Health care and finance leaders  surveyed on the state of bad debt today say it’s influenced more by insurance reform than patient delinquency leading everyone to agreethat there is room for improvement in revenue cycle management (RCM) processes. A survey conducted...

Millennials are paying their medical bills at a slower rate than other generations, such as Gen X and Baby Boomers, according to research from TransUnion’s Healthcare Millennial Report. “Despite the vast majority of Millennials having health insurance, they tend to...

Medical bills can push patients over the financial cliff, but a new study says this may not happen as often as previous research suggests. Hospitalizations cause only about 4 percent of personal bankruptcies among non-elderly U.S. adults, according to an analysis...

Adults with high health insurance deductibles report they have difficulty paying medical bills, according to findings from The Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, 2016. For example, 40 percent of adults with a deductible of at least $3,000 report...

Healthcare provider organizations are lacking in planning and leadership for cybersecurity programs, according to results from a fourth quarter 2017 survey conducted by Black Book Research. More than eight in 10 provider organizations surveyed do not have a “reliable...

Identity Theft Identity theft is a growing problem with an estimated 9 million identities stolen each year.  Thieves continue to adapt to the changing sophistication of technology.  Identity thieves can steal an identity from mail, email, phone, data storage...