R1 RCM has named Eric Tagliere chief information officer. Mr. Tagliere most recently served as chief technology officer at Humana, where he led the company’s technology operations to advance their cloud and technology modernization strategy, according to a June 9…
Revenue Cycle Management
Indianapolis-based IU Health has struck a revenue cycle partnership with Ensemble Health Partners. Under the agreement, IU Health retains accountability for patient experience and overall financial outcomes, while Ensemble will be accountable for delivering its operating model and revenue cycle…
Ask a Revenue Cycle Leader is a new series featuring insights from health system and hospital revenue cycle executives nationwide. Becker’s poses questions on the most pressing issues in healthcare finance — from payer relations and automation to workforce and…
Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Beth Israel Lahey Health, based in Cambridge, Mass., seeks an executive director…
Market intelligence firm Black Book Research has released its “2026 State of Health & Hospital Systems Revenue Cycle Management Technology & Services report,” naming the top client-rated vendors across 49 hospital RCM categories. The report profiles 420 vendors serving hospitals,…
Med-Metrix has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vitalware, a cloud-based revenue integrity and chargemaster management software company, from Salt Lake City-based Health Catalyst. The deal adds Vitalware’s mid-revenue cycle software capabilities to Med-Metrix’s existing technology-enabled revenue cycle management…
Fifteen hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Carewell Health, based in East Orange, N.J., seeks a vice president of…
Athenahealth on June 3 unveiled a revenue cycle management roadmap featuring more than 80 AI-native capabilities built into its athenaOne platform, targeting high-friction administrative tasks such as insurance verification, coding, prior authorization and claim denials. New and expanding capabilities include:
Accuity, an AI-driven clinical revenue integrity company, has named Hannah Hartung as COO. Ms. Hartung will lead operational strategy and execution across delivery functions as the company expands its health system partnerships nationwide, according to a June 2 Accuity news…
Ahead of Becker's ASC: Kathy Saunders on Denials, Underpayments and Scaling RCM in Orthopedics
In a recent webinar conversation, Kathy Saunders, SVP of RCM at Redefine Healthcare, discussed how denials, payer behavior, underpayments and staffing pressure are reshaping RCM for provider groups running on athenahealth. For orthopedic organizations preparing for growth, her comments on…