How Healthcare Consumerism Will Affect Your Facility
COVID’s Effect on Healthcare ConsumerismWith the rise in healthcare consumerism, the healthcare industry is undergoing an unprecedented level of transformation. COVID-19 has dramatically altered the trajectory of consumerism in healthcare. This…
Telehealth Reimbursement Laws and Trends in the Surgical Space
Continued telehealth reimbursement is at the top of mind for surgery centers and healthcare providers recently. Thanks to new reimbursement policies and payment parity, providers have been able to implement telehealth and other digital health…
Why Healthcare Facilities Need to Write Off Accounts to Collections Even During Covid
The pandemic brought a financial onslaught to every healthcare organization. Many providers have been hit hard financially, with their revenue cycle landscape significantly changed. Given the job losses during the pandemic, an estimated 3.5 million…
Snapshot: Best Practices for Patient-Friendly Billing
ACA International and the Healthcare Financial Management Association reconvened this year to update best practices for the fair resolution of patients’ medical bills. Here is a look at patient-friendly billing principles highlighted in the report.…
A Surge in Revenue Cycle Outsourcing is Reducing Bad Debt
Over 6 months into the pandemic and with nearly 7 million cases, COVID-19 continues to rock the US healthcare system leading providers to look for new ways to handle bad debt. Healthcare providers are suffering significant financial damage as a…
How Surgery Centers Can Navigate Post-Lockdown Staffing Issues
Staffing during the pandemic has been a key concern, but post-lockdown staffing has its own challenges as well. Post-lockdown, surgery centers are seeing a higher case volume and a huge backlog of cases. Some staff members are taking a vacation…
Remote Call Centers Make Sense Now More Than Ever
While no one could have truly predicted the impact Coronavirus world have on the world; Mnet has continued to be committed to working alongside the medical community as they strive to stabilize the healthcare system while keeping the lines of…
It’s the New Normal - Reinvent Your Surgery Center
ASCs and surgical facilities were already facing a variety of challenges brought about by increased patient financial responsibility and by a changing reimbursement landscape, but COVID-19 has either brought new challenges or magnified existing…
3 Things for ASCs to Consider When Ramping Up Case Volumes
As the COVID-19 pandemic curve shrinks in many states, elective surgeries are also ramping up in surgery centers. Some patients, however, might still be reluctant to go into medical facilities because of the risks of COVID-19. On the other hand,…
Do Your Patients Know if it’s Safe to Schedule Surgery?
As hospitals and surgery centers embrace the new normal with the risk of coronavirus omnipresent, many patients are eager to reschedule "elective" operations that were delayed because of the lockdowns. When these elective surgeries were on hold,…
Is Your COVID-19 Response Going to Cost You Patient Visits in the Future?
Patients who owe you as little as $100 may visit a different provider for their future needs. According to an AthenaHealth study completed in 2017, “orthopedic patients were the most sensitive to balance size, with their return rates dropping 45…
Coronavirus Sets the Stage for Hack Attack
The Coronavirus has undoubtedly changed the world; in its impact on the daily lives of billions across the globe; the ways people are able to socialize in a world of social distancing; the health and healthcare of everyone across the planet; and…
Mnet's Top Priorities and Goals During COVID-19
As we continue to navigate the evolving and unprecedented circumstances around COVID-19, Mnet wants to reiterate that our top priority is the safety and health of our customers, employees and loved ones. Our thoughts go out to all those impacted by…
How Hospitals and ASCs Are Affected During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The global pandemic known as COVID-19 has already affected over 280,000 people worldwide. As of March 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 15,219 cases and 201 deaths in 54 jurisdictions in the United States due to…