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A recent survey shows that healthcare finance leaders are shifting their priorities and investment strategies to connect patient loyalty, RCM efficiency and automation into one cohesive strategy for operational resilience.

Healthcare finance leaders are confronting a new reality: Revenue cycle performance is no longer just an operational task — it’s a central driver of financial sustainability and organizational resilience. Rising payer complexity, increasing patient financial responsibility and the persistent pressure of workforce shortages are forcing a strategic reappraisal of how revenue operations are structured and…

In 2026, the patient financial experience is no longer a “nice to have.” It is a revenue integrity issue, a trust issue and, increasingly, a competitive differentiator. Patients are carrying a larger share of healthcare costs than ever before. At the same time, their expectations are shaped by digital banking, retail and subscription services. When…

While enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems serve as the backbone for organizational operations, managing transactional and finance-centric processes, human capital management (HCM) systems focus on the employee lifecycle, helping to build trust, boost productivity and empower talent.

In 2026, revenue cycle performance is inseparable from workforce design. Health systems are navigating sustained margin pressure, rising patient cost responsibility and escalating payer complexity — all while competing for limited domestic talent. Recent Kaufman Hall National Hospital Flash Reports continue to show margin volatility across U.S. hospitals, with labor costs and payer-related delays remaining…

According to an HFMA survey conducted on behalf of PayZen, 76% of patient bills are going uncollected. Providers are concerned the number of uninsured patients will increase due to regulatory shifts causing loss of Medicaid coverage. Learn more in this discussion about emerging solutions and strategies.

The use of ambient AI offers strong potential for transforming healthcare by automating tasks to reduce documentation time and burnout from time spent on after-hours documentation, according to research by the American Medical Association.[1] A KLAS report indicates that while only a minority of organizations have reached deep adoption (defined as greater than or equal…

In this HFMA executive roundtable, 11 healthcare revenue cycle and health information management executives share how they’re implementing AI solutions and shifting traditional staffing strategies as these new tools take hold. 

In the last two years, more than 800 incidents of unsecured data breaches were reported. Dive into this roundtable as leaders discuss the future of cybersecurity in the healthcare space and how it is evolving.

HFMA presents a detailed summary of a final rule published by CMS to address what it describes as a loophole in a regulatory statistical test applied to state proposals for Medicaid tax waivers.