No matter if you are on the facility or the partner side of Revenue Cycle Management, there is a lot of information, both legal and regulatory, to keep up with to maximize reimbursements. Here are a few things of interest that we are reading right now:
- "Drew Altman:Medicaid should be a bigger part of the "Medicare for All" debate" The fact that “Medicare for All” would eliminate Medicaid hasn’t gotten nearly as much attention as its elimination of private insurance. But it’s a move that would largely eliminate states’ role in the health care system. Article
- "Why you'll have to go farther for some hospital care". Hospitals are embracing specialization as cost pressures and consolidation upend healthcare service models. Article
- "Healthcare leads in data breaches reported, survey finds" While nearly all U.S. healthcare organizations including providers are collecting, storing or sharing sensitive information within technologies like cloud platforms, fewer than 40% encrypt data in such environments, according to a new report by French security company Thales and analysis firm IDC. Article