Becker's Healthcare June 26, 2025
San Antonio-based University Health is taking a proactive, hands-on approach to revenue cycle management that’s helping the health system achieve significant results.
By embedding its managed care contracting team directly into daily revenue cycle operations and launching a structured contract implementation process, University Health has strengthened its ability to push back against aggressive payer tactics — including rising denial rates, delayed payments and prior authorization hurdles.
In a recent episode of the “Becker’s CFO and Revenue Cycle Podcast,” Kevin Barron, deputy vice president for payer relations at University Health, shared how the health system’s contract performance audit function and a newly launched program are helping recover millions in high-dollar claims, improve contract rollouts, close knowledge gaps and streamline payer...
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