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January 2012

Send-Out and Reference Laboratory Test Billing

December 2011

Flexible Cost Structures Achieve Results

November 2011

Revenue Cycle Self-Assessment: Mapping a Course to Nationally Recognized Revenue Cycle Performance

October 2011

Beware of RACs Bearing Gifts

September 2011

Has Your Organization Embarked Upon Social Media?

August 2011

How Investing in the Revenue Cycle Can Improve Your Financial Position

July 2011

Accountable Care Organizations: The Facts on ACOs

June 2011

Keeping Patients Vertical Improved ED Throughput

May 2011

ICD-10 - Will You Be Ready On October 1, 2013?

April 2011

Value Based Purchasing: Implications For Your Organization

March 2011

Medicare Advantage Shadow Billing: Are Providers Leaving Entitled Monies on the Table

February 2011

Effect of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Performance Metrics – Linking Outcomes and Process

January 2011

Establishing a Fully-Integrated Pre-Encounter Department Produces Positive Revenue Cycle Results

December 2010
The Importance of Identifying “Black Holes” in Your Revenue Cycle

November 2010
Effect of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Hospital Pharmacies

October 2010
Managing for Optimal Revenue Cycle Performance: Create a Winning Team

September 2010
Healthcare Reform Should Cause You to Review Your Compliance Program

August 2010

Sustaining Operating Margins for the Long Term

July 2010

The Importance of Medicare Hospital Cost Report Reviews

June 2010

Manage Your Payer Contracts to Optimize Collections

May 2010

Will Healthcare Reform Alter the Landscape of the Emergency Department?

April 2010

Direct Contracting for Surgery

March 2010

The Challenges of Medicare Bad Debt Reimbursement

February 2010

Healthcare Reform Will Force Hospitals to Make Cost Decisions

January 2010

Enhance Net Revenue by Improving Your Denial Management Program

December 2009

"Incident-to" Billing Requirements

November 2009
Observation Units As A Release Valve

October 2009

Give Patient Access the Necessary Supporting Technology For the Job

October 2009
Give Patient Access the Necessary Supporting Technology For the Job

September 2009

Challenges, Pitfalls, and Opportunities When Dealing With Medicare Transfer DRG Cases

August 2009

"Reform" Your Operating Margin Now

July 2009

Are Unbilled Accounts Jeopardizing Your Cash Collections?

June 2009

How RAC Preparation and Your Compliance Plan Can Work Together

May 2009
Common Characteristics Drive Implementation Success

April 2009
Cash Acceleration During Turbulent Economic Times

March 2009
Can a Hospital Reasonably Predict Its Net Outpatient Revenue on a Daily and Month-to-Date Basis?

February 2009
Reducing Costs by Preventing Adverse Drug Events

December 2008
Observation, Admission and RAC - The Next Perfect Storm

November 2008
Hospitals' Response to the Current Financial Market

October 2008
Revised "Important Message from Medicare" Requirements: Are We Missing a Customer Service Opportunity?

September 2008
Dispelling RAC Myths

August 2008
Leadership Development to Improve Organizational Performance

July 2008
Hospital-Acquired Conditions and Present on Admission Indicator Reporting (HAC and POA)

June 2008
Debridements: High on the RAC's Radar

May 2008
Understanding and Managing the True Cost of Nursing Education and Orientation

April 2008
Business Office Collector Productivity Standards

March 2008
Medicare Observation Status - High on the RAC's Radar

February 2008
Three Prong Approach to Managing Costs

January 2008
Job Ladders for Patient Access Staff

December 2007
MS-DRGs: The Importance of the Medicare Cost Report is Re-emphasized

November 2007
How Safe are Patients in Your Physician Practices, Network, and Ambulatory Care Centers?

October 2007
The Organizational Benefits of Employee Wellness

September 2007
Section 1011 - Are You Leaving Money on the Table?

August 2007
MS-DRGS: Severity of Illness Matters

July 2007
Have You Prepared For Medicare’s Severity DRGs?

June 2007
CMS’S New “Bounty Hunter” Program – “RAC Attack” Part II

May 2007
Monthly Variance Reporting – Separating the Impact of Volume and Rate

April 2007
The Emergency Department – The True Front Door To Your Hospital

March 2007
Enhancing The Patient Throughput Process — The Challenge Continues

February 2007
CMS Implements a New “Bounty Hunter” Program – Can You Survive a RAC Attack?

January 2007
Revisiting Budgeting Basics in a Volatile Environment – Begin with Utilization Statistics and Broaden the Dialog

December 2006
Position Control System - A Helpful Tool in Managing Labor Resources

November 2006
Cardiac Implants – Site of Service Issues on Big Ticket Items

October 2006
Moving Beyond Comparative Data

September 2006
So Your Instincts are Telling You that Your Clinical Install is Going South.

August 2006
Providers Experience Positive Results from Transfer DRG Revenue Recovery Analyses

July 2006
Are Your Outpatient Services Expeditious or Agonizing?

June 2006
Considerations for Enhancing the Perioperative Patient Throughput Process

May 2006
Measuring Patient's Perspectives on Hospital Care - Strategies to Position Your Organization for HCAHPS Success

April 2006
Consumer-Directed Pressure on Hospital Price Transparency

March 2006
Medicare Transfer DRG Expansion: Are Hospitals Receiving All Payments to Which They are Entitled?

February 2006
Provider Investigations: Essential Do's and Dont's

January 2006
Enhancing The Patient Throughput Process: Making Room For More

December 2005
Training & Education: e-Learning Solutions

November 2005
Outsourcing in Healthcare: A Viable Solution to Human Capital Constraints

October 2005
Payor Contracting: A True Team Approach

September 2005
Revenue Cycle vs. Revenue Management

August 2005
What is a "Productive" Physician From an Operational Prospective? How Do You Measure Productivity?

July 2005
Business Continuity in Health Care

June 2005
Don't Look Now - Pay-for-Performance is on the Horizon

May 2005
Pending Legislation to Mandate Nurse to Patient Ratios

April 2005
A Creative Approach to Reducing Your Taxes: Cost Segregation Studies

March 2005
Successful Use of KPIs in Physician Practices

February 2005
CMS Publishes Final Rule for Prospective Payment System for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities

January 2005
A Closer Look at a Potential Cash Flow Bottleneck

December 2004
One Thing is Certain in Healthcare - Physicians Need Hospitals, Hospitals Need Satisfied Physicians, and Both Need Patients

November 2004
Future of Information Technology (IT) and IT Applications

October 2004
Graduate Medical Education (GME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) Payment Updates - Residents Training in Non-Hospital Settings

September 2004
Calculating Optimum Days in Accounts Revenue

August 2004
Simulation Modeling: Pinpointing Problems and Defining Improvement Opportunities Prior to Determining Capital or Resource Allocations

July 2004
Perioperative Supply Chain Management

June 2004
CMS Issues Instructions on Redistribution of Unused Resident FTE Slots for Purposes of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Payments

May 2004
Acquisition Due Diligence: Don't Underestimate the Importance of a Thorough Review of Regulatory Issues

April 2004
DOJ Entering Settlement Negotiations on Loss Recapture Cases

March 2004
Don't Underestimate the Importance of Continually Evaluating Your Coding Practices

February 2004
GME / IME FTE Cap: CMS Redistribution of Unused Positions / OIG Review of Dental & Podiatry Programs Excluded from the Cap

January 2004
The New Year Brings Significant Changes to the Joint Commission's Accreditation Process for Healthcare Organizations

December 2003
Supply Chain Management

November 2003
The OIG Proposes to Define "Usual" and "Excessive" Charges - What Impact Will This Have on Providers?

October 2003
Cost Reduction Opportunities Available Through Enhanced Negotiating Strategies of Corporate Integrity Agreements

September 2003
Even Grandfathered Facilities Must Now be in Compliance with Medicare's Provider-Based Regulations

August 2003
Two More Provider Victories at PRRB for Loss Recapture Cases

July 2003
CMS Proposes Clarification of Available Bed Count for IME

June 2003
Exceptions Window Closing on Medicare Capital-PPS Payments

May 2003
CMS and Payments for Medicare Graduate Medical Education

April 2003
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