GUEST BLOG Posted by Matthew Dragiff I attend many payments industry conferences and meet with many payments professionals, and I continually hear the same theme around vendor enrollment, also referred to as vendor enablement or vendor adoption. It is the single biggest hurdle for companies seeking to migrate from checks to electronic payments such as ACH or virtual card. Because...
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  As 2011 draws to a close and we begin to look at 2012 and beyond, it is always a good time to try and determine what the future holds. As I look into the crystal ball of transaction processing, I see two competing strategies emerging. On the one hand, I see the need, want, and desire to wring cost out of the transaction processing system. Make it fast, make it easy, and do it cheap. ...
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There is no doubt that the decline in check processing has already started and continues to gain momentum into the new decade. We have an entire generation of young adults who are completely comfortable with debit cards, online banking, and writing only the occasional check. This is not breaking news to the vast majority of members and followers of The Institute of Financial Operations. The...
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Faced with growing medical-surgical supply costs as reimbursements shrink and healthcare reform looms, healthcare providers can reduce their medical-surgical supply spending immediately—and GHX is recommending the top 10 ways to do it.  The healthcare technology company released its list today at HFMA's ANI Conference in Orlando. The GHX Top 10: 1. Save an average...
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Health reform-mandated revisions, productivity adjustments, and proposed documentation and coding offsets pose a huge challenge for hospitals, says Ken Perez, senior vice president of marketing for MedeAnalytics.  MedeAnalytics is exhibiting at HFMA's ANI Conference this week in Orlando. “Our research and economic models indicate that a 300-bed hospital will be required to reduce...
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