What Factors Are Helping and Hindering Providers as They Collect Medical Bills?
Help us map the revenue cycle management landscape with our survey!
Report: Nearly Half of Patients Miss Medical Bills Due to Communication Problems
About 45% of patients have missed or forgotten to pay medical bills because of challenges they experienced in communicating with their provider, a survey from Artera found. Another 43% of patients said that these communication issues negatively affected their health.
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Redefining Payer Operations: Data-Driven Strategies for the Future of Healthcare
This eBook provides actionable strategies, real-world best practices to help payers stay ahead in a value-based care environment.
Report: Chronic conditions lead to medical debt at all income levels
Chronic conditions cause medical debt in U.S. households across all income levels, according to a new report. Medical debt has frequently been associated with cancer and, more recently, diabetes treatment, but there are other chronic conditions that contribute significantly to medical bills — such as heart disease, asthma, anxiety and lung disease.
CDC survey: 1 in 7 families had problems paying medical bills
The number of families reporting problems paying medical bills decreased between 2011 and 2018, according to a survey published by the Centers for Disease Control in February. But more than 14% of individuals still said their families had problems paying bills in the last year.
What can we learn from medical billing startups seeking to make healthcare more consumer friendly?
Medical billing has been an area where healthcare startups see an opportunity to make the process more consumer friendly but while some have gained traction others, such as Remedy Labs, have had to shut down.
Startup Vericred wants to do something about those surprise medical bills
Vericred, a healthcare data services startup based in New York City, is now offering a provider-network notification service.
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These Are the Top-Rated Autism Therapy Centers in Texas
There are a number of criteria for selecting the best autism therapy centers. Parents choosing a facility or professionals seeking to improve their offerings should consider certain standards to ensure the right fit.
HSA providers stand to gain millions more customers (and fees) with GOP healthcare bill
Health savings accounts allow people to put aside money tax-free for medical expenses. The House Republican plan proposes to nearly double the HSA contribution limits to $6,550 for individuals and $13,100 for families.
Study: Comparison shoppers associate higher prices with better healthcare
For many consumer goods, price can be a good proxy for quality. But in health care, there is “limited evidence that higher prices are associated with higher quality or better health outcomes,” according to the study.
Healthcare startup deploys “accounts receivable SWAT teams” to hospitals
Although its core business is revenue cycle staffing, it also provides other services such as patient access specialists, certified coders, and denial management specialists, among others.