By Kaitlyn Bookout – More than 10,000 heart rhythm experts gathered at McCormick Place for HRS 2026. This year, the focus shifted from clinical skill alone to the necessity of a strong data strategy for cardiac device management.
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By Wael Khouli MD MBA – I want to be direct about something: the denial problem in U.S. healthcare is not complicated to understand. It is complicated to fix, but the basic dynamic is straightforward. Hospitals deliver medically appropriate care, submit claims, and then watch a meaningful portion of those claims get denied.
By Jake McCarley – I’m of the persuasion that literature is as helpful as science. It trains our imaginations in ways data cannot, and allows us to understand what it feels like to be human in particular circumstances.
By Suhas Nair – Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping healthcare and medical coding, addressing everything from coder shortages and compliance obligations to financial pressures. In particular, health systems are turning to autonomous coding technologies to boost efficiency and cut administrative costs.
Newly released FINN Voices episode with Beth Friedman and Diana Sage, Cardiology Data Pipelines and How to Improve their Clinical Value. They discuss the evolving landscape of clinical information.
By Inger Sivanthi – Revenue cycle management has never lacked for investment. Over the past decade, hospitals and health systems poured resources into better billing platforms, smarter clearinghouses, denial management tools, and more recently AI-powered coding engines. The infrastructure grew. The underlying problem did not shrink.
By Chris Rogowski – Hospitals across the U.S. are hoping that 2026 ends much differently than it began. In January, a difficult financial operating environment carried over from the prior year, as expenses and bad debt grew, while patient volumes declined. Expenses per calendar day rose 5% year-over-year in January, pushed higher by rising costs for drugs and labor.
By Matt Gilchrist – HR leaders are getting pulled in two directions. Employees want the kind of self-service experience they use everywhere else where they can type a question in plain language, get a clear answer quickly, and move on with their day. That expectation is already changing workplace behavior.
By Hitesh Agarwal – For decades, healthcare conferences, whitepapers, and vendors have talked about the same thing: interoperability. However, the reality never changed: patient information remained locked away and hard to move. But that window is finally closing.