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2. UnitedHealthcare gold card could cut 10% of prior authorization volumes, CEO says  Full story 

3. California hospital to lay off 15; interim CEO proposes eliminating own job  Full story 

4. Lehigh Valley Health Network is changing the way it thinks about post-insurance patient collections. Learn how your organization can boost revenue and aid patients' financial journey by doing the same.  

5. HCA revenue grew $20.5B since 2015: An 8-year recap  Full story 

6. Supreme Court to hear False Claims Act case: 5 things to know  Full story 

7. VA pauses $16B rollout of Cerner EHR to renegotiate contract with Oracle  Full story 

8. Today's patient journey is riddled with complexities that stall payments, but some orgs are outsmarting them. See the tech that led Methodist Health System to a 48% increase in patient payments. 

9. 10 providers seeking RCM talent  Full story 

10. Tower Health cuts 100 jobs  Full story 

11. Man pleads guilty for death threats to hospital CEO  Full story 

12. RCM case study — How one small health system achieved big efficiency improvements.

13. A North Carolina church relieved $3.3M in medical bills. Then it burned the debts  Full story 

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1. Providers can't afford to have a fragmented revenue cycle — so BayCare is choosing to innovate. Learn how a new RCM solution is helping the 15-hospital system streamline processes and cut down on costly, time-consuming errors. 

2. A remote RCM team doesn't have to mean compromised productivity. 'Game-changing' tech is boosting Methodist Health System's collections team performance — read how. 

3. Bad documentation of infusion start and stop times can quickly spiral to major revenue loss. Learn the tech that's streamlining hospital workflows + maximizing funds here.