Healthcare financial and revenue cycle leaders face mounting pressure to deliver stronger results with fewer resources. As reimbursement tightens and administrative costs rise, core workflows remain slowed by manual processes and outdated systems.
According to HFMA, 84% of health system CFOs project flat or declining net patient revenue for 2025. At the same time, denial rates are climbing, labor costs are increasing, and nearly one in three remits still arrive on paper, fueling delays, write-offs, and revenue leakage.
These are financial pain points that directly affect cash flow and make it harder to close the books with confidence. To solve them, forward-thinking leaders are addressing the root causes of friction without expanding their teams.
This guide explores how leading health systems and ambulatory organizations leverage an overlooked opportunity to improve financial performance: automating payment posting and reconciliation. It shows how to streamline workflows, boost accuracy, and strengthen cash flow through a more resilient, technology-driven revenue cycle.
Healthcare finance and revenue cycle leaders will learn how modern automation transforms outdated workflows and improves five critical financial outcomes:
- Reduce bad debt by accelerating payment posting and resolving unapplied cash
- Lower labor costs by eliminating manual data entry and repetitive workflows
- Recover more denials with faster response times and intelligent routing of payer correspondence
- Shorten days in A/R by posting payments promptly and enabling real-time follow-up
- Accelerate the month-end close with continuous reconciliation and centralized documentation
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