Nearterm Blog

Is Your Revenue Cycle Leadership Structure Ready for What’s Next?

An organizational chart can remain unchanged while the revenue cycle operating beneath it becomes almost unrecognizable. Health systems are consolidating operations, integrating acquisitions, rethinking outsourcing arrangements, and investing in AI and automation. At the same time, payer complexity and persistent denials are increasing the financial consequences of weak handoffs and unclear accountability. These pressures do…

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4 Revenue Cycle Leadership Roles Health Systems Should Be Thinking About for 2027

Revenue cycle leadership searches often begin with a resignation. By then, the organization may already be managing disruption or declining performance without the leadership capacity to respond. For 2027, health systems should take a more proactive approach. The need for a revenue cycle leader is increasingly defined by what is happening to the business, not…

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AI Isn’t Replacing Revenue Cycle Professionals. It’s Changing Who You Need to Hire

Artificial intelligence is changing revenue cycle management, but not by simply replacing people. AI can classify work queues, extract data, flag coding variations and summarize accounts faster than a person can. What it can’t do is understand the operational context, financial consequences, compliance risk and data integrity concerns behind every recommendation. For CFOs and revenue…

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Nearterm Strategic RCM Staffing

Beyond Band-Aids: Strategic RCM Staffing for Sustainable Revenue

In healthcare, short-term fixes may keep operations afloat for the moment, but they rarely build the kind of stability today’s organization leaders demand. For Chief Financial Officers, Revenue Cycle Directors, and HR executives, the real question isn’t how to fill a position tomorrow. It’s how to build a revenue cycle workforce that sustains performance next…

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