The evolution of the revenue cycle builds on today’s multimodal approach
Multimodal AI in revenue cycle helps providers reduce cost to collect and streamline payer-provider communication across workflows.
Hospital margins decline in 2026 as expenses outpace revenue
As hospitals seek to shore up their finances in a challenging environment, cost-focused initiatives are taking priority. “Organizations are saying, ‘We’ve got the revenue picture, [now] we’ve really got to get our expense picture to be sustainable with our revenue picture,’” said Steve Wasson, chief data and intelligence officer with Strata Decision Technology. “And what…
The Revenue Cycle of the Future: AI boom and workflow redesigns accelerate rev cycle transformation
Hospitals of all sizes are leveraging AI advancements and workflow redesigns to modernize revenue cycle management, aiming to lower costs, improve operational efficiency, and enhance the patient experience. While technology such as predictive analytics and automation shows promise in streamlining tasks, challenges remain in workforce adaptation, skill shifts, and the need for strategic collaboration, as leaders work to balance innovation with employee training and retention in an increasingly tech-driven environment.
The IPPS FY 27 proposed rule, and how the industry can better care for women
Nick Hut and Kathy Stull discuss the latest in healthcare finance news, and Erika Grotto talks with Monica Christmas, MD, about how the healthcare industry can better care for women in perimenopause. Further reading: Inpatient Prospective Payment System FY27 proposed rule CJR-X Model
Navigating the Shift to Value-Based Care: Financial Strategies for a Changing Reimbursement Landscape
Download this white paper to understand how healthcare finance leaders can navigate the shift to value-based reimbursement by evaluating financial impacts, managing contracts, and using data-driven insights to track performance and risk.
A key antitrust case against providers, plus the marriage of patient experience and AI
Nick Hut and Shawn Stack discuss the latest in healthcare finance news. Erika Grotto talks with Jonathan Wiik of FinThrive about how a great patient experience and AI can go together. Also in this episode, a fond farewell to Shawn as he departs the podcast and HFMA.
Leveraging Data and Benchmarking to Optimize Healthcare Telecom Budgets
This guide shows how to turn telecom expense management (TEM) into a strategic advantage using data-driven auditing, usage analysis, and benchmarking to uncover inefficiencies and recover costs.
Is Your Organization Maximizing HCF Funding—and Fully Prepared for an Audit?
Help your organization assess funding performance, identify gaps, and ensure audit readiness to maximize reimbursements and minimize risk with this white paper.
News Briefs: Relief might be fleeting for healthcare after Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs
The Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 decision striking down most of the Trump administration’s tariff policy negated many of the tariffs that have affected healthcare and other industries since beginning in August 2025. The ruling leaves in place sector-specific tariffs such as increased levies on imports of steel and aluminum, for which the tariff has been…
Health system PBM ownership model shows benefits amid reform pressure
Amid heightened scrutiny of the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) model, one health system is touting an alternative approach. St. Louis-based SSM Health is co-owner of Navitus Health Solutions, a PBM with 18 million members among 800 clients across all 50 states. Navitus has a niche that helps it optimally serve customers while bolstering the operation…