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Hospital Revenues Bleak Entering 2021: How Technology is the Answer
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AHA Loses Latest Legal Battle Challenging Price Transparency
AHA claimed requirement too burdensome; judges skeptical, rule in favor of HHS
The American Hospital Association (AHA) was hoping for intervention from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals as the Price Transparency rule requiring hospitals to publicize rates goes into effect Friday, January 1, 2021. The AHA filed for an emergency notion to block the rule from going into effect, citing hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 vaccine distribution and record-high caseloads of COVID-19.
Key Healthcare Provisions in New Relief Law – Need to Know
President Trump signs massive $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law
Below are some of the key healthcare-related provisions in the legislation, including a detailed breakdown of the provisions related to funding for healthcare providers under the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF).
CMS Provides Billing Codes for Regeneron’s COVID-19 Antibody Drug
The agency also released payment allowances for the two billing codes, which account for the injection, infusion, and post-administration monitoring of the recently approved COVID-19 antibody drug.
COVID-19 Vaccine Creating Another Hurdle for Hospitals
Receiving, storage and distribution pose additional challenges
New CMS Rule Attempts to Alleviate the Prior Authorization Burden
Proposed rule aims to improve data sharing and interoperability by streamlining prior authorization
Payer Price Transparency – Easily Provide Pricing Information Online
Payer Price Transparency by Quadax
Ensure Compliance with CMS Payer Price Transparency Rules
Quickly deploy secure, compliant and user-friendly web pages where patients can interactively explore shoppable services and create personalized estimates.
The 2021 Physician Fee Schedule is Finalized – Here are the Highlights
New rule decreases payment conversion factor; increases telehealth expansion, E/M services
UnitedHealth Ordered to Reprocess 67,000 Behavior Health Claims
Federal judge orders nation’s largest insurer to use independent rules, pay for more treatment
Hurley Medical Center
A long-time Quadax customer and Epic® user, Hurley Medical Center was looking to replace hard-to-balance, labor-intensive manual processes by connecting Epic® and OnBase® and automating cash posting verification. Their goal: increase efficiency and performance visibility in the revenue cycle.
Quadax helped Hurley by streamlining billing office workflow and introducing savings by eliminating paper—creating high-quality 835s for automated posting, and creating an automated process to query and verify check numbers and trace numbers before cash can be posted.
The result? A streamlined process and better accountability.