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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 …
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 …
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WEBImproving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial experience is a critical step for their organization, few have done so successfully. Read this brief to learn strategies that increase patient ...
Reimbursement - Healthcare Finance News
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Gaining Actionable Insight into Financial Systems and Areas Impacting the Revenue Cycle. Hospital systems across the country are looking to streamline their billing and collection processes to become more efficient and better compete in their markets. The challenge many face is how to turn the data that's already flowing through financial ...
Moody's upgrades healthcare outlook from negative to stable for …
WEBNov 9, 2023 · Moody's Investors Service has revised its 2024 outlook for the not-for-profit and public healthcare sector to stable from negative, driven in large part by a decrease in labor costs.. While hospitals will continue to grapple with high expenses because of a shortage of skilled labor, particularly nurses, Moody's predicts that the growth in …
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 renewed confidence. WHY THIS …
Navigating the healthcare economy | Healthcare Finance News
WEBOct 31, 2021 · Healthcare Finance Staff. Photo: Anton Patrus/Getty Images. COVID-19 revealed our national weaknesses in healthcare – an interconnected reliance on the supply chain, for one. It also showed our individual strengths and resilience. With regulations lifted, providers learned just how quickly they could adapt during surges and treat non-COVID …
Financial challenges spurring healthcare merger and acquisition ...
WEBOct 16, 2023 · Hospitals and health systems have been under extreme financial pressure since 2022, when median operating margins remained in negative territory for the full year. And while the picture has improved somewhat this year, these challenges spurred about a third of the hospital and health system merger and acquisition activity in the third quarter.
The impact of the economy on healthcare
WEBApr 19, 2023 · CHICAGO - Hospitals have taken a financial hit from continued COVID-19 headwinds, especially due to labor shortages. Moody's Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi, in a preview of his HIMSS23 session on Friday asking if more turbulent times are ahead for healthcare, said that, indeed, tough times are ahead for healthcare, at least …
Hospitals more stable to start the year, but challenges remain
WEBMar 1, 2023 · The start of 2022 coincided with the Omicron surge of COVID-19, putting hospitals in a difficult financial position to start the year. With no spike in cases this January, hospitals entered 2023 on more stable footing but continued to experience the same challenges that made 2022 such a dismal year. Hospital operating margins in January …