Community-based hospitals need to keep a close eye on their revenue cycles, especially in today's changing healthcare industry. "The need to enhance the revenue cycle has never been more urgent," authors of a Community Hospital Corp. whitepaper, "The Revenue Cycle: Creating an Environment Where Revenue Can Thrive," wrote. "Today, every dollar you can get is important to the revenue stream."
There are several factors that contribute improvement to hospital's revenue cycles. The following are four factors mentioned in the CHC whitepaper:
1. Educating financial services staff on the importance of their jobs.
2. Managing patient accounts in a timely way.
3. Monitoring the correct performance indicators.
4. Accountability at all levels.
"Hospitals manage what they measure," the whitepaper states, and the preceding four factors help foster measurable improvement.
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