The Council's agenda for the March 19, 2026 meeting was:
•Presentation: How to optimize systems to involve clinicians in denials and use data to drive improvement ―Gopi Astik, MD, MS, medical director, Northwestern Memorial Hospital...
After receiving negative feedback from industry stakeholders on its new reimbursement approach for certain inpatient Medicare Advantage (MA) claims, Aetna recently extended the policy’s implementation date.
Heightened and increasing complex payer denial activity are putting growing pressure on hospitals. With major shifts in reimbursement, and the growing costs of simply keeping the doors open and caring for patients, denials are just one more obstacle hospitals face. But fortunately, it’s one that...
NAHRI is celebrating the eighth annual Revenue Integrity Week (June 2–6) to acknowledge and raise awareness of revenue integrity professionals’ incredible contributions in the healthcare industry. To further support the goals and mission of revenue integrity and advance the development of...