Addressing Affordability
An examination of affordability problems that threaten patient health, provider finances and equitable access to care.
- Patient Financing
- Health Service Financing (HSF)
An examination of affordability problems that threaten patient health, provider finances and equitable access to care.
Both private and government insurance are undergoing substantial change that risks deepening the financial and care concerns of providers and consumers alike in 2025. This report offers ways to mitigate the impact while creating meaningful new benefits and positioning organizations to adapt well as future directions emerge.
By integrating with electronic medical records (EMRs) and providing flexible payment channels, these solutions simplify the revenue cycle management process for providers while giving patients options that fit their preferences.
Sabrina Burnett, a Relationship Executive with CommerceHealthcare®, shares her insights on these issues as well as the trends reshaping healthcare finance.
The actionable examples in this report document the success available in attaining AP efficiencies, cost savings and support for broader financial technology initiatives.
This solution perspective briefly explores the rationale for offering comprehensive healthcare financing.
This report explores the ongoing struggle to achieve equitable access to care.
Automating many of the processes in healthcare finance and revenue cycle management (RCM) remains a high priority within the imperative to drive cost savings, enhance efficiency and generally do more with less. This article proposes seven questions to help guide finance and IT leaders in choosing payments solutions that deliver the desired automation benefits.
Recourse patient loans are a time-tested model and an essential component of a dynamic financing toolkit. However, healthcare providers tend to view these programs through a single lens. This article explores the many benefits of recourse programs.
For most providers, the goal to achieve robust automation in payments to suppliers and patients remains elusive. Further progress depends heavily on adopting a strategic approach to AP payments. The five components of a strategic view delineated in this article help guide this effort.