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    Moses, Lean Six Sigma, and The Importance of Trust and Leadership
    Matt Kiefer
    • Apr 26
    • 4 min

    Moses, Lean Six Sigma, and The Importance of Trust and Leadership

    OK, a catchy title but what does this article have to do with Moses? Stay with us until the end. There is a point to all of this. Engaged...
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    How Healthcare Providers Can Improve Their Revenue Recovery
    Matt Kiefer
    • Feb 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    How Healthcare Providers Can Improve Their Revenue Recovery

    The increasing popularity of High-Deductible Health Plans have sent the portion of a healthcare bill that is the responsibility of the...
    18 views0 comments
    'Preferred Gives Back' Helps Those in Need
    Matt Kiefer
    • Jan 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    'Preferred Gives Back' Helps Those in Need

    At times like these, it can be easy to focus on yourself and your immediate family and surroundings. In the middle of a global pandemic,...
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    Understanding How Surprise Medical Bills Are Changing
    Matt Kiefer
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Understanding How Surprise Medical Bills Are Changing

    In its most recent package of bills aimed at helping Americans during the coronavirus pandemic, Congress included a measure that will...
    10 views0 comments
    Fighting Back Against Unintended Consequences
    Matt Kiefer
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Fighting Back Against Unintended Consequences

    Just about every movie and episode of a television show deals with some unintended consequence. A character decides or is told to do...
    4 views0 comments
    The Questions to Ask When Evaluating A Collection Agency
    Matt Kiefer
    • Nov 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Questions to Ask When Evaluating A Collection Agency

    “Kicking the tires” is an old saying that nobody really knows the origins of, but it is meant to convey an image of evaluating a car’s...
    14 views0 comments
    The Cost of The Healthcare Crisis on Americans
    Matt Kiefer
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Cost of The Healthcare Crisis on Americans

    That there is a healthcare crisis in America should be about as surprising to people as the sky being blue. Healthcare costs have been...
    5 views0 comments
    Don't Be Afraid to Negotiate
    Matt Kiefer
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Don't Be Afraid to Negotiate

    As children, we try to negotiate everything, like going to bed later, not having to clean our rooms, or eating our vegetables. We are...
    5 views0 comments
    How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Revenue Cycle Management Industry
    Matt Kiefer
    • Oct 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Revenue Cycle Management Industry

    There is no shortage of memes to illustrate the dumpster fire that 2020 has been for so many people around the world. Just about everyone...
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    Opportunity is Knocking for Healthcare Providers
    Matt Kiefer
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Opportunity is Knocking for Healthcare Providers

    This blog post could be started using a number of different cliches to provide a snapshot of what is going to be discussed -- when life...
    3 views0 comments
    Getting to Know the Team at Preferred CMS: Stephanie Work
    Matt Kiefer
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Getting to Know the Team at Preferred CMS: Stephanie Work

    For some people, a job is more than a job; it's a calling. Stephanie Work, the Director of Revenue Recovery at Preferred CMS, believes...
    8 views0 comments
    Hospitals Addressing Their Ultimate Pain Point
    Matt Kiefer
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Hospitals Addressing Their Ultimate Pain Point

    Six months into the coronavirus pandemic and hospitals and healthcare providers are now beginning to realize the biggest problem they are...
    3 views0 comments
    The Shifting Tides of Healthcare Finance
    Matt Kiefer
    • Aug 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Shifting Tides of Healthcare Finance

    Matt Kiefer has spent two decades helping patients with their medical bills, on both sides of the transaction. Kiefer started as a...
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    Bad Medicine
    Matt Kiefer
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Bad Medicine

    Bad debt used to be a seemingly insignificant piece of the revenue cycle years ago. But during the past 14 years, thanks to the highly...
    2 views0 comments
    The Questions Healthcare Facilities Should Ask When Hiring a Collection Agency
    Matt Kiefer
    • Jul 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Questions Healthcare Facilities Should Ask When Hiring a Collection Agency

    When placing unpaid accounts with a collection agency, you are creating an extension of y our brand. If that agency is not nice to your...
    11 views0 comments
    Why Healthcare Facilities Need to Focus on Their Core Competencies
    Matt Kiefer
    • Jul 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why Healthcare Facilities Need to Focus on Their Core Competencies

    Collecting on bad debt is not a core competency for most companies in the healthcare industry. Many companies try to do it on their own — an
    6 views0 comments

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