#### [Sift Named to AVIA Connect’s Top Patient Billing and Payment Companies](/content/sift-perspectives/sift-named-to-avia-connects-top-patient-billing-and-payment-companies/index.html)

Health systems are taking action in the Patient Billing & Payment space with renewed momentum. Learn how Sift Healthcare transforms patient financial engagement in AVIA Connect’s Top Patient Billing & Payment Companies Report.

[March 1, 2023](/content/sift-perspectives/sift-named-to-avia-connects-top-patient-billing-and-payment-companies/index.html)

#### [4 Keys To Improving Self-Pay Collections In 2021](/content/sift-perspectives/4-keys-to-improving-self-pay-collections-in-2021/index.html)

Micro-segmentation of patient accounts and machine learning equip healthcare providers to shift to an ROI-focused approach to patient collections -- while maintaining empathy improving patient engagement.

[May 4, 2021](/content/sift-perspectives/4-keys-to-improving-self-pay-collections-in-2021/index.html)

#### [How a 120-Day Machine Learning Experiment Led to a 6.5% Increase in Patient Collections](/content/sift-perspectives/120-day-machine-learning-experiment/index.html)

In late 2019, Sift Healthcare and State Collection joined forces to test AI in the revenue cycle. Together, we conducted a rigorous 120-day live, scientific test (with a control group) for Wake Forest Baptist Health, to determine if machine learning...

[October 22, 2020](/content/sift-perspectives/120-day-machine-learning-experiment/index.html)

#### [How Do You Optimize Patient Collections During COVID-19?](/content/sift-perspectives/patient-collections-during-covid-19/index.html)

While triage around COVID-19 continues, patient bills are going to pile up, cash on hand is going to dwindle and a more significant number of patients will struggle to pay their medical bills. Now is the time to be strategic...

[March 31, 2020](/content/sift-perspectives/patient-collections-during-covid-19/index.html)

#### [6 Ways To Increase Patient Payments](/content/sift-perspectives/6-ways-to-increase-patient-payments/index.html)

Providers of all sizes, as well as RCMs, will be challenged in 2020 to drive better results in patient collections. Here are six ways to maximize patient payments. They might require some data science, but Sift makes that accessible.

[January 23, 2020](/content/sift-perspectives/6-ways-to-increase-patient-payments/index.html)

#### [Why You Should Be Thinking About Call Cadence](/content/sift-perspectives/why-you-should-be-thinking-about-call-cadence/index.html)

For the patient revenue cycle, when, how often, and the method of outreach have a direct impact on dollars collected. But nobody is talking about contact cadence....

[December 17, 2019](/content/sift-perspectives/why-you-should-be-thinking-about-call-cadence/index.html)

#### [4 Innovative Strategies For Patient Payments](/content/sift-perspectives/4-innovative-strategies-for-patient-payments/index.html)

When healthcare providers leverage their patient payments data to drive their collections strategies, they create new and powerful opportunities to increase the revenue they collect, building patient relationships and using payments data to inform business operations. Here are four new...

[September 17, 2019](/content/sift-perspectives/4-innovative-strategies-for-patient-payments/index.html)

#### [Stop Using Credit Scores For Propensity To Pay](/content/sift-perspectives/stop-using-credit-scores-for-propensity-to-pay/index.html)

Consumer debt on credit reports is not an indicator of a patient's (or rather, consumer’s) ability or willingness to pay their healthcare bills. Most propensity to pay models rely on credit scores. Healthcare providers need to know how their payments...