Improving Self Pay Collections By Steven Lash San Diego

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The risks associated with self-pay patient accounts are many. The hard dollar cost to collect is up to three times higher than commercial insurance accounts while as the account ages a self-pay balance goes unpaid, lowering the likelihood of collection.These issues are here to stay because of more high-deductible, consumer-driven healthcare cost sharing insurance plans. […]

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Value Based Care and the Role of the ACO by Steven Lash San Diego

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The payment process for hospitals and providers is undergoing a dramatic transformation as payers shift from volume to value. Currently, there are many different value-based models that are being evaluated, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are among the most popular and successful strategies to date. ACOs, are groups of hospitals, physicians, and other providers who agree […]

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Medicare Physician Payment By Steven Lash

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As the largest change in Medicare physician payment since the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) will impact over 800,000 clinicians and reallocate in excess of $1.2 billion in payments for bonuses and penalties in its first year. The 962 pageĀ proposed ruleĀ for its implementation generated thousands of pages […]

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