Finance

Picture a front end where coverage drops are caught early, authorizations are not missed and manual rework no longer creates downstream financial risk. This 2026 playbook shows how health systems, including Premier Health, are moving closer to that reality by…

Orthopedic and musculoskeletal (MSK) practices are entering a new era of revenue cycle pressure — one defined by coding complexity, chronic staffing shortages, and rapidly shifting payer requirements. These forces are converging to create a perfect storm: rising denial rates,…

AI is no longer theoretical in revenue cycle operations. Healthcare organizations are already seeing measurable gains: faster payer payments, fewer denials and improved workforce efficiency. The challenge is knowing how to measure success. This whitepaper outlines the specific KPIs healthcare…

Staffing shortages, rising denials and growing patient payment burdens are hitting urology practices especially hard — and outdated revenue cycle models are making things worse. But a growing number of providers are taking a new approach to coding and revenue…

Hospitals are navigating historic cost and workforce pressures, and the revenue cycle is under the microscope. More CFOs are moving from a patchwork of vendors to accountable, end-to-end partnerships to protect margin, stabilize cash and reduce operational risk. This report…

Reimbursement is uncertain, denials are up and high-deductible health plans mean more financial risk is falling on patients. These headwinds are forcing CFOs to re-evaluate an overlooked lever: the patient financial experience. Read more about how CFOs and COOs from…

Denials are rising. Work is piling up. And hiring more staff isn’t a sustainable solution.  For today’s revenue leaders, small optimizations aren’t enough. It takes a new model — one where AI agents, robots and staff operate in sync to…

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will slash Medicaid spending by $900 billion over the next decade with an estimated 7.5 million people losing coverage. These shifts will hit health systems hard, especially those serving Medicaid expansion and undocumented…

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is poised to slash Medicaid revenue by $25 billion annually, a 70% drop in operating margin for the average hospital. With redeterminations moving to every 6 months, patients are losing coverage. Payers are escalating…

UAB Selma Family Medicine Center, like many practices, struggled to balance care delivery and financial stability. A small billing team faced mounting denials, and accounts receivable days ballooned to 164. Staff were burned out. Revenue was stuck. And leaders couldn’t…