Category: Healthcare Finance News

Finance executives address the three big challenges for revenue

LAS VEGAS – A panel of revenue cycle experts spelled out their biggest challenges during the HFMA Annual Conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday.  
The big three are staffing, denials and prior authorization. None likely surprised the standing-room only aud…

Former Blue Shield of California employee under investigation for fraud

Blue Shield of California has confirmed that it reported a former employee to law enforcement after learning of alleged fraud on the part of the former administrative staffer or executive.
The employee allegedly misrepresented her qualifications.

Financial disincentives for providers who commit information blocking 

The Department of Health and Human Services has released a final rule on information blocking.

Healthcare cyberattacks are costing an average of $11 million per breach

The global healthcare sector experienced a staggering 1,613 cyberattacks per week in the first three quarters of 2023, nearly four times the global average, and a significant increase from the same period the previous year, according to a KnowBe4 report.

Healthcare leaders target AI and automation to address financial, operational pressures

Healthcare leaders are increasingly turning to automation and AI technologies to address the significant financial and operational pressures caused by staff shortages, according to Philips’ Future Health Index 2024 report.

Cone Health is second provider to join Risant Health

Cone Health is the second provider to become part of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals’ Risant Health.
The organizations have signed a definitive agreement under which Cone Health of North Carolina will become part of Risant Health’s value-based model, pendi…

HIMSSCast: The middle section of the revenue cycle can be the hardest

Ronnie Simpson, vice president of Conifer Health Solutions, has worked in the revenue cycle for 15 years.

AHA wins lawsuit against HHS over third-party web tracking

The American Hospital Association, the Texas Hospital Association, Texas Health Resources and United Regional Health Care System have won their lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services over the use of third-party web tracking technol…

Communication paramount in securing patient trust, survey finds

What patients need from providers and hospitals, even more than convenience and affordability, is clear and direct communication from their healthcare organization, according to the

OCR partners with Iowa on disability rights

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has entered into an agreement with the State of Iowa to enforce federal disability rights laws.
The agreement was spurred by an investigation, based on a complaint filed by Garret…