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Indian Health Service Cautions Vendors About Improper Medical Bills

December 12, 2024
medical billing, Indian Health Service, CFPB
Adyen and Doctolib Partner on Embedded Financial Products in Healthcare
Healthcare // November 27, 2024

Adyen and Doctolib have teamed up to offer embedded financial products to medical professionals in Europe. With this partnership, Doctolib’s digital healthcare services will expand to include Adyen’s online payment solutions and broader financial services, the companies said in a Wednesday (Nov. 27) press release....

Healthcare Cash Crunch: Complex Payments and Sidelined Treasurers Strain Financial Health
Healthcare // November 25, 2024

Healthcare is among the largest and most complex of industries in the United States. As estimated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the sector accounts for more than $4.3 trillion in spending and more than 17% of total U.S. GDP, as measured in...

Visa Direct, Zelis and Dash Solutions Partner on Healthcare Disbursements
Healthcare // November 19, 2024

Visa Direct, Zelis and Dash Solutions have teamed up to simplify and expedite healthcare disbursements. This collaboration allows members to choose their preferred payment method and receive payments within minutes of approval, the companies said in a Tuesday (Nov. 19) press release. It also lessens...

Software, Not Spreadsheets, Solves Healthcare’s Cash Flow Bottlenecks
Healthcare // October 24, 2024

For smaller healthcare providers, manual processes dominate the back office — and when it comes to reconciling remittances with deposits, pain points emerge that rival any sprain or bruise. Cash flows suffer. Productivity suffers too, because staff are so intricately involved in maintaining and updating...

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Healthcare Cash Crunch: Complex Payments and Sidelined Treasurers Strain Financial Health

November 25, 2024
Healthcare is among the largest and most complex of industries in the United States. As estimated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the sector accounts for more than $4.3 trillion in spending and more than 17% of total U.S. GDP, as measured in 2022. PYMNTS Intelligence has chronicled the aches and pains of […]

Software, Not Spreadsheets, Solves Healthcare’s Cash Flow Bottlenecks

October 24, 2024
For smaller healthcare providers, manual processes dominate the back office — and when it comes to reconciling remittances with deposits, pain points emerge that rival any sprain or bruise. Cash...

Update: How Digital Payments and Data Are Flipping the Script for Healthcare Payables

October 17, 2024
Doctor visits and medical bills are a fact of life. But occasionally the payments tables are turned in favor of the patient in the form of refunds or disbursements. It’s...

CareCredit: Solving for the Wallet-Sized Gap in Women’s Healthcare Access

October 17, 2024
The invisible cost of caregiving continues to pose a challenge for women and mothers. Across America, women are making an impossible choice: prioritize their families’ needs or take care of...

Quick Reads
Indian Health Service Cautions Vendors About Improper Medical Bills

December 12, 2024
The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have written a joint letter addressing improper bills and collection on improper bills targeting IHS-approved Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program patients. The letter reiterates that the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) prohibits medical providers, suppliers or billers from holding those patients liable for any costs or […]

Adyen and Doctolib Partner on Embedded Financial Products in Healthcare

November 27, 2024
Adyen and Doctolib have teamed up to offer embedded financial products to medical professionals in Europe. With this partnership, Doctolib’s digital healthcare services will expand to include Adyen’s online payment...

Visa Direct, Zelis and Dash Solutions Partner on Healthcare Disbursements

November 19, 2024
Visa Direct, Zelis and Dash Solutions have teamed up to simplify and expedite healthcare disbursements. This collaboration allows members to choose their preferred payment method and receive payments within minutes...

Paymentus Teams With Altera as Outdated Processes Plague Health Sector

September 26, 2024
Electronic billing company Paymentus has launched a partnership with Altera Digital Health. The new agreement adds Paymentus’ electronic bill presentment and payments platform to Altera’s suite of healthcare IT solutions,...