CMS recently released a web-based validation tool that assists hospitals with price transparency compliance. The updated V2.0 Online Validator Tool helps hospitals develop machine-readable files to comply with a federal…
In the year and a half following the Affordable Care Act’s first marketplace open enrollment period, the number of families who had trouble paying medical bills decreased by nearly 10…
Patient financial responsibility is on the rise, according to findings from a TransUnion Healthcare analysis revealed at HIMSS18. Patients saw their average out-of-pocket costs increase 11 percent in 2017, growing…
Hospitals, health systems, and post-acute care providers spend almost $39 billion annually on administrative tasks related to regulatory compliance, the American Hospital Association (AHA) reported. “As a result of this…
Unreliable provider communication leaves patients vulnerable to expensive and potentially harmful medical errors, delays the medical billing process, and distorts quality of care. Reducing claims reimbursement waste demands a closer…