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WEBHealthcare Finance provides timely and in-depth coverage of the challenges faced by healthcare providers and payers in light of skyrocketing healthcare costs, regulatory developments and diminishing reimbursements. Helmed by an experienced team of independent editors and journalists, we deliver news, analysis, educational content to an audience of senior healthcare financial managers and ...
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WEBBetween 2022 and 2023, care denials increased 20.2% for commercial claims and 55.7% for ...
Hospitals confront mounting reimbursement challenges and …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Escalating reimbursement delays and declining cash reserves are placing hospitals and health systems across the nation in a precarious financial predicament, according to data from Syntellis Performance Solutions' analysis of 1,300 hospitals.. The findings, published in partnership with the American Hospital Association, underscore the pressing need for measures aimed at alleviating financial ...
What 2024 holds for healthcare investment
WEBJan 23, 2024 · Mergers and acquisitions are expected to rebound in 2024 after M&A activity fell to its lowest level in 10 years globally in 2023, according to Reuters. Dealmaking last year was weighed down by high interest rates, economic uncertainty and a regulatory scrutiny, with all but the last factor slowly abating for …
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WEBBetween 2022 and 2023, care denials increased 20.2% for commercial claims and 55.7% for ...
For Payers - Healthcare Finance News
WEBInsurers and government payers are having to make major adjustments as well. This section highlights Healthcare Finance’s coverage on topics including benefit design, Medicare and Medicaid, risk management, payer contracting, analytics, compliance, insurance exchanges, provider-sponsored health …
Healthcare pricing protected so far from inflation, BLS data shows
WEBAug 26, 2022 · Between 2001 and 2020, prices for medical care increased between 1% and 5% each year. Overall prices saw more volatility, though generally increased at a slower rate than prices for medical care until recently. In July 2022, however, prices rose by 8.5% across the economy from the previous year, compared …
Hospital, health system leaders address continued cost pressures
WEBAug 9, 2024 · With administrative tasks costing the U.S. healthcare system $60 billion dollars each year, AI has great potential to save time and lower costs, but the risk an AI model introduces compared to an individual's impact is exponential, authors said. Brian Foy, chief product officer at Q-Centrix, anticipates that many leaders within the hospital ...
Healthcare investment reached $18 billion in Q2, setting new …
WEBJul 28, 2020 · Investment in North America remained relatively flat during Q2 at $10.5 billion, compared to $10.6 billion in Q1. California recorded the highest number of deals in the U.S. at 66, though this is a 14% decline from the first quarter. At 47, the number of deals in New York remained stable.
What to expect in the next generation of healthcare finance ...
WEBJul 12, 2018 · Next-generation financial systems will need to automate identification of potential risk documentation gaps to avoid costly chart audits, and should present potential documentation gaps at the point of care for review and closure by clinicians, Croegaert said. Second, performance analytics will be needed to help earn outcome-based bonus ...