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2. 8 prior authorizations updates in 2022  Full story

3. Colorado hospital workers' future up in air as leadership stays silent  Full story

4. 22% percent of Americans don't speak English at home. Are your telehealth services accommodating them? Learn how to improve virtual care access here. 

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6. How Advantum Health is tackling prior authorization burdens  Full story

7. Look alive as hospitals close and cut services, lawmakers urge HHS  Full story

8. Leading health systems are liberating finance teams from 'Excel gymnastics' — Click here to learn how.

9. Hospitals and health systems opting for Epic EHRs in 2022  Full story

10. Skepticism now starts at the top in one Florida hospital  Full story

11. 10 providers seeking RCM talent  Full story

12. Revenue cycle staffing is in crisis. Don't ask employees to work harder — allow them to work smarter with intelligent automation. Here's how. 

13. Hospital consolidation continues: 12 M&As that grabbed headlines in 2022  Full story

14. 8 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements  Full story

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1. The standard patient payment model is broken. That's why Ascension and Intermountain depend on this tool to increase patient engagement and drive net-new cash. 

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