From Ardent Health outlining its revenue cycle playbook to Bon Secours Mercy Health netting nearly $1.1 billion from its ownership stake in Ensemble, here are eight revenue cycle updates that Becker’s reported on in August:
- Four revenue cycle leaders shared with Becker’s the tasks they will never hand over to AI.
- Revenue cycle management companies are bolstering their executive leadership teams as they accelerate their investments in artificial intelligence and automation.
- Five revenue cycle leaders detailed their AI wins.
- Three leaders outlined underdiscussed revenue cycle challenges.
- Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health received nearly $1.1 billion in cash distributions from its ownership stake in RCM company Ensemble so far in 2026, according to its most recent finance report.
- Fourteen revenue cycle leaders shared with Becker’s how they work to ensure their teams feel valued, not just measured.
- R1 RCM struck a deal to acquire Humata Health, an AI-powered touchless prior authorization company.
- Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health expects a single payer contract renewal to add between $5 million and $10 million to its 2026 adjusted EBITDA, as the for-profit system takes a more data- and market-driven approach to revenue cycle and payer contracting.
