What Keeps You Up at Night?
The cost of healthcare in the United States is a significant source of apprehension and fear for millions of Americans, according to a new national survey conducted by West Health and Gallup. With over $3.5 trillion—nearly one-fifth of the nation’s…
Data Security Issues in Offshore Revenue Cycle Management
Offshoring revenue cycle management has been an increasing phenomenon in the healthcare landscape today. Primary drivers for this include cost-efficiency, controlled management, specialization and expertise, economies of manpower, and an affordable…
3 Steps to Becoming an Accredited ASC
The aim of Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is to help improve not only the quality of care and value that accredited organizations provide to their patients, but also…
How to Avoid Revenue Cycle Outsourcing Mistakes
In today’s evolving healthcare landscape, providers look for ways to better adapt to market conditions while sustaining profitability and gaining a competitive edge, so they opt to outsource some or all their revenue cycle functions to a third-party…
3 Tips for Working with RCM Partners to Handle Self-Pay Patients
Patient balances present one of the most significant challenges in healthcare especially for surgery centers. With ever-rising healthcare costs, ambulatory surgery centers (ASC’s) see an increase in the number of patients that have high deductible…
Case Study: Texas Health Orthopedic Surgery Center Utilizes Solution to Boost Patient Engagement
Texas Health Orthopedic Surgery Center was spending over 2 hours a day on lengthy phone calls to remind patients of their appointments and explain pre-op instructions. The Director of Nursing, Kristi Baldwin, felt this process was too time…
Employer-Based Insurance Premiums Create Growing Burden for Families
A growing number of consumers are doling out more of their paychecks for health care premium contributions through their employer insurance plans, according to The Commonwealth Fund Report “The Cost of Employer Insurance is a Growing Burden for…
ASC's & Patient Engagement: Texting
Ambulatory Surgery Centers are beginning to realize they have a simple and affordable way to better engage their patients, connect their staff and physicians, dramatically improve their efficiency and reduce wasted time and cost. And, that most of…
How to Manage Paperwork Overload at Your Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
While the most innovative technology is used in the OR, often some of the most antiquated is used outside of it. Facilities are striving to keep up with the extensive amount of data, records, and paper trails implicit in today’s medicine and are…