Here are five articles published by Becker's Hospital Review offering insight on claim denials, urgent care coding trends, balance billing and more.
1. RCM tip of the day: Take a multidisciplinary approach to claim denials
Hospitals and health systems continually seek to reduce claim denials so they don't miss out on revenue. One way to achieve this is by using a multidisciplinary approach, according to Kyle Kobe, vice president of consulting and analytic services at nThrive.
2. 6 urgent care coding trends
DocuTAP, a health IT company, examined urgent care coding trends in its quarterly report published Feb. 6.
3. 6 recent RCM service expansions
Here are six revenue cycle management portfolio expansions involving healthcare vendors and providers so far in February.
4. Medicare fitness classes linked to $2k+ reduction in annual healthcare costs per participant
Participation in Medicare group fitness classes leads to decreased healthcare costs, suggests a study published in Health Behavior and Policy Review.
5. 5 balance billing legislative updates
Here are five things to know about recent balance billing legislative efforts.
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