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The recent proposal introduced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 31, 2023, outlined significant changes to the Price Transparency initiative, specifically focusing on the machine-readable file (MRF).
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By Jeff Becker, Vice President, Portfolio Solutions, FinThrive
Earlier this year, FinThrive partnered with AlphaSights to conduct a comprehensive body of research among RCM leaders. This initiative was designed to gather the latest trends...
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By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive
The 2023 HFMA Region 8 Mid-America Summer Institute (MASI) was a great educational conference. There were about 400 folks in attendance, ranging from large health systems and critical access...
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Claim denials can be a frustrating and costly experience for both healthcare providers and patients—in 2022, the costs of claim denials rose 67%. To prevent claim denials and ensure a smooth, efficient revenue cycle management process, it’s important to...
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Several recent trends in the healthcare market have worsened the urgent issue of hospital denial management. Hospitals are grappling with the collection of their rightful payments, and each of these new developments poses an added threat. Let's explore...
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Medical practices, health systems and hospitals’ primary goals are to provide life-saving care and keep patients healthy. Like any other business, however, these healthcare organizations must also focus on their own financial health to stay afloat....
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Hospitals are starting to see some daylight as we approach the second half of 2023. Per normalized data from a recent June Kaufman Hall report, signs of recovery continue with three consecutive break-even months. Volumes have continued to stabilize, with...
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By Greg Lanier, Chief Growth Officer, FinThrive
2023 HFMA Annual did not disappoint! I was honored to be at such an electric event amongst many health system, hospital, provider, and business partner leaders across the country. The Gaylord Opryland...
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By Greg Lanier, Chief Growth Officer, FinThrive
HIMSS ’23 saw more than 35,000 attendees, as healthcare executives from around the world gathered to tackle the industry’s toughest challenges. Several themes emerged from the conference surrounding...
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By Greg Lanier, Chief Growth Officer, FinThrive
Last week, key customer executives from FinThrive gathered for two days in Sarasota, Florida. The discussion was electric, innovative, engaging, and transformative. Seema Verma, former CMS Administrator,...
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By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive
Welcome to the April 2023 edition of Revenue Management Insights. This month, we'll be discussing several important trends that are impacting the healthcare industry, including hospital...
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By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive
Welcome to the March edition of Healthcare Revenue Management Insights. Just as we’re starting to see flowers poking up through the snow (those of us in Colorado, at least), hospitals have...
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By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive
It’s about time: hospitals finally posted a positive margin in December according to Kaufmann Hall’s latest flash report. That’s just one piece of a generally optimistic outlook on the rest...
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2022 was a tough year for healthcare providers… and patients. For providers, expenses outpaced revenue, driven up by the labor shortage, premium-priced outsourcing services and inflationary supply costs. For patients, job instability, insurance...
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By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive
New year, new data! While the numbers from the end of 2022 continue to show the same challenges faced throughout the year – negative margins, staffing issues, inflation, unpredictable...
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By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive
As 2022 draws to a close, we reflect on one of the worst financial years for U.S. hospitals. The latest reports are showing the 10th straight month of negative margins, labor issues persist...
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By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive
2022 has been one of the worst financial years for hospitals1 and most US hospitals and health systems are in a tight spot, to put it mildly. Between lower volumes, staffing shortages,...
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FinThrive has been recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Healthcare by Great Place to Work and Fortune. Our values –customer-centric, agile, reliable and engaged – guide us in everything that we do. These values lead us on the path to achieving our...
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Over the past 24 months, already-thin hospital margins were further exacerbated by COVID-19. Hospitals are seeing up to $50 million in revenue leakage per facility per year from underpayments from payers, poor claims management, denials, under and...
