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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 ...
Hospitals are leveraging AI to improve revenue cycle
WEB1 day ago · Hospitals and health systems are increasingly turning to AI to enhance their revenue cycle management (RCM) processes as healthcare execs shift their perspective on the role of the technology.. A survey of 101 healthcare leaders conducted by Sage Growth Partners on behalf of healthcare software developer Ingenious Med, found that more health systems, hospitals, and physician groups plan to ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Finance leaders balance AI investment to expected ROI
WEB4 days ago · Adoption of AI is gaining traction, with 15% of providers and 25% of payers reporting an established AI strategy in 2024. Providers and payers are investing in different areas. But all organizations are balancing financial pressure with the promise of return on investment (ROI), said Aaron Feinberg, an author of the report and a partner in Bain ...
The future of healthcare spending - Healthcare Finance News
WEBApr 16, 2014 · They presented three complementary strategies to achieve better healthcare delivery and improve population health. The first is reforming provider payment systems to reward value and move away from paying for volume of services. The second strategy is enhancing competition to increase consumer incentives …
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 …
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 expenses will slow as hospitals make greater efforts to ...
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.
Outlook strong for healthcare services deals, PwC finds
WEBJun 22, 2023 · Jeff Lagasse, Editor. Photo: Helen King/Getty Images. Coming off strong years for healthcare services deals in 2021 and 2022, volumes have remained resilient through May, despite multiple headwinds, including higher interest rates, increased antitrust regulatory review concerns, elevated valuations and general fears about the recession.