Denials Management Archives - Sift Healthcare

Top 8 Denials Management Metrics Every Hospital Should Track

The Denials Management Metrics That Actually Matter in 2026 For years, the denials scorecard was settled and denials management metrics were simple. Initial denial rate, denials by CARC code, overturn rate and days in AR. If those numbers looked good,...

July 6, 2026

CEO Perspectives: Proactive Denial Management, What the SaaS Repricing Tells Us

The Market that Rewards Managing Problems The dominant revenue cycle business models have a structural incentive not to solve the most fundamental problems in the revenue cycle (denials). That’s not a criticism of execution. The people building these businesses are...

June 4, 2026

Most providers aren’t monitoring PLBs. Payers know it.

PLB data is rich in information, telling you which payers are recouping, how often, and in what patterns. But you won't see it in static retrospective RCM reports or standard denial dashboards. If your team isn't actively monitoring PLB activity...

March 31, 2026

Sift’s Fourth Annual Denials Insights Report

Sift Healthcare's Fourth Annual Denials Insights Report analyzes 2025 payer behavior trends and how they are reshaping the way health systems measure reimbursement risk.

March 9, 2026

Beyond Denials Management – Adverse Payment Outcomes

Revenue cycle teams spend enormous energy managing denials, yet health systems still lose revenue. Here’s the case for a broader approach.

February 11, 2026

An Expanded Partnership With Hartford HealthCare

Sift Healthcare’s expanded partnership with Hartford HealthCare reflects a shared conviction that healthcare’s denial problem is the result of a clinical-financial intelligence problem.

February 11, 2026

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