# Medical Articles & News

## Your go-to place for the latest insights on Patient Engagement and Patient Financial Management.

December 31, 2019

#### [Understanding the Difference Between Patient Financial Management and Revenue Cycle Management](https://blog.finpay.com/understanding-the-difference-between-patient-financial-management-and-revenue-cycle-management)

Every healthcare executive is familiar with the term revenue cycle management (RCM), but surprisingly few know what patient financial management is.

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December 30, 2019

#### [In the New Year Deductibles Reset, How Will You Prepare to Operate at a Loss?](https://blog.finpay.com/in-the-new-year-deductibles-reset-how-will-you-prepare-to-operate-at-a-loss)

It is almost 2020, which means a new cycle of patient delinquency for most healthcare organizations. As the calendar resets, so too do the health care financial situations of many patients.

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December 6, 2019

#### [How to Convert the Patient Financial Conversation into a Trust-building Patient Engagement Opportunity](https://blog.finpay.com/patient-financial-engagement-opportunity)

It is hardly a secret that the most successful businesses have strong, enduring customer relationships built on trust. This trust can be strengthened through effective financial conversations.

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November 27, 2019

#### [FinPay's Patient Satisfaction Survey](https://blog.finpay.com/finpays-patient-satisfaction-survey)

FinPay conducted a 6 month patient satisfaction study to measure how satisfied patients were with their FinPay pre-care financial experience.

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October 21, 2019

#### [Best Practices of Pre-Care Patient Engagement](https://blog.finpay.com/best-practices-of-pre-care-patient-engagement)

According to a study in the Annals of Family Medicine, the average amount of time that a doctor spent on an individual patient visit was 17.5 minutes.

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September 24, 2019

#### [Five Things You Didn't Know About Patient Financial Management](https://blog.finpay.com/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-patient-financial-management)

Optimal patient health is the collective goal of the healthcare industry, but in order to provide high-quality care that keeps patients healthy, financial management is crucial.

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August 26, 2019

#### [Will Medicare Work For Everyone?](https://blog.finpay.com/will-medicare-for-all-work-for-everyone)

The healthcare system in the United States is once again poised for upheaval, prompting discussions on the efficacy of Medicare for all.

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August 2, 2019

#### [Hahnemann Hospital Closing - The bankruptcy of Hahnemann Hospital Puts Thousands of Philadelphia’s Poorest at Risk.](https://blog.finpay.com/hahnemann-hospital-closing-the-bankruptcy-of-hahnemann-hospital-puts-thousands-of-philadelphias-poorest-at-risk)

It is a tragedy when an important healthcare facility serving a needy community has to shut its doors and place the lives of those it serves at risk.

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July 30, 2019

#### [Obstacles to Healthcare Innovation](https://blog.finpay.com/2019/03/21/obstacles-to-healthcare-innovation)

By John Ziegler (CFO)

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