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		<title>Missing Out on Front Office Payments? Tips for Hospitals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachel.davis-johnson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Unpaid patient payments are cutting revenue for hospitals across the country, as shown in this recent article about a large hospital chain with lower-than-expected earnings.  According to the Trends...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Communication: The Key to Collecting More</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 12:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachel.davis-johnson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.instamed.com/?p=4171</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the increase in consumer-directed healthcare, patient payments are becoming a more important part of healthcare provider revenue. However, as consumers, patients are accustomed to having a clear...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Interoperability: Beyond the Clinical Side of Healthcare</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hank.grubin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Growing need for interoperability
Healthcare reform is driving a greater need for efficiency, resulting in the formation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and provider consolidation.  As...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Latest Trends Shaping the Healthcare Payments Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachel.davis-johnson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S. healthcare payments market is growing and changing rapidly – in fact, it is estimated to have reached $2.7 trillion as a total of payer and patient payments (IDC Health Insights).  The fast...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Applying Consumer Payment Best Practices to Healthcare</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hank.grubin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In a recent post, we stated that increasing patient payments is the top reason for providers to accept online payments.  Yet, simply offering an online payment option may not be enough to get your...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Transforming Patient Statements: A Hospital’s Best Practices</title>
		<link>http://www.instamed.com/blog/transforming-patient-statements-a-hospital%e2%80%99s-best-practices</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachel.davis-johnson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[While patient statements are an essential part of the patient payments process, statements can significantly add to the administrative time and costs to collect.  When considering administrative...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>CAQH and InstaMed Webinar Series: Upcoming Mandates – Models to Deliver EFT/ERA</title>
		<link>http://www.instamed.com/blog/caqh-and-instamed-webinar-series-upcoming-mandates-%e2%80%93-models-to-deliver-eftera</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachel.davis-johnson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This webinar has already occurred
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		<title>Key Considerations for Achieving ERA/EFT</title>
		<link>http://www.instamed.com/blog/key-considerations-for-achieving-eraeft</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachel.davis-johnson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On January 1, 2014, all payers will be required to support electronic funds transfer (EFT) and electronic remittance advice (ERA).  When evaluating how to achieve ERA/EFT, one of the first decisions...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>Maintaining Secure Healthcare and Financial Information: An Industry Standard for Accreditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachel.davis-johnson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bill Marvin, President and CEO of InstaMed, and Lee Barrett, Executive Director, EHNAC (Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission), discuss financial accreditation.
What is the Financial...<div class="feedflare">
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		<title>10 Questions to Ask Your Cloud Vendor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Physician practices are beginning to see the value of transitioning their businesses, or parts of their businesses, to the cloud in order to reduce costs. While moving to the cloud greatly enhances...<div class="feedflare">
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