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Another way your 835 isn’t showing your denials.

The Loop 2110 segment was designed to communicate payer decisions. But payers have moved on, and health systems still managing denials through the remittance file are working with an incomplete picture. We’ve seen an influx of Google searches for “835...

April 15, 2026

Aetna’s SOI policy is changing inpatient reimbursement without showing up as a denial.

Claim Denials Revenue Cycle Analytics

Aetna’s SOI policy is changing inpatient reimbursement without showing up as a denial.

Last week, we wrote about PLBs and how revenue is being pulled back after payment in ways most teams aren’t actively monitoring. We’re also seeing a similar dynamic show up earlier in the process. Aetna’s SOI-based inpatient policy approves stays...

April 8, 2026

Most providers aren’t monitoring PLBs. Payers know it.

Denials Revenue Cycle Optimization

Most providers aren’t monitoring PLBs. Payers know it.

PLB data is rich in information, telling you which payers are recouping, how often, and in what patterns. But you won't see it in static retrospective RCM reports or standard denial dashboards. If your team isn't actively monitoring PLB activity...

March 31, 2026

Sift’s Fourth Annual Denials Insights Report

Revenue Cycle Optimization

Sift’s Fourth Annual Denials Insights Report

Sift Healthcare's Fourth Annual Denials Insights Report analyzes 2025 payer behavior trends and how they are reshaping the way health systems measure reimbursement risk.

March 9, 2026

Revenue Cycle Optimization

Adverse Payment Outcomes

Revenue cycle teams spend enormous energy managing denials, yet health systems still lose revenue. Here’s the case for a broader approach.

February 11, 2026

Claim Denials

2022 Healthcare Denials Insights

Denials are a significant and persistent obstacle for health systems and hospitals. They slow down receivables and add unnecessary administrative burdens. Sift Healthcare’s 2022 Denials Insight Report contains granular denials insights and action items to track root causes, prevent denials,...

March 1, 2023

4 Key Areas To Focus On To Recover Missed Receivables Or Accelerate Cash

Claim Denials

4 Key Areas To Focus On To Recover Missed Receivables Or Accelerate Cash

Sift's VP of Product & Client Success, Blake Sollenberger, talks denials management, covering 4 key areas health systems and hospitals can focus on to recover missed receivables or accelerate cash.

February 3, 2023

Rules Are Too Rigid For The Revenue Cycle

Machine Learning

Rules Are Too Rigid For The Revenue Cycle

Automation (RPA) makes the revenue cycle more efficient — saving time and decreasing errors. While this is an improvement for health systems and hospitals RPA efficiencies are one-dimensional. Fully optimizing the revenue cycle and getting the most out of AI...

November 3, 2021

Want To Add AI to Your Revenue Cycle? Data Intelligence is the First Step.

Data Science

Want To Add AI to Your Revenue Cycle? Data Intelligence is the First Step.

So you want to add AI to your revenue cycle? You have to start by establishing a solid foundation of data intelligence. This comes from normalizing and organizing payments data in a way that provides actionable insights. This works will...

November 3, 2021

Healthcare Providers Have Become Lending Organizations

Healthcare Payments

Healthcare Providers Have Become Lending Organizations

Every day healthcare providers are extending credit in the form of care, and they have little idea whether, how much or when they will be paid. It’s time for healthcare providers to start deploying well-established data science and analytics tools...

October 2, 2020

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Another way your 835 isn’t showing your denials.

Aetna’s SOI policy is changing inpatient reimbursement without showing up as a denial.

Most providers aren’t monitoring PLBs. Payers know it.

Sift’s Fourth Annual Denials Insights Report

Adverse Payment Outcomes

2022 Healthcare Denials Insights

4 Key Areas To Focus On To Recover Missed Receivables Or Accelerate Cash

Rules Are Too Rigid For The Revenue Cycle

Want To Add AI to Your Revenue Cycle? Data Intelligence is the First Step.

Healthcare Providers Have Become Lending Organizations

CEO Perspectives: Health Systems Are Wrong About Their Denial Rates

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

Another way your 835 isn’t showing your denials.

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CEO Perspectives: Health Systems Are Wrong About Their Denial Rates

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

Another way your 835 isn’t showing your denials.

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