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Reimbursement Models

Medical Reimbursement and Coding: What Providers Need To Know

Understanding medical reimbursement and coding is not just about getting bills paid, but also about creating a data foundation that makes contract optimization possible is essential. For healthcare…

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Payer Contracts

Contract Repository Software: Your Medical Practice’s Answer to Contract Chaos

When was the last time someone in your practice spent 20 minutes searching through filing cabinets for a specific payer contract? Or worse – when did you realize…

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Payer Contracts

How Live Claims Monitoring Prevents Underpaid Claims

Your claim was paid—but was it paid correctly? Most medical practices celebrate when claims come back paid instead of denied. But here’s the problem: a paid health insurance…

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Payer Contracts

Understanding the Revenue Cycle in Healthcare: Payer Contracts

Financial sustainability in healthcare hinges on more than just providing excellent patient care. The revenue cycle in healthcare ensures organizations receive timely and accurate reimbursement for their services.…

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Payer Contracts

The Top 10 Essential Features To Look For In Healthcare Contract Management Systems

Healthcare providers face an increasingly complex web of payer relationships, governed by unique contract terms, reimbursement rates, and compliance requirements. With more than 42% of doctors spending over…

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Contract Optimization

Fee schedule optimization: The hidden revenue opportunity for healthcare providers

Healthcare providers face financial pressures from all directions. Between rising operational costs, administrative burdens, and shifting reimbursement models, medical practices are constantly searching for ways to maintain financial…

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Contract Negotiation

Data-driven contract negotiations: How healthcare providers can secure better payer rates

In the healthcare industry, where margins continue to tighten and administrative burdens continue to increase, effective payer negotiations have become essential for providers. Many providers leave significant revenue…

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Reimbursement Models

The complete guide to fee for service health insurance: Is it right for you?

In modern healthcare, how providers get paid significantly impacts care delivery, administrative processes, and patient experiences. Today, fee for service (FFS) stands as one of the most established…

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Reimbursement Models

Transforming Healthcare: The Journey to Value Based Care

Healthcare in the United States is at a critical turning point. For decades, the fee-for-service model has dominated how we pay for healthcare, but its limitations have become…

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Reimbursement Models

Beyond Fee-for-Service: Exploring Alternative Payment Models in Healthcare

Healthcare providers today face increasing financial pressures while trying to deliver high-quality care. Traditional fee-for-service reimbursement systems have long dominated the healthcare payment system, but they often incentivize…

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Contract Optimization

Beyond spreadsheets: Why modern healthcare needs specialized contract management solutions

Managing payer contracts with spreadsheets puts healthcare providers at a significant disadvantage—like trying to navigate complex terrain with an outdated map. While reimbursement models evolve with mounting complexity…

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Payer Contracts

Medical loss ratio loopholes: How insurers maximize profits while meeting requirements

Insurance companies have found creative ways to technically comply with Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirements while maximizing their profits—directly affecting your reimbursement rates and practice finances. For healthcare…

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Payer Contracts

Understanding Insurance Reimbursement Rates: Why They Vary and What Affects Them

Healthcare providers across the country face a common challenge: Navigating the complex world of insurance reimbursement rates. These rates directly impact a medical practice’s financial viability, yet they…

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Payer Contracts

The hidden impact of poor payer contracts: A strategic analysis for medical practices

Payers design contract terms for their bottom lines, not yours. Aroris levels the playing field. Our clients see an average 13.8% increase in reimbursement rates. Don’t leave revenue…

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2025 Trends

4 steps to a better outlook for payer contract management—and accelerated financial health

Picture this: a skilled surgeon has decades of experience in their specialist field and a long track record of making the crucial decisions that save lives. But they’re…

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Ambulatory Surgery Center

ASC growth outlook: Maximizing profitability through strategic payer contracts

Discover how ASC leaders can harness data-driven strategies to negotiate favorable payer contracts and maximize profitability amidst rapid industry growth.

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Contract Negotiation

Common challenges faced by Ambulatory Surgery Centers when negotiating with healthcare payers

The fee for service  model (FFS) dominates the industry today and is not expected to be replaced anytime soon by alternative models. The model, and the contracts that…

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Contract Negotiation

Get past ‘No’: 4 insights on payer-provider contract negotiations

During a featured session at the Becker’s 30th Annual Meeting: The Business & Operations of ASCs, Brett Spark, President and Co-Founder of Aroris Health—a payer contract management firm—discussed…

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Contract Optimization

The power in digitizing payer contracts: Negotiate with payers from a position of strength

In today’s ever-evolving healthcare landscape, providers increasingly feel the pressure of dwindling reimbursement rates and the complexities of numerous payer agreements. Negotiating higher rates often feels like navigating…

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