GeBBS Healthcare Blog

AHA President and CEO Asks President-Elect Trump For "Steady as She Goes" Effort on Healthcare

Posted on Tue, Dec 20, 2016 @ 11:00 AM

By Nitin Thakor, GeBBS President & CEO

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack recently sent a congratulatory letter to President-elect Donald Trump and asking him to go slowly on changes to our healthcare delivery system, particularly when it comes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is good advice since healthcare represents a significant portion of the U.S. economy and essential public services. Pollack explained his case in terms that abrupt changes could lead to significant instability for patients, providers, insurers and others.

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Tags: Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), Healthcare Revenue Billing, Best Practices, Insurance Billing Solutions, Medical Billing BPO, RCM Solutions, Revenue Cycle Solutions

Beware of Secondary Injury to Your Wallet after an ER Visit

Posted on Tue, Dec 13, 2016 @ 03:00 PM

A recent article in US News and World Reportexplained a little known fact of which most patients are completely unaware. A trip to the emergency room could cause a secondary injury to a patient’s wallet. Even if a patient goes to a hospital included in his or her health insurance network, if the emergency room physician who treats the patient is not part of the health insurance network, the patient will be responsible for a separate and unexpected bill.

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Tags: Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), Healthcare Revenue Billing, Insurance Billing Solutions, Medical Billing BPO, RCM Solutions, Revenue Cycle Solutions

The Importance of Revenue Cycle Management in an Evolving Healthcare Delivery Environment

Posted on Tue, Dec 06, 2016 @ 06:00 AM

At the recent Becker's Hospital Review 5th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable healthcare experts seasoned in the revenue cycle management (RCM) process discussed how their organizations and companies are working to stay ahead of the financial curve.  As hospitals evolve into a value-based care delivery environment, RCM becomes even more critical.

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Tags: Health Information Management (HIM), Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), Offshore Revenue Cycle Management, RCM Solutions, Revenue Cycle Solutions

How to Survive in a Value-Based Healthcare Delivery Environment

Posted on Thu, Oct 06, 2016 @ 11:00 AM

Black Book™, well-known for its accurate, impartial customer satisfaction surveys in the services and software industries, recently conducted its annual revenue cycle management outsourcing and software/technology user poll. They survey the clients of RCM vendors to provide insight into their customer experience in the functional areas of Billing, Charge Capture, Mid Process Coding, Claims Management, Reimbursement, Insurance and Payer Management, Payment Resolution and Collections, and collectively for end-to-end RCM software/technology and outsourced managed services.

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Tags: Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), Offshore Revenue Cycle Management, RCM Solutions, Revenue Cycle Solutions