Financial/Revenue Cycle Management

Do provider organizations have contract protections against supply chain rate hikes due to tariffs? Ralph Keiser, CEO of ArcheHealth, digs into the details.

Nearly seven in 10 hospitals were using predictive artificial intelligence in 2024, with a surge in the use of third-party or self-developed automated billing, the agency says. Also, hospitals slower to adopt AI are lower-resourced, suggesting a divide.

The company will use the funds to expand nationally, enhance its technology platform and advance clinical innovation.

The timeline for creating, testing and deploying new required tools in electronic health records could lead to increased data variability and added administrative burdens, the trade group told CMS in comments on proposed payment rules.

Hidden telecom costs may be causing six- or even seven-figure leakage from health systems’ IT budgets.

Sharing data is just the beginning of what artificial intelligence can do for healthcare, said Seema Verma, GM of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, at the company's annual summit.

Wipfli Healthcare Industry Leader Kelly Arduino says to collect all the money they're owed, hospitals should ensure they have proper coding and pricing for services and look for community funding.

Robin Glass, president of Included Health, says artificial intelligence has improved cost estimation tools and helps to address patient care gaps, while telehealth access reduces total costs for employee groups.

Prior auth can be completed in 30 seconds using coordination between the physician, PBM and EHR, says Surescripts VP of product innovation Matt Koehler. The company presented the scenario at AHIP 2025.

FinThrive Chief Innovation Officer John Yount explains how agentic AI learns and can evaluate claims to make faster decisions to drive improved reimbursement.