Sobering Statistics about Growing Patient Self-Pay Amounts
With the growing number of high deductible insurance plans and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), patients are now responsible for up to 35 percent of their healthcare delivery costs. Here…
Patient Choice Is Driving Growth in Urgent Care Centers and Free Standing Emergency Departments
The amounts for insurance deductibles continue to grow each year and there is no end in sight to these increases. With more and more patients opting for high deductible, low…
All is Not Well in the Small Hospital World When It Comes to the ICD-10 Transition
By Nitin Thakor, GeBBS President & CEO So far small hospitals and small health systems are not faring as well as large hospitals and health systems during the ICD-10 transition.…
The Benefits of Outsourcing Chronic Care Management
There are many benefits of outsourcing the chronic care management (CCM) activities for physicians who want to take advantage of the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative…
Trends in Healthcare Billing: Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management and Global Offshore Medical Billing
Today’s healthcare delivery system is at the center of many political and social debates. The ongoing focus of these debates is often how the healthcare financial process is handled, and…