On July 6, 2022, the Arizona legislature passed 2022 Ariz. SB 1021 regarding hospital liens for healthcare treatment and transportation of an injured person. The bill is effective September 24, 2022, amending A.R.S. § 33-931 and adding A.R.S. § 33-937. This article discusses the changes that hospitals should be aware ...

Thanks to the recent Georgia Supreme Court ruling in Bowden v. The Medical Center (TMC), Georgia hospitals are free from the fear that filing a hospital lien at their chargemaster rates will result in a claim against them for fraud and negligent misrepresentation by a class or an individual uninsured patient. The ...

While hospitals have long pursued liens as a method of increasing cash collections, did you know that processing liens, when done thoughtfully, should improve your patient experience? When a patient has been a victim to another’s negligence, he or she does not commonly understand that the responsible party’s insurance ...