July 2016

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Have You Evaluated Payer Contract Relationships in Today’s Environment?

Have You Evaluated Payer Contract Relationships in Today’s Environment?

What’s the key to successful payer contract relationships? The answer is found in the title of a report fromMcKesson, “The Key to Successful Payer Contracts? Pay Attention.” Paying attention involves keeping tabs on current market trends, the cost of delivering quality health care, as well as basic business principles. McKesson researchers found “declining income and […]

Claim Denial Rates Stay Relatively Level with ICD-10 Implementation!

Claim Denial Rates Stay Relatively Level with ICD-10 Implementation!

The day before the ICD-10 implementation officially launched on October 1st, 2015 and became the new basis for medical documentation, the upcoming transition was reportedly generating severe physician trepidation about the possibility of payment delay. According to a SERMO  poll, 91% of physicians expected that payment delays would be in their future, especially after the […]