Here’s a CFO pop quiz: What is the one, often overlooked, linchpin in the revenue cycle? I’ll give you a hint; it’s also the most important tool you have for ensuring compliance and optimal ...

Chargemaster prices for generic drugs in hospitals can be 6,000 percent higher than the price of the same drug in a pharmacy, according to an analysis by GoodRx, a pharmacy discount company. GoodRx ...

For-profit hospitals, hospitals that serve a high number of uninsured patients and facilities with market power are more likely to rely on chargemasters as a reimbursement tool, a new Health Affairs ...

Healthcare Finance News Editor Richard Pizzi spoke recently with Kelley Blair, senior vice president of professional services at Craneware, about best practices in managing the hospital charge ...

ICD-10 is coming, and it will affect virtually every department within a hospital or health system. A question many are asking is, “How exactly will it impact the revenue cycle?” At the 2012 AHIMA ...

Providers reimbursed a percentage of their billed charges for Medicare Advantage hospital emergency department evaluation and management services may see a significant impact on reimbursement ...

After a three-hour visit to the emergency room, a young girl left with a headache and a $4,875 bill. A Southern California hospital charged the girl and her family three times the fair and customary ...

The authors propose a simple legal mechanism to combat chargemaster abuses and encourage provider price competition. This solution is superior to prevailing legislative and regulatory responses to ...

Following the January certification of Trisus Chargemaster, The Craneware Group is now featured in a Microsoft success story—highlighting its leadership in trusted, AI-powered financial automation for ...