Hospital Financial Assistance

You Ask, We Answer: How Much Information Is Enough for Financial Assistance Approval?

By Nick McLaughlin Question: What are your best practices or procedures for patient cooperation to obtain the documents to qualify them for your Financial/Charity program?  Many times, a patient is denied not because they don’t qualify, but because they did not provide all the information we require with our application form. Also, what is the …

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AHA Releases 2022 – 2024 Strategic Plan – What’s on the Horizon for Hospitals?

By Nick McLaughlin Last week The American Hospital Association released their 3-year strategic plan (2022-2024), which outlines five areas of focus that they will be aligned with. The areas include helping hospitals to:  Provide Better Care and Greater Value  Ensure the Financial Stability of Hospitals and Health Systems  Enhance Public Trust and Confidence in Hospitals …

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Avoiding Five Common Financial Assistance Program Pitfalls

Avoiding Five Common Financial Assistance Program Pitfalls

By Nick McLaughlin Some may argue that the biggest pitfall of hospital financial assistance programs is that many in the general population are unaware of their existence in the first place. That may be true, but lack of awareness is not the only problem. Hospitals are pillars of their communities, integral to the fabric of …

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