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$50B Rural Health Transformation Investment Unlikely to Pull Hospitals Back from the Brink
New analysis from Chartis warns that RHT dollars may be "too late" and ineffective for preventing further rural health erosion.
CFO
A Rural Health Microcosm
North Carolina reflects the landscape of rural healthcare across the country, and UNC Health is stepping in to help seal...
Revenue Cycle
Live from Our Rev Cycle Exchange: A Focus on Leadership
Revenue cycle executives discuss the need to bridge leadership gaps by prioritizing data literacy curiosity, intentional engagement in remote work...
Innovation
Can Clinicians Be 'Nudged' to Take Better Notes?
Intermountain Health's new CDI platform aims to improve documentation through real-time queries that prompt doctors to create a better medical...
Revenue Cycle
CMS Signals MA Payment Slowdown as Provider Frustration With The Plans Continue to Mount
The proposal reinforces concerns that MA incentives remain misaligned with clinical reality.
Revenue Cycle
PBM Reform Advances in Congress
The U.S. House passed a federal funding bill that includes new restrictions on PBM compensation.
CFO
Infographic: 3 Lessons CFOs Will Learn From This Month’s Cover Story
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is reshaping hospital economics ? here?s what CFOs must do to protect margins,...
CEO
How Highmark Health's Integration Is Testing Solutions for a Fragmented System
President and COO Karen Hanlon believes integration isn?t the endgame, but it offers a safer place to fix broken payer-provider...
Revenue Cycle
HL Shorts: How Health Systems Use Payer Scorecards
This chief revenue cycle officer explains how her teams uses detailed metrics to hold payers accountable during contract negotiations.
CEO
Contributed Content: Winning Through Independence—The Only Response to Medicare Uncertainty
The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rewards office-based care while squeezing hospital-centric models, spurring a structural strategic shift, argues this...
CEO
756 Rural Hospitals Nationwide at Risk of Closure
New analysis warns that inadequate reimbursement and flawed payment models are pushing hundreds of rural hospitals toward closure.
Revenue Cycle
Infographic: Top 10 Revenue Cycle Stories of 2025
From denials and payer plans for unilateral downcoding to 340B legal battles, the most-read stories of 2025 reveal a revenue...