--- title: The Wilshire Group Blog | Matt Perron description: Welcome to The Wilshire Group's Blog! This is where you'll find our thoughts, analysis, and advice on a number of health and EMR topics. --- [![The Wilshire Group](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Full%20TWG%20Black.png?width=500&height=223&name=Full%20TWG%20Black.png "The Wilshire Group")](https://thewilshiregroup.net/) - ![phone_icon](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/Images/TWG-phone.png)  (310) 699-2017 [![mail_icon](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/Images/TWG-email15.png)  info@thewilshiregroup.net](mailto:info@thewilshiregroup.net) - - - - Receive Updates - ![phone_icon](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/Images/TWG-phone.png)  (310) 699-2017 [![mail_icon](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/Images/TWG-email15.png)  info@thewilshiregroup.net](mailto:info@thewilshiregroup.net) - - - - Receive Updates # Posts by Matt Perron # The Wilshire Group Blog [Home](https://thewilshiregroup.net/) | The Wilshire Group Blog [Home](https://thewilshiregroup.net/) | Posts by Matt Perron ## [Prior Auth – It’s Not Just for Commercial Payers Anymore](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/prior-auth-its-not-just-for-commercial-payers-anymore) ![Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/mperron.png) by [Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/matt-perron) June 09, 2020 [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) [On July 1, a CMS rule requiring prior authorization for certain hospital outpatient procedures goes into effect.](https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-systems/medicare-fee-service-compliance-programs/prior-authorization-initiatives/prior-authorization-certain-hospital-outpatient-department-opd-services)The rational for why CMS is instituting this change is summarized below.  [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/prior-auth-its-not-just-for-commercial-payers-anymore) ## [Reduce Readmission Rates with Follow Up Appointments](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/reduce-readmission-rates-with-follow-up-appointments) ![Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/mperron.png) by [Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/matt-perron) May 27, 2020 [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) [COVID-19](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/covid-19) Reducing hospital readmissions has been a longstanding goal for most health systems and the[Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)](https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/Readmissions-Reduction-Program)formalized this goal by creating incentives (and penalties) for reducing readmissions for certain diagnosis.Now w [...] [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/reduce-readmission-rates-with-follow-up-appointments) ## [Looking Ahead - COVID-19 and the Impact to Patient Access Operations](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/looking-ahead-covid-19-and-the-impact-to-patient-access-operations) ![Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/mperron.png) by [Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/matt-perron) April 15, 2020 [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) [COVID-19](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/covid-19) COVID-19 seems to be bringing about day-to-day and even hour-to-hour changes to your operations as both best practices and regulations are adjusted. In **Part One** of our deep dive, we talked about best practices you can implement now to help you continue [...] [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/looking-ahead-covid-19-and-the-impact-to-patient-access-operations) ## [Pricing Transparency: We’ve Got Your Road Map for 2020](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/pricing-transparency-road-map-2020) ![Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/mperron.png) by [Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/matt-perron) December 11, 2019 [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) It’s that magical time of year when we receive our annual gift from Medicare with the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. Pricing Transparency is a focus yet again and is the gift that keeps on giving. A link to the final [...] [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/pricing-transparency-road-map-2020) ## [Pricing Transparency: Your questions answered by TWG](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/pricing-transparency-executive-order-questions-answered) ![Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/mperron.png) by [Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/matt-perron) August 13, 2019 [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) [Words of Wisdom](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/words-of-wisdom) Our blog post this week focuses on the recent [executive order on pricing transparency](http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/trump-administration-makes-another-healthcare-price-transparency-push-with/healthcare-administration). Two of our experts, Andrew Wade and Matt Perron, ask each other a few questions on what this could mean for healthcare organizations and what they could be doing to [...] [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/pricing-transparency-executive-order-questions-answered) ## [Introducing the Registration and Authorization Quality Quick HIT](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/patient-access-registration-and-authorization-quality-quick-hit) ![Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/mperron.png) by [Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/matt-perron) May 07, 2019 [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Company News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/company-news) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) In our [March Newsletter](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/newsletter-jan-2019-0), the Wilshire Group introduced [Quick HITS](https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/19/04/r13511830/the-wilshire-group-expands-its-offering-with-quick-hits) – short term, focused projects designed to maximize your ROI. We are happy to announce our first patient access focused project, Registration and Authorization Quality! [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/patient-access-registration-and-authorization-quality-quick-hit) ## [The Hierarchy to High-Quality Registration](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/high-quality-registration) ![Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/mperron.png) by [Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/matt-perron) January 29, 2019 [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Epic](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/epic) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Revenue Integrity](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-integrity) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) We all know that quality registration forms the bedrock for a high-quality revenue cycle. [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/high-quality-registration) ## [Data Filing and Dollar Collection: How to enhance your front-end payment collection process](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/data-filing-and-dollar-collection-how-to-enhance-your-front-end-payment-collection-process) ![Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/mperron.png) by [Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/matt-perron) October 02, 2018 [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) *Two weeks ago, [we discussed general RTE optimization with Epic](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/optimizing-real-time-eligibility-with-epic?hs_preview=UrwfNyfS-6193669160). Today, we will be doing a deeper dive into RTE and how it can impact front-end payment collection.* [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/data-filing-and-dollar-collection-how-to-enhance-your-front-end-payment-collection-process) ## [Optimizing Real Time Eligibility with Epic](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/optimizing-real-time-eligibility-with-epic) ![Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/mperron.png) by [Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/matt-perron) September 19, 2018 [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) Many errors in the revenue cycle can be attributed to not selecting the appropriate insurance plan during registration. One recent presentation at the annual NAHAM conference cited [that 20% of registration-related denials were due to coverage and Real [...]](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.naham.org/resource/resmgr/eligibility_verification_-_k.pdf) [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/optimizing-real-time-eligibility-with-epic) ## [Introducing our new Patient Access Services Division!](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/introducing-our-new-patient-access-services-division) ![Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/mperron.png) by [Matt Perron](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/matt-perron) August 28, 2018 [Company News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/company-news) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) [The Wilshire Group](https://thewilshiregroup.net/) is proud to announce our [Patient Access Services Division](https://thewilshiregroup.net/what-we-do/patient-access-services/). We bring 20+ years of Patient Access IT, operational, and consulting experience and specialize in helping clients get the most out of Epic and their front-end processes. 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