WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A record 25% of Americans say they or a family member put off treatment for a serious medical condition in the past year because of the cost, up from 19% a year ago and the highest…

Efforts across the U.S. in recent years to encourage medical students, nurse practitioners and others to go into primary care, especially in underserved areas, are built on a consensus in research:…

Hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with bad debt. Five things to know about the issue: 1. Bad debt refers to patient debt that is considered unrecoverable. 2. Hospitals and…

Kristie Flowers had been sick with the flu for four or five days in July before the 52-year-old registered nurse from Genoa, Colorado, acknowledged she needed to go to the ER. At Lincoln Community…

February 03, 2020 - The Epic Systems MyChart patient portal has snagged the Best in KLAS ranking for the third year in a row, asserting its dominance in the patient engagement technology sector yet…

Current CarePayment client, Day Kimball, will walk you through the patient financial crisis – from what issues they faced and how they solved for them. Through this webinar, you will learn more…

By Jordan Rau Oct. 11, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. EDT When Ashley Pintos went to the emergency room of St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., with a sharp pain in her abdomen and no insurance, a…

In the U.S., going bankrupt because of medical bills and debt is something that doesn’t just happen to the unlucky uninsured, but also to people with insurance. Though health plans have an “out…

The issue of bad debt in health systems continue to pose significant. Defined as patient debt that is deemed unrecoverable, bad debt arises due to various factors, including unemployment, bankruptcy,…