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WEBHealthcare Finance provides timely and in-depth coverage of the challenges faced by healthcare providers and payers in light of skyrocketing healthcare costs, regulatory developments and diminishing reimbursements. Helmed by an experienced team of independent editors and journalists, we deliver news, analysis, educational content to an audience of senior healthcare financial managers and ...
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WEBBetween 2022 and 2023, care denials increased 20.2% for commercial claims and 55.7% for ...
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WEBImproving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial experience is a critical step for their organization, few have done so successfully. Read this brief to learn strategies that increase patient ...
Hospitals confront mounting reimbursement challenges and …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Escalating reimbursement delays and declining cash reserves are placing hospitals and health systems across the nation in a precarious financial predicament, according to data from Syntellis Performance Solutions' analysis of 1,300 hospitals.. The findings, published in partnership with the American Hospital Association, underscore the pressing need for measures aimed at alleviating financial ...
Employers expect benefit costs to rise 5% for third straight year
WEB4 days ago · 2025 would be the third consecutive year of health benefit cost increases above 5%, following a decade of about 3% increases. Total health benefit cost per employee is expected to rise 5.8% on average in 2025, even after accounting for planned cost-reduction measures, according to an analysis based on a survey by Mercer.
Interoperability in healthcare moving forward despite challenges
WEB1 day ago · Email: [email protected]. Healthcare Finance News is a HIMSS Media publication. Interoperability has been a longstanding goal for healthcare: The promise of being able to exchange data seamlessly between health information networks has been a goal the industry has been working toward for years, and now payers and healthcare organizations have ...
Healthcare organizations increasing IT investments
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Technology and IT has emerged as an important strategic priority for healthcare institutions, with a new Bain and Company report showing that providers are increasingly accelerating their spending on IT and software. Nearly 80% of healthcare executive respondents in the new survey increased spending materially over the past year, spurred by emerging technologies, labor shortages and cost ...
Financial challenges spurring healthcare merger and acquisition ...
WEBOct 16, 2023 · Hospitals and health systems have been under extreme financial pressure since 2022, when median operating margins remained in negative territory for the full year. And while the picture has improved somewhat this year, these challenges spurred about a third of the hospital and health system merger and acquisition activity in the third quarter.
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WEBMay 12, 2024 · Credible, Defensible Estimates. In healthcare, every interaction with the patient matters. Especially in today's environment of continuous improvement, efforts have been concentrated on coordination among providers, the patient care experience and quality outcomes - all laudable goals.
Outlook strong for healthcare services deals, PwC finds
WEBJun 22, 2023 · Jeff Lagasse, Editor. Photo: Helen King/Getty Images. Coming off strong years for healthcare services deals in 2021 and 2022, volumes have remained resilient through May, despite multiple headwinds, including higher interest rates, increased antitrust regulatory review concerns, elevated valuations and general fears about the recession.