HFMA June 26, 2018
Derrick Walker

Transitioning to regional service centers is one way merged health systems can optimize the revenue cycle after the transaction.

Instead of fighting for the same pool of patients, hospital systems are growing bigger by merging—but they need to focus on streamlining and being more efficient after such transactions, Derrick Walker, senior director at Optum Advisory Services, said Tuesday at HFMA’s Annual Conference.

His session, “A Glimpse into the Revenue Cycle of the Future,” addressed practices that hospitals must abide by to generate optimum revenue in the evolving landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Hospital M&A has been on the rise in recent years as payment rates have diminished and the Affordable Care Act has spurred healthcare systems to find more...

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