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Pre-visit planning 101: Boost your patient financial experience (in 3 steps)
Health Systems + Hospitals
Partners
Physician + Specialty Practices

Pre-visit planning 101: Boost your patient financial…

  This is the third post in a new Waystar blog series: 7 steps to sharpen your healthcare revenue cycle.…

How to be better at payer contract management (in 7 steps)
Health Systems + Hospitals
Partners
Physician + Specialty Practices

How to be better at payer contract…

  This is the second post in a new Waystar blog series: 7 steps to sharpen your healthcare revenue cycle.…

Healthcare revenue cycle optimization: 4 facts to set the stage
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

Healthcare revenue cycle optimization: 4 facts to…

  This is the first post in a new Waystar blog series: 7 steps to sharpen your healthcare revenue cycle.…

Waystar Advisory Board: Insights + takeaways from our 2023 virtual summit

Waystar Advisory Board: Insights + takeaways from…

The Waystar Advisory Board recently held its first meeting of 2023. This network of experienced healthcare executives comes together regularly…

Tackle 7 top healthcare reimbursement issues with Dr. Elizabeth Woodcock
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

Tackle 7 top healthcare reimbursement issues with…

Staying ahead of healthcare reimbursement issues is a struggle — and one that comes with seemingly endless questions.  Is everyone…

Expert Q&A: Authorizations, denials + No Surprises Act compliance

Expert Q&A: Authorizations, denials + No Surprises…

When you’re managing rev cycle challenges like increasing denials and No Surprises Act compliance, there’s no substitute for experience. That’s…

No Surprises Act Q&A: All about Good Faith Estimates 
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

No Surprises Act Q&A: All about Good…

You asked — we answered. After covering the ins and outs of the No Surprises Act, Waystar experts are now…

6 tried-and-true ways to increase patient payments
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

6 tried-and-true ways to increase patient payments

The patient payment process is complex — to the point where some people are more anxious about paying for a…

3 ways RCM leaders can add value through technology — right now
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

3 ways RCM leaders can add value…

This time of year, rev cycle leaders find themselves asking one question: What changes can providers make now to add…

Revenue cycle 101: PayFacs - A complete guide to payment facilitators vs. ISOs
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

Revenue cycle 101: PayFacs - A complete…

If you’re in healthcare rev cycle management, acronyms are nothing new.   Still, the ones that come along payment processors…

Can revenue cycle automation help you find hidden coverage?
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

Can revenue cycle automation help you find…

Revenue cycle automation is a hot topic in healthcare for good reason: Costs are at an all-time high. Patients and…

4 tips to boost point-of-service collections (and patient satisfaction)
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

4 tips to boost point-of-service collections (and…

Collections are a balancing act.   "If your point-of-service (POS) collections start at the point of service, you’re already behind,"…

How to empower patients + providers through a transparent + accurate financial experience
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

How to empower patients + providers through…

When it comes to patient retention and staff loyalty, healthcare practices are more challenged today. Growing consumerism in healthcare and…

5 success strategies every Federally Qualified Health Center needs to know

5 success strategies every Federally Qualified Health…

Five strategies for FQHCs to reduce denials, administrative burden and manual workflows while maximizing reimbursement.

No Surprises Act Q&A: Rules + regulations
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

No Surprises Act Q&A: Rules + regulations

Waystar has been delving into the No Surprises Act, from Good Faith Estimates to out-of-network services.  When it comes to…

Compassionate communication: Why it pays to go back to basics

Compassionate communication: Why it pays to go…

Boost patient loyalty + payments by going back to the basics Patients often find their medical billing experience confusing and…

See the No Surprises Act in action
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

See the No Surprises Act in action

After covering the ins and outs of the No Surprises Act, you may feel prepared to put the teachings into…

Automating for efficiency + growth: 6 strategies for successful automation
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

Automating for efficiency + growth: 6 strategies…

MEASURING BENEFITS BEYOND ROI Recent years have brought new challenges for healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) leaders. CFOs and VPs…

No Surprises Act Q&A: Understand out-of-network services
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

No Surprises Act Q&A: Understand out-of-network services

Waystar has covered all things about the No Surprises Act. First, we took a closer look at Good Faith Estimates.…

Impactful automation: Real-world results in your revenue cycle
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

Impactful automation: Real-world results in your revenue…

“Automation” and “RPA” are buzzwords that seem to promise big results in revenue cycle management (RCM) — but is the…

Detangle the No Surprises Act
Health Systems + Hospitals
Physician + Specialty Practices

Detangle the No Surprises Act

Staying in compliance with the No Surprises Act (NSA) often feels like a moving target. Keeping up with changing regulations…