Getting Ryuk-Rolled: The Threat of Ransomware Attacks
While cyber-attacks are a threat that always linger in the back of the minds of hospital leadership across the country, a spate of recent attacks that hit hospitals across the…
Taking the Surprise out of Surprise Medical Bills
A word people often like to hear – until it involves medical bills that they did not expect.Surprise medical billing, also known as balance billing, happens when an insured patient…
The CARES Act: $100 Billion in Healthcare Funding and Your Hospital
When the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) act was announced in late March, the funds promised were to be distributed to many areas, including, arguably…
The Debate: When will Hospital Volumes Return?
The other day when we were gathering around the virtual water cooler, the topic of hospital volumes and the impact COVID-19 has had on them came up like it has…
Changes may be Coming October 1st, 2020 for Medicare Bad Debt
In late May, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), proposed changes and updates to the Medicare bad debt rules and regulations[i]. While the comment period has ended, there…
Proposed FPL Changes and the Impact to Financial Assistance
Joseph Maretti, Ridiculously Nice Sales The Trump Administration has proposed updating the way in which the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) is measured. The formula that currently determines someone’s poverty level…
What You Need to Know About the New Robocall Act
There’s a sound that strikes fear in the hearts of many Americans. An incessant noise that we dread. The ringing of our phone – for a robocall. As we use our…
Can You Wait to be Paid?
It would be pretty sweet to be able to buy a new car and not pay for it, right? Or to just walk in and buy groceries without opening your…
It’s My Birthday and All I Got Was This Surprise Medical Bill
Yes indeed, it was my birthday this week! I didn’t actually receive a surprise medical bill for my birthday (thank goodness!), but there sure is a lot of buzz on…
Government Hospital Organizations and Consequences of 501(r) Non-Compliance
Many government hospital organizations were told they were off the 501(r) hook in 2016. New guidance from the IRS significantly narrows that loophole, and one unnamed county hospital has already…