Team A: Team B: Kersten Bartelt, RN; Neil Sandberg EpicResearch.org Key Findings:• The proportion of self-pay emergency department (ED), hospital, and primary care encountersincreased starting in April 2023 when states could start terminating Medicaid coverage forpatients who no longer met Medicaid requirements following the pandemic.• Rates of self-pay encounters have increased the most for patients [...]
Social Security Disability applicants have been experiencing unprecedented wait times. In this blog post, we'll explore the reasons behind the growing SSDI wait times and what you can do to minimize your waiting period. The Impact of COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the Social Security Administration (SSA) and its ability to [...]
Over the course of our 29-year history, RCA has built and maintained incredible relationships with our client partners, their staff and patients. These relationships have become deep-rooted because we value our partners, their vision and mission, and the causes that they are passionate about. Accordingly, we have made it a top priority to work closely [...]
Professionals in the Healthcare and Hospital Revenue Cycle industry have seen significant changes the last few years, especially when it comes to patient coverage (i.e. insurance coverage, federally funded programs and other benefits.) To begin combating the complexity of it all, your facility has probably already introduced the process of Coordination of Benefits (COB). COB [...]
Ideally, your vendors provide you and your team with reports that are an integral tool to measure key performance indicators, assist with monitoring current processes and guide your monthly budgets and projections. Depending on your role in the Revenue Cycle (Business Office, Patient Access, CFO,) customized and easy to understand data is necessary, but often difficult to [...]