by Katie Corcoran | Jan 9, 2026 | All Posts, Medical Coding, RCM Thought Leadership
1. It’s a New Era for Medicare Reimbursement Beginning in 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will permanently split the Medicare Conversion Factor (CF). Under this new structure: Advanced APM participants receive a higher Conversion Factor...
by Katie Corcoran | Jan 9, 2026 | All Posts, RCM Data Analytics
Today’s healthcare organizations operate under shrinking margins, growing payer complexity, and increased regulatory scrutiny. Rising costs and administrative burdens require leadership teams to ask deeper questions about financial outcomes – specifically, how...
by Katie Corcoran | Jan 8, 2026 | All Posts, RCM Best Practices
Patients want clarity in pricing around their medical visits. Higher deductibles, plan complexity, and higher premiums are inviting even more scrutiny by the patients regarding the cost of care and the Patient Financial Responsibility (PFR). As well, providers need...
by Katie Corcoran | Dec 2, 2025 | All Posts, Medical Coding
Which Physicians Medical Coding Approach Offers the Better Revenue Outcomes? Medical coding has become one of the most critical parts of a healthcare organization’s financial health. Payer rules change, documentation becomes more complex, and staffing challenges...
by Katie Corcoran | Nov 25, 2025 | All Posts, RCM Data Analytics, RCM Thought Leadership
RCM is Moving Beyond Claims Processing Towards Data-Driven Decisions, Predictive Financial Insight, and Actionable Intelligence. In our rapidly evolving healthcare business and regulatory environment, medical practices and physicians are no longer satisfied with...
by Katie Corcoran | Nov 25, 2025 | All Posts, Claim Denials, RCM Thought Leadership
AI, Automation, and The Future of Prevention Throughout this six-part series, we’ve dissected denial trends, quantified the staggering costs, and laid out the People and Process strategies needed to achieve a zero-tolerance mindset toward preventable errors. In...
by Katie Corcoran | Nov 20, 2025 | All Posts, Articles, Practice Profitability, RCM Best Practices, RCM Thought Leadership
As a medical practice leader, you dedicate your life to patient care. Your focus is clinical excellence, but your practice’s ability to deliver that care rests on two critical pillars: a healthy Revenue Cycle and a healthy Workforce. UnisLink is the expert in...
by Katie Corcoran | Nov 5, 2025 | All Posts, Claim Denials, RCM Thought Leadership
Prevention, Prioritization, and the P-P-T Framework In Part 3, we established the true cost of denials and the importance of measuring your Initial Denial Rate. Now, we move from analysis to action. When facing higher denial volumes and a smaller workforce (The...
by Katie Corcoran | Nov 5, 2025 | All Posts, Claim Denials, RCM Thought Leadership
Decoding Denials, Measuring Performance, and Calculating the True Cost In Part 1 and 2 of our series, we examined the alarming trends in claim denials and the significant financial impact they have on cash flow, administrative costs, and patient satisfaction. Now, in...
by Katie Corcoran | Oct 24, 2025 | All Posts, Medical Coding
1. Introduction of AI-Augmented Medical Coding The American Medical Association’s (AMA) 2026 CPT code set is the first time artificial intelligence (AI) is explicitly recognized in medical coding; a historic mark for healthcare. Independent physician groups, radiology...
