Revenue Cycle Management Archives - Page 9 of 202 - Becker's Hospital Review

Payers expand prior auth pledge | HCA's bolstered rev cycle paying dividends | UnitedHealth exec departs | Highest-paid payer CEOs | 7 healthcare bankruptcies

April 27, 2026 1. Health plans advance pledge with standardized electronic prior auth commitment Full story 2. HCA's strengthened revenue cycle paying dividends, CFO says Full story 3. Where should AI enter your revenue cycle first? Find out here. …

5 rev cycle leaders to know | CHS blames payers for volume drop | FTC to shut down insurance fraud scheme | Why Kaiser, Renown broke the cycle of payer-provider battles | UnitedHealthcare's 'deliberate trade-off'

April 23, 2026 1. 5 revenue cycle leaders to know Full story 2. 'They've turned the dial up on denying preauthorizations': CHS blames payers for volume drop Full story 3. California hospital clears major surgical backlog — and sustains OR performance.…

95 systems ranked by revenue | WVU taps chief revenue cycle officer | Hospitals' future revenue streams, per 36 execs | A 3rd player enters the AI arms race | Optum Rx: Prior auth tool cut script approvals from 8 hours to 30 seconds

Plus UnitedHealth fast-tracks $2B buyback April 22, 2026 1. 95 health systems ranked by annual revenue Full story 2. WVU Health System taps new chief revenue cycle officer Full story 3. Reviewing every chart is a losing strategy. Reviewing the…

UnitedHealthcare pares back prior auths | 10 providers seeking RCM talent | AI missteps reshape system strategy | Hospitals running out of ways to cut costs | 208 great leaders in healthcare

Plus Jefferson reins in GLP-1 coverage costs April 21, 2026 1. UnitedHealthcare pares back prior authorizations, speeds up payments for rural providers Full story 2. Scripps CEO: Hospitals running out of ways to cut costs Full story 3. $5M per…

8 billing fraud cases | How Mark Cuban is boxing out payers | CEO, CFO pay at HCA, Tenet, CHS, UHS | AI to transform, not replace, RCM jobs | Rural hospitals reimagine revenue

April 20, 2026 1. Healthcare billing fraud: 8 recent cases Full story 2. Mark Cuban dives into direct contracting Full story 3. 4 days. 2,500+ executives. Limited reviewer badges remain for Becker's Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference.…

UnityPoint to outsource select rev cycle functions | Patients use chatbots to fight medical bills | 3 hospital closures | Systems leave EHR value on the table | How finance leaders are rewriting their role

April 16, 2026 1. UnityPoint Health to outsource select IT, revenue cycle functions Full story 2. Patients use chatbots to fight medical bills: NY Times Full story 3. Siloed physician staffing hides excess labor spend. See how one workforce model…

37 systems ranked by operating margins | Hospital puts Anthem on notice over underpayment | 11 systems naming rev cycle VPs | ACA payment failures rise sharply | What systems learned from early AI boom

April 15, 2026 1. 37 health systems ranked by operating margins in 2025 Full story 2. Indiana hospital serves Anthem breach notice over alleged payment issues Full story 3. Prior auth delays, unclear handoffs, downstream rework — Singing River Health…

50 systems' days cash on hand | Rev cycle teams evolve amid AI 'arms race' | 5 states reforming prior auth | Epic, Penn Medicine lean into EHR 'nudges' | 29 specialties ranked by pay

April 14, 2026 1. Days cash on hand at 50 health systems Full story 2. Hospital revenue cycle teams evolve as AI 'arms race' heats up Full story 3. Advocate Health, Mayo Clinic and 515+ speakers at Becker's Health IT event…

11 systems switching to Epic | CMS pitches extension of prior auth rule | Hospitals brace for new wave of federal cuts | How Mount Sinai is transforming its rev cycle | 5 states reforming prior auth

April 13, 2026 1. 11 health systems moving to Epic Full story 2. CMS proposes extension of prior authorization rule to cover drugs: 6 notes Full story 3. As coverage rules evolve, revenue risk grows. Scripps, Temple and UC Davis…

14 systems cutting jobs | CMS leader breaks down MA pay hike | 13 systems seeking rev cycle VPs | DOJ launches fraud division | 9 MA numbers to know in 2026

April 9, 2026 1. The hospitals, health systems cutting jobs in 2026 Full story 2. 'The days of unlimited increases in rate must end': CMS leader breaks down the 2027 Medicare Advantage pay hike Full story 3. Siloed physician staffing…