Plus: Elevance’s new payment playbook: 7 notes

October 22, 2026

1. 9 business rules Judy Faulkner won’t bend Full story

2. Why 43% of hospitals are losing money Full story

3. Modern UM approach fuels 11–14% cash growth for one NY health system. Learn how.

 

4. Oracle, Amazon, Google among employers backing federal prior authorization reform push Full story

5. 10 tips for hospitals consolidating RCM vendors Full story

6. 300% ROI, zero new headcount: how Wellstar scaled IT support after a merger, here.

 

7. 10 health systems seeking revenue cycle vice presidents Full story

8. Elevance’s payment integrity push: What revenue cycle leaders should know Full story

9. 70 hospitals closing departments or ending services Full story

10. Oracle Health’s ambitions beyond the EHR: 6 moves Full story

 

11. Revenue cycle and accounting rarely reconcile payments the same way. A treasury controller + RCM leader explain what aligned them in this webinar.

12. AI chatbots are driving up EHR costs. Epic is working on a fix Full story

13. Uninsured rate rises to 11.2%: Survey Full story

14. Employees pay 9% more for family coverage in 2026: KFF Full story

15. 50+ clinicians on the ballot this midterm: 12 notes Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. Documentation that understates care severity quietly costs you twice. How UK HealthCare reviews every inpatient chart here. Register with one click.

17. Post-discharge vendors take a cut of revenue for care already delivered. A better model, in this webinar

18. Lake Regional’s revenue cycle AVP shares what it takes to pull a fragmented revenue cycle back together — here.

19. Becker’s upcoming webinars: network fragmentation, cloud ERP readiness and physician compensation data. See the sessions here.

 

 

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