgeries, while the costs of medical supplies and in-demand personal protective equipment for workers have skyrocketed. Hospitals’ operating challenges
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Post COVID-19: Medical Billing Finally Realizes the Value of Text-to-Pay

by Bird Blitch, CEO and co-founder at Patientco 07/06/2020 Leave a Comment

Post COVID-19: Medical Billing Finally Realizes the Value of Text-to-Pay

Contactless payments were on the rise even before COVID-19 hit. But now, health systems should see them as essential. Consumers are increasingly wary of touching a credit card terminal that others have used, a perfect conduit for spreading germs. For consumers, text payments serve as a convenient contactless way to pay, but there are other unique benefits when this method of payment is applied in a healthcare setting. Let’s look at how text payments can fit into a health system’s revenue
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TransUnion, VisitPay to Provide End-to-End Patient Payment Experience

by Fred Pennic 02/26/2020 Leave a Comment

TransUnion, Visit Partner to Provide End-to-End Patient Payment Experience

- TransUnion and VisitPay announce a partnership that aims to improve the patient experience while maximizing revenue for healthcare providers. - Together, TransUnion Healthcare and VisitPay will improve the patient's financial journey by providing an end-to-end patient payment experience, linking estimation with back-end billing and creating a data-driven feedback loop for providers. TransUnion announced a partnership with VisitPay, an online patient financial engagement, and revenue
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HMS Holdings Corp to Acquire Payment Accuracy Company Accent for $155M

by Fred Pennic 11/21/2019 Leave a Comment

HMS Holdings Corp to Acquire Payment Accuracy Company Accent for $155M

- HMS Holdings Corp acquires Accent, a payment accuracy, and cost containment business from Intrado Corporation for approximately $155 million.- Accent’s offerings include comprehensive prospective and retrospective claims accuracy solutions, which incorporates both cost avoidance and overpayment recovery services.- Addition of service provider to commercial and Medicare Advantage health plans to expand the breadth of HMS’ prospective and retrospective claims accuracy services.HMS Holdings Corp.
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Mastercard Unveils Suite of Healthcare Solutions to Detect Fraud & Protect Health Data

by Jasmine Pennic 10/28/2019 Leave a Comment

Mastercard Unveils Suite of Healthcare Solutions to Detect Fraud & Protect Health Data

- Mastercard unveils new suite of healthcare solutions to move beyond cards and reimagining how its technology and capabilities can benefit the healthcare ecosystem. - Mastercard Healthcare Solutions will develop and provide the tools needed to protect detect fraud, waste, and abuse, capture more revenue, and protect patient health data.Mastercard today unveiled Mastercard Healthcare Solutions, a new suite of products dedicated to helping healthcare partners detect fraud, waste, and abuse,
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Report: Poor Digital Experiences Are Driving Consumers to Switch Providers

by Fred Pennic 10/09/2019 Leave a Comment

Report: Poor Digital Experiences Are Driving Consumers to Switch Providers

- Consumer frustration is driving more than 2 in 5 U.S. people to consider switching their providers over the lack of digital engagement.- Outdated provider billing processes and a lack of digital payment options & plans are major contributing factors to late/missed payments, and the overall digital transformation of healthcare administration has been a major sore spot within U.S. healthcar- Younger healthcare consumers are significantly more frustrated, more likely to stop seeing providers
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Simplee Integrates Patient Financial Engagement Platform with Cerner RCM Solution

by Jasmine Pennic 09/23/2019 Leave a Comment

Simplee Integrates Patient Financial Engagement Platform with Cerner RCM Solution

- Simplee integrates their patient financial engagement platform with Cerner’s revenue cycle management portfolio and consumer technology. - The integration makes it simple, efficient for providers to transform medical billing and payments into consumer-friendly experience.Simplee and Cerner Corporation today announced a new relationship aimed at price transparency, convenient billing and personalized payments options for consumers. Healthcare organizations will soon be able to use this
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Dysfunctional Patient Billing Major Distraction for Patients & Clinicians

by Fred Pennic 08/29/2019 Leave a Comment

Revenue Integrity Dysfunctional Patient Billing Major Distraction for Patients & Clinicians 6 Metrics to Improve Hospital Revenue Cycle ROI_revenue cycle makret

Dysfunctional patient billing is a major distraction for both patients and clinicians, according to recent research conducted by HIMSS in partnership with OODA Health. The research report reveals patients are distracted by bills and payment concerns resulting in a lower level of compliance and adherence to medical plans. Clinicians are distracted by clerical/financial tasks that limit time with or take time away from patients. This research complicates the simple construct of patient billing as
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Report: Health Systems Are Struggling to Simplify Patient Billing & RCM Processes

by Fred Pennic 08/09/2019 Leave a Comment

Report: Health Systems Are Struggling to Simplify Patient Billing & RCM Processes

Today’s health systems are prioritizing patient financial experiences, yet many still struggle to simplify patient billing and align it with revenue cycle management (RCM), according to an in-depth study, commissioned by patient payment and engagement platform Cedar and conducted by The Health Management Academy (The Academy). The Cedar and Academy study examined practices at 20 of the top 100 U.S. health systems including qualitative and quantitative analyses of 23 senior executives
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Kaiser Appoints First Chief Digital Officer, Teladoc’s New COO, Castlight Health CEO, Other Health IT Appointments

by Jasmine Pennic 08/05/2019 Leave a Comment

Kaiser Appoints First Chief Digital Officer, Teladoc’s New COO, Castlight Health CEO, Other Health IT Appointments

Kaiser Permanente has appointed Prat Vemana as its first chief digital officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals. In this newly created role, Vemana will lead the ongoing development and execution of Kaiser Permanente's digital vision and strategy, in collaboration with internal health plan, hospital, and medical group teams. Atlantic Health System has named Dr. Sylvia Romm as Chief Innovation Officer. In her new role, Romm will be responsible for building new partner
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