The beginning of a new administration always brings apprehension and anticipation. How dramatically will the next President change the trajectory of the country, if at all? Who will take leadership roles in the Executive branch, and will Congress enhance- or defeat- the new President’s priorities?

As the last gyrations over the 2020 election move to the sidelines and the new Biden/Harris Administration names its Health Team – what can healthcare executives, professionals, and systems expect in 2021?

With price transparency becoming an increasing focus in healthcare, it’s important to understand the benefits transparency has with your patients and the correlating impact it has on patient satisfaction.

If you’re new to ImagineSoftware or have employees that are, you may need a refresher (or recommendations) on how to best utilize your insurance and denial ticklers for maximum effectiveness.

Out of the $262 billion denied claims submitted by health organizations last year, 90% of them were avoidable. You’ll see a lot of other writers call that 90% “hidden revenue”, but it’s not really hidden, is it? It’s easy money. At least it is if you have the right solutions in place.

CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) released the MPFS (Medicare Physician Fee Schedule) Proposed Rule for the 2021 calendar year on August 4, 2020. The most significant change to specialty physicians is an 11.9 percent decrease in the Conversion Factor from $36.09 in 2020 CY to $32.36 in CY 2021.

Efforts to contain the Coronavirus has reached into many industries and caused large scale disruption which will have ramifications for months to come.

The concept of omni-channel payments has been around for several years now. Many large retailers pioneered the concept to develop conveniences we use today in our everyday lives, i.e. buy-online and return in-store.

In this new landscape, many of us are finding a “new normal” and developing resourceful ways to accomplish our tasks, set goals and meet deadlines.

With many organizations employing a remote workforce, cyber criminals are working overtime to steal valuable company data and cripple healthcare companies when they are needed most. February saw a 21% month over month increase in data breaches, and a 231% increase in breached records – meaning that more records were breached in February than in the last three months combined.