If your revenue cycle management operations seem to be slowing down, they likely are. Many medical billing professionals were sent home during the COVID-19 pandemic. With an aging workforce, many of these mission-critical experts chose to stay home or retire. As a...
By Advantum Health | Healthcare Revenue Cycle | Provider Credentialing | Provider Enrollment Every healthcare organization — from a large hospital system to a single-specialty practice — faces the same unrelenting pressure: deliver high-quality patient care...
The Problem and Scope A recent headline in USAToday caught our eye: “Watchdog: Private Medicare plans denied nearly 1 in 5 claims that should have been paid.”1 The “watchdog” in question, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the US government’s Department of...
Following the onset of COVID-19, hospitals, and healthcare systems have endured a significant decline in profits and income. Since the current administration’s National Emergency declaration on March 13, 2020, various health experts and agencies, including the Surgeon...
Revenue cycle management is now of extreme importance due to the immense resource demands of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The healthcare industry is taking extensive measures to cope with the demands of the pandemic; however, there are brand new revenue cycle...
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking aggressive action, including regulatory flexibilities and blanket waivers, to help healthcare providers combat the spread of COVID-19 for the duration of the pandemic. For skilled nursing facilities...
