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With all of the pressure surrounding hospitals and unintended consequences of the latest vaccine recommendations, it’s not surprising that hospitals are struggling with staffing shortages. More than 17 million healthcare workers across the nation are affected, including hospital billing departments as systems implement their policies company-wide. With mounting heat to do more with less, hospital […]

Veterans who receive care outside the Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”) hospitals saw their eligibility requirements change drastically in the past 20 years. Originally, the VA restricted veterans from visiting non-VA affiliated facilities for any type of treatment. Veterans could only go to VA hospitals if they wanted their treatment covered by their benefits. Now […]

As we looked to grow our footprint in the healthcare world, we found ourselves needing to expand beyond our home base in Franklin, TN. After many diligent months of searching, it became clear that Tullahoma met all of our criteria. We immediately began construction on our building just off Cedar Lane in March 2019. Formerly […]

During the past year, many companies have been forced to re-evaluate how they operate, connect with the world and conduct business. In these unexpected times, spurred in large part by a global pandemic, most of us have come to rely heavily on technology and to redefine the word “office,” and EnableComp is no exception. Much […]

In our February blog, we discussed how outsourcing gives hospitals access to IT services required to process claims more efficiently and accurately. In this blog, we look at how to evaluate the people and processes responsible for processing your complex claims when you partner with a third party. Selecting a third party to process your […]

In our December blog, we discussed how health systems are turning to outsourcing for their complex claims. In this month’s blog, we look at how outsourcing is giving hospitals access to IT services required for complex claims processing. Does your hospital have the latest technology to make your revenue cycle successful? One of the issues […]

The percentage of hospitals outsourcing complex claims has doubled over the past several years.  The number of complex claims outsourced to specialized, third-party companies has increased from 20.4% to 39.8% and continues to grow. [1] Nationwide, reduced operating margins require healthcare management to capture 100% of net expected reimbursement, according to the recent survey responses […]

Despite the many controversies this year, we can all at least agree on one thing – 2020 has been one for the history books. It’s hard to think of another time where so many people agree to fast forward to the ball dropping in Times Square and saying goodbye to this challenging year. It’s brought […]

One of the biggest challenges healthcare systems face is the amount of revenue lost to denials – both in terms of the effort spent trying to collect and lost revenue for services rendered. A Change Healthcare study found that nine percent or $262 billion in claims are initially denied. For a health system, this means […]

The first half of 2020 has been an extremely rare situation for most Americans, especially in the workers’ compensation community. With most of the country under some kind of “stay at home” order, businesses deemed non-essential were asked to close their doors and send their workforce home to control the outbreak. But what about the […]