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HFMA RCC 2025 Key Takeaways

Healthcare professionals converged at HFMA RCC 2025, where the spotlight was on advancing revenue cycle management (RCM) through cutting-edge technologies, patient-centered care and strategic governance. With over 550 attendees, the event delivered...

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Reflections on HIMSS 2025: Insights, Innovations and the Path Forward

The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is always a highlight in the healthcare calendar, bringing together the brightest minds in health information and technology. This year’s event did not disappoint, offering groundbreaking insights,...

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HFMA Region 5 Southeastern Summit Reflections

By Jonathan Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive

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What You May Have Missed at HFMA 2024 – Industry Trends and More

The 2024 HFMA Annual Conference returned to Las Vegas this year…and man was it HOT! Not only did we have triple-digit temps all week, the conference also had some exciting content as well. The event kicked off with the Rat Pack of all things, Den-O, old...

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Reflecting on HIMSS 2024: Key Takeaways from Orlando

By Jeff Becker, Vice President, Portfolio Marketing, FinThrive

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HIMSS24: Sessions to Most Look Forward to in Orlando

By Jeff Becker, Vice President, Portfolio Marketing, FinThrive

The world's largest healthcare conference is on the horizon, geared up to welcome nearly 40,000 participants. From vendor booths on the exhibit hall floors to educational sessions, networking...

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What You Missed at HFMA Region 8 Mid-America Summer Institute

By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive

The 2023 HFMA Region 8 Mid-America Summer Institute (MASI) was a great educational conference. There were about 400 folks in attendance, ranging from large health systems and critical access...

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Healthcare Revenue Management Insights: Q2 2023

Hospitals are starting to see some daylight as we approach the second half of 2023. Per normalized data from a recent June Kaufman Hall report, signs of recovery continue with three consecutive break-even months. Volumes have continued to stabilize, with...

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What You May Have Missed at HFMA 2023 – Industry Trends and More

By Greg Lanier, Chief Growth Officer, FinThrive

2023 HFMA Annual did not disappoint! I was honored to be at such an electric event amongst many health system, hospital, provider, and business partner leaders across the country. The Gaylord Opryland...

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HIMSS 2023 Insights

By Greg Lanier, Chief Growth Officer, FinThrive

HIMSS ’23 saw more than 35,000 attendees, as healthcare executives from around the world gathered to tackle the industry’s toughest challenges. Several themes emerged from the conference surrounding...

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FinThrive Customer Advisory Board – Insights to Transform our Industry

By Greg Lanier, Chief Growth Officer, FinThrive

Last week, key customer executives from FinThrive gathered for two days in Sarasota, Florida. The discussion was electric, innovative, engaging, and transformative. Seema Verma, former CMS Administrator,...

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Healthcare Revenue Management Insights: April 2023

By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive

Welcome to the April 2023 edition of Revenue Management Insights. This month, we'll be discussing several important trends that are impacting the healthcare industry, including hospital...

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Healthcare Revenue Management Insights: March 2023

By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive

Welcome to the March edition of Healthcare Revenue Management Insights. Just as we’re starting to see flowers poking up through the snow (those of us in Colorado, at least), hospitals have...

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Healthcare Revenue Management Insights: February 2023

By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive

It’s about time: hospitals finally posted a positive margin in December according to Kaufmann Hall’s latest flash report. That’s just one piece of a generally optimistic outlook on the rest...

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Healthcare Revenue Management Insights: January 2023

By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive

New year, new data! While the numbers from the end of 2022 continue to show the same challenges faced throughout the year – negative margins, staffing issues, inflation, unpredictable...

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FinThrive Monthly Insights: November 2022

By Jonathan G. Wiik, Vice President, Health Insights, FinThrive

2022 has been one of the worst financial years for hospitals1 and most US hospitals and health systems are in a tight spot, to put it mildly. Between lower volumes, staffing shortages,...

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It’s Time to Transform the Healthcare Economy

Over the past 24 months, already-thin hospital margins were further exacerbated by COVID-19. Hospitals are seeing up to $50 million in revenue leakage per facility per year from underpayments from payers, poor claims management, denials, under and...

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