title: Success under reform through revenue cycle excellence.
abstract: Hospitals and health systems should take the following steps to improve their revenue cycle performance: Collect patient responsibility amounts up front. Reduce credit balance accounts. Reduce preregistered patient no-shows. Identify and manage unbilled accounts receivable.
authors.affiliation: Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, Pittsburgh, USA. dthiry@revenuecyclesolutions.com
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thiry
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics; D018166:Health Care Reform; D014481:United States