Inland RCM - Revenue Cycle Management

10/16/2026

Budget season isn’t just about deciding where the dollars will go. It’s also a good time to take a closer look at where they’re coming from.

Collections, bad debt, staffing, vendor performance and cash flow can all tell you something important about the health of your revenue cycle, and the assumptions you’re making for the year ahead.

Before next year’s numbers are set, make sure this year’s performance is part of the conversation.

10/15/2026

Had a truly excellent couple of days connecting with everyone at the HFMA - Washington-Alaska Chapter Fall Conference. Learned a lot and talked through even more, from cybersecurity innovations to new CMS regulations and everything in between. If we met or connected, drop us a line, and we'll see you next time!

10/14/2026

In a rural hospital, the ED is often one of the community's most important access points to care. Shoutout to the emergency nurses who show up with skill, compassion, and calm when their communities need them most!

10/12/2026

We’ll be at the WA/AK Chapter HFMA Conference this week, showing how we’re Stronger Together! Come chat with us about AI and automation, payer and provider collaboration, and so many more critical topics for rural healthcare leaders in our region.

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10/09/2026

Not every revenue opportunity requires planting something new. 🌾

It might already be there — sitting in aging A/R, unresolved denials, underpayments or process gaps that are keeping earned revenue from reaching the bottom line.

As year-end gets closer, it’s a good time to take another look at what may still be waiting to be collected. You’ve done the work, so make sure you’re harvesting what you’ve already earned.

10/09/2026

Kick off Q4 strong! Decisions made now don’t just close out this year. They shape the next one. If next year trends the same as this one, is that a good thing? Make sure your team has the tools to end this year strong – and deliver next year, too.

10/08/2026

Primary care is often the first stop for healthcare, but in rural communities, it’s much more than that. It’s the place where long-term relationships are built, where chronic conditions are managed, and where access to consistent, local care makes an enormous difference for the health of an entire community.

Keeping that care available requires more than great medicine; it requires a strong financial foundation behind it.

It’s National Primary Care Week, and we’re celebrating the providers, staff, and organizations working every day to keep high-quality care close to home.

10/02/2026

It’s not enough to pull a report; what matters most is what you do with it. Check out 5 ways strong revenue cycle leaders use data to turn KPIs into action.

09/28/2026

Before the fiscal year closes, pull your top denial reasons from the past twelve months. Most rural hospitals find the same two or three causes repeating: missing prior auth, timely filing, and eligibility mismatches. Fixing the root cause matters more than appealing the same denial over and over.

09/24/2026

One more for the month: as you close out the fiscal year, what's the line item you're double-checking most carefully? AR over 90 days, credit balances, cost report accuracy, or denial trends? Vote and tell us why in the comments!