Recent News From The Midland Group

One of the predicted outcomes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the increased number of self-pay…

In our last blog post, we discussed the importance of proper communication with patients starting from the minute they walk…

Earlier this year, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) released its best practices in medical account resolution. Along with the…

So your hospital is seeing an influx of high-deductible, but covered patients. Or maybe you’re starting to realize you can’t…

Arkansas’ Medicaid program has seen a lot of news activity lately. The program, referred to as a ‘private Medicaid program’,…

“Today’s high deductibles are tomorrow’s bad debt,” warns Moody’s Analyst Daniel Steingart. With the insurance provision in the Affordable Care…

Many hospitals attempt to manage short-term and extended patient payment plans using in-house staff. While it may seem tempting to…

As hospitals strive to improve patient experience and access, it is important to remember the billing and account resolution process.…

I’ve spoken with hundreds of patients…maybe even thousands. I have the interesting and challenging job of contacting patients after they…

If you've been in the healthcare business as long as I have, you see generally accepted conventions or practices come…

The life of a hospital lien specialist is not boring. Let me make that perfectly clear. I know what you're…

Brian sat there listening politely and in slight awe. It seemed the Medicaid eligibility vendor, who was making a noble…