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The Revenue Cycle Performance Metrics That Actually Prove ROI

If you’re trying to prove a tool is working, or trying to figure out if the one you have is worth renewing, the revenue cycle performance metrics that matter split into three categories: 1) what $$ came back, 2) what...

September 3, 2026

Marketing View: The Best AI in Your Revenue Cycle Should Be Invisible

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Marketing View: The Best AI in Your Revenue Cycle Should Be Invisible

Bad AI in your revenue cycle announces itself, like bad CGI. The AI that you never notices is the good stuff. Here's the difference.

July 20, 2026

Denials

Top 8 Denials Management Metrics Every Hospital Should Track

The Denials Management Metrics That Actually Matter in 2026 For years, the denials scorecard was settled and denials management metrics were simple. Initial denial rate, denials by CARC code, overturn rate and days in AR. If those numbers looked good,...

July 6, 2026

7 Claims Lifecycle Gaps Slowing Hospital Cash Flow

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7 Claims Lifecycle Gaps Slowing Hospital Cash Flow

The causes of slowed or missed hospital cash flow are structural, and most of them trace back to the same set of breakdowns happening at predictable points across the claims lifecycle. Hospitals lost more than $48 billion in net revenue...

July 1, 2026

AI Denial Prevention: Your Model Flagged a Denial. Now What?

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AI Denial Prevention: Your Model Flagged a Denial. Now What?

Health systems evaluating AI denial prevention need confidence that their investment will actually reduce denials. Granularly, this means that there has to be a clear connection between AI model output and workflow action. The Model Is Not the Product AI...

June 10, 2026

AI in the Revenue Cycle: A Priority, But…

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AI in the Revenue Cycle: A Priority, But…

AI in the revenue cycle isn’t at a tipping point; it’s a sticking point. Revenue cycle leaders at health systems across the country are being given AI mandates. At Sift, we’ve heard from multiple revenue cycle leaders that their CEOs...

May 26, 2026

Score First, Outsource Second: Why A/R Scoring is the Smarter Path to RCM Vendor ROI

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Score First, Outsource Second: Why A/R Scoring is the Smarter Path to RCM Vendor ROI

Dollar value and recovery probability are not the same thing. Health systems that outsource without scoring first are paying contingency fees on claims they could have kept. For most health systems, accounts receivable outsourcing feels like a necessary hedge against...

April 22, 2026

Solving Revenue Cycle Bottlenecks with AI Copilots

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Solving Revenue Cycle Bottlenecks with AI Copilots

AI copilots enhance CDI by connecting clinical and financial data, improving claim accuracy, reducing denials, and optimizing automation in revenue cycle management.

March 3, 2025

It’s Time To Move Past These 3 Common Revenue Cycle Management Mistakes

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It’s Time To Move Past These 3 Common Revenue Cycle Management Mistakes

It's time for health systems and hospitals to move past these three all-too-common business tactics that have remained constant, despite the ever-changing payer landscape and the mounting pressure for providers to lower costs and provide a more seamless payments experience.

February 18, 2022

Claim Denials

3 Ways Data Can Fix Denials

The impact of insurance claim denials for healthcare providers in 2021, and how providers' own historical payments data and machine learning provide solutions for both denials prevention and appeals prioritization.

June 28, 2021

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The Revenue Cycle Performance Metrics That Actually Prove ROI

Marketing View: The Best AI in Your Revenue Cycle Should Be Invisible

Top 8 Denials Management Metrics Every Hospital Should Track

7 Claims Lifecycle Gaps Slowing Hospital Cash Flow

AI Denial Prevention: Your Model Flagged a Denial. Now What?

AI in the Revenue Cycle: A Priority, But…

Score First, Outsource Second: Why A/R Scoring is the Smarter Path to RCM Vendor ROI

Solving Revenue Cycle Bottlenecks with AI Copilots

It’s Time To Move Past These 3 Common Revenue Cycle Management Mistakes

3 Ways Data Can Fix Denials

A Lower Denial Rate Is Not the Same as DRG Downgrade Prevention

Denial Management Software Features That Actually Reduce Denials

The Revenue Cycle Performance Metrics That Actually Prove ROI

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A Lower Denial Rate Is Not the Same as DRG Downgrade Prevention

Denial Management Software Features That Actually Reduce Denials

The Revenue Cycle Performance Metrics That Actually Prove ROI

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