President's Message
As I reflect on this year’s HBMA Innovation Conference, I am thrilled about the conference’s overwhelming success. This year’s gathering was the most well-attended Innovation Conference in our association’s history and the most transformative.
HBMA Members SOUND OFF! on Industry Topics
Topic: Tell us whether your staff work in-house, remotely, or in a hybrid model and if you plan to make any changes.
Spotlight On... Commercial Payor Relations Committee
By Olga Khabinskay, Vice-Chair
The HBMA CPR Committee plays a vital role in advocating for the interests of HBMA members in their dealings with commercial insurance companies. This committee bridges healthcare RCM companies and major commercial payors, working to reduce administrative burdens and improve reimbursement processes across the industry.
Feature Story
By Don Self, CPC, CMCS, CASA
There is no shortage of myths that get passed around from generation to generation. Remember being told not to swallow gum because it would stay in your stomach for seven years?
Strategies for Proactive Management
Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) companies should continually assist their clients in understanding the reasons behind specific claim denials and ways to proactively prevent and resolve them.
Feature Story
Dating back to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first term in 1933, a president’s first 100 days in office have remained a significant benchmark for every presidential administration. On the campaign trail, presidential candidates make promises for what they plan to achieve during their first 100 days if elected as president.
What They Mean and How to Improve Them
By Randi Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CCCES, CPCS, CHM, CHBP
A well-managed revenue cycle is essential for maintaining a financially stable healthcare practice. But how do you measure success?
Feature Story
Critical changes are needed to fix the time-wasting, care-delaying payor process. Highlighting prior authorization’s patient impact goes a long way.
Government Affairs
The No Surprises Act (NSA) is arguably the most impactful legislation to the Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) industry since the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Compliance Issues
As the healthcare industry, including billing and administrative areas, continue to evolve, proposed changes to HIPAA regulations can impact how organizations manage patient information, billing processes, and compliance obligations.
The Tech Guy
You click buttons when you visit websites daily – to share, buy, and interact. But what if those clicks were not going where you thought they were? Welcome to clickjacking...
Coding Corner
By Melody W. Mulaik, MSHS, CRA, RCC, RCC-IR, CPC, COC, FAHRA
AI has been around for many years in the practice of medicine, especially in certain specialties like radiology and cardiology. From a clinical to an efficiency perspective, it has been, and continues to be a hot topic for discussion.
From the Road
...the healthcare system in our country is so dysfunctional that it cannot sustain itself and radical change will have to occur if it hopes to remain operational.
