Hospitals face a plethora of challenges with one of those challenges being bad debt. According to the HFMA, between 2015 and 2018, medical bad debt increased by $617 million to nearly $56.5 billion. That’s a number hospitals cannot afford to ignore. As margins continue…
How to count to 120 - CMS Style A question that healthcare facilities and providers often ask when dealing with Medicare billing is – when is 120 days? In September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released the 2021 IPPS 2021 Final…
One sentence in the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act (CDCIA H.R. 2547) could fundamentally change medical collections forever - “Engaging in activities to collect or attempting to collect a medical debt owed or due or…
Thinking about making another collections call? You might want to think again. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ended the year with a bit of a surprise bang by releasing a…
In 2020, hospitals found themselves facing more than just a viral pandemic. They were facing a digital pandemic of attacks and data breaches. According to a Health IT Security article, healthcare…
While there are many shades of gray, for tax-exempt hospitals, it can seem like the shades are endless when it comes to meeting the tax-exempt requirements. Fortunately there may be a light at the end of the…
In late February, the Ohio House of Representatives unanimously passed a statute of limitations bill that will decrease the statute of limitations on consumer transactions from eight (8) years to six (6) years. The bill, which…
When former President Donald Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, on December 28, 2020, the majority of the public’s attention was on the Coronavirus Stimulus and Relief section of…
View Recorded Webinar Now that the Medicare Bad Debt Final Rule is fully in effect, it’s important to reexamine how these changes can impact your facility. Many of the revisions…
MANITOWOC, WIS. – January 4, 2021 -- Americollect, a leader in treating patients Ridiculously Nice, announced today the achievement of HITRUST CSF® Certification, a recognition awarded by HITRUST for safeguarding…
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