Denials for outpatient care claims jumped 16% in the last three years, while inpatient care claims rose 26%, according to a May 21 report from Kodiak Solutions. Kodak, which monitors patient financial ...

As healthcare’s ambulatory boom accelerates, hospitals are preparing to care for more medically complex patients. Outpatient care volumes are expected to rise by 18% over the next decade, while ...

Led by an aging population and an increased incidence of chronic disease and conditions such as behavioral health, inpatient (IP) and outpatient (OP) volumes will continue to increase over the next ...

Better discharge planning is within our reach, if we care to make the effort ...