Carlyle Bets Big on AI-Native RCM: What the Knack + EqualizeRCM Deal Means for Your Practice
Carlyle just acquired two AI-native RCM companies and merged them into a single global platform. EqualizeRCM's agentic AI has already displaced large-scale vendor contracts at major DME manufacturers. Here's what the consolidation wave means for every practice evaluating RCM vendors right now.
AI Enters the Fray: Can It Solve Our Denial and Underpayment Crisis?
Explore how AI can tackle denial and underpayment issues in revenue cycle management, offering innovative solutions for healthcare practitioners.
Ensemble + Cohere Are Building an RCM-Native LLM. Here's Why That's Different.
Not a GPT wrapper. Not prompt engineering. A fine-tuned model trained on real RCM operational data from 30+ health systems. The AI RCM arms race just shifted from model access to domain-specific training data.
AI Is Coming for Your Revenue Cycle. Here's What That Actually Means.
EY's new report on AI-driven RCM gets the framing right. But the transformation they're describing doesn't require a consulting engagement - it requires targeted automation against specific denial codes.
CMS Phases Out Fax Machines - What the Claims Attachments Rule Actually Means for RCM
$782 million in annual savings. Electronic claims attachments mandated by 2028. The fax era is officially ending.
Experian Health: The Credit Bureau's RCM Play - Data Moat, Patient Access, and What It Can't Do
Bureau-grade identity verification, credit-data propensity scoring, and Patient Access Curator AI. Best front-end platform for high-volume systems - but not end-to-end.
Is Your EHR Holding Back RCM Automation's True Potential?
Explore how your EHR system may be limiting RCM automation and discover strategies to unlock its full potential for improved revenue cycle management.
Denial Rates Surge as Prior Auth Rejections Plummet-What's Next?
The denial rate is climbing while prior auth rejection counts drop. What's driving the divergence and what it means for your AR.
What Fierce Healthcare's Fierce 15 of 2026 Signals for Revenue Cycle
The 2026 class is dominated by operational AI - not diagnostics, not therapeutics. Escher Health, Hyro, and Artisight have direct RCM implications. Here's what to watch.
Turquoise Health Raises $40M to Turn Healthcare Contracts Into Live Infrastructure
$40M Series C led by Oak HC/FT. Turquoise is evolving from MRF data vendor to full contract intelligence platform - and the RCM implications are significant.
The RCM intelligence toolkit that pays for itself on one recovered claim.
Built by people who've worked the denials, coded the claims, and sat across from underwriters. Not theory - operational tools for the revenue cycle floor.
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Explore the rising trend of DSO mergers and learn how to navigate the upcoming changes in the dental landscape to stay competitive and prepared.
Denial Recovery ROI: What to Appeal, What to Write Off, and How to Build the Workflow
Not every denial is worth fighting. The practices recovering the most revenue have a systematic framework for triage — here's how to build one.
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