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PMMC Healthcare Revenue Cycle Blog

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Patient Estimates

Counting the Costs of Inaccurate Patient Estimates

Since early 2020, hospitals have been contending with unprecedented challenges that have negatively impacted their revenue and profitability. Throughout 2022, 53% of hospitals had negative margins, according to the American Hospital Association, and even those projected to end the year with positive margins are still recouping from the financial hurdles of the last few years.

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Patient Estimates

No More Surprises: Maximize Estimates to Educate Patients and Increase Collections

As patient responsibility continues to grow, point-of-service collections become increasingly important. According to a recent HFMA article, two-thirds of patients are consistently surprised by their bills and only 25 percent are proactively counseled about their cost of care. In response, hospital revenue cycle processes need to account for the shift in payment responsibility.

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Patient Estimates  |  Patient Registration

Why Can’t Patient Registration Be More Like the Airport?

Remember the days of waiting in line at the airport to actually have someone check you in at the counter? Those days are long gone in the airline industry, as airlines have adapted self-service kiosks, and more recently, mobile check-in to expedite the process even further. But this self-service model is still in the infancy stages in other industries, like healthcare.

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