Fred Bazzoli
CHICAGO – More hospitals are selling uncollectible bad debt to companies that specialize in those efforts. Such debt sales, while only for a small percentage of the value of the...
Here’s juicy reading for a Friday afternoon… I was perusing my e-mail in-box in mid-October when this catchy subject line caught my eye: “CHIP Compromise, Fact vs. Fiction....
IRVINE, CA – A recent study of standardized provider identification numbers released by the federal government questions the accuracy of the data associated with those numbers. Some 1...
CHICAGO – Hospitals are seeing an increase in self-paying customers, increasing the stakes for collections and holding the potential to increase days in accounts receivable. A pane...
WASHINGTON – As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services enters a new fiscal year, it’s beginning to take a fresh look at the future implementation of ICD-10 codes. One s...
WASHINGTON – Seven companies that market private fee-for-service plans for Medicare have received permission from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to begin marketing the plans to ben...
NEW YORK – As employers look to save on healthcare spending, they’re giving wellness programs serious consideration. However, even though they’re expanding offerings beyond tradition...
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – Some predictions of rapid growth in healthcare haven’t panned out. But rosy guesses on the growth of convenience care clinics seem to be fully on track. Last mont...
Do process management approaches that work in other industries have an impact in a healthcare environment? Meadows Regional Medical Center has become a believer. Making use of an inno...
As employers pursue various approaches to save on healthcare spending, wellness programs are increasingly being tried. However, even though they're expanding offerings beyond traditional wellness appr...