This week’s 5 must-reads for hospital RCM leaders

Here are five articles published by Becker’s Hospital Review this past week offering insight on denial rework, revenue capture, patient payment and more.

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1. Analysis: Average hospital misses opportunity of up to $22M in revenue capture
A recent Advisory Board analysis revealed the average 350-bed hospital could gain up to $22 million in additional revenue by putting more focus on improving revenue cycle management performance rather than managing RCM cost.

2. Recondo partners with HealthPay24 , Navicure adds execs to team & more — 13 RCM key notes
Here are 13 recent updates on revenue cycle management companies.

3. Analysis: 68% of patients with bills of $500 or less didn’t pay full statement in 2016
An increasing number of patients fail to pay their full hospital bills, according to a TransUnion Healthcare analysis.

4. 125 CFOs, RCM executives reveal their revenue cycle challenges
Hospitals and health systems face challenges in optimizing revenue cycle technology and establishing a comprehensive revenue integrity course, according to an HFMA/Navigant survey.

5. Denial rework costs providers roughly $118 per claim: 4 takeaways
An estimated $262 billion, or 9 percent, of the estimated $3 trillion in claims submitted by hospitals last year were initially denied, according to a new analysis by Change Healthcare.

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