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Ahead of Becker's ASC: Kathy Saunders on Denials, Underpayments and Scaling RCM in Orthopedics
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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…