Press Highlights
Read about Healthrise through recent independent press coverage, executive commentary, and industry recognition for our work in revenue cycle management.
Healthrise Finds Automation and AI Quietly Rebuilding the Hospital Back Office — GlobeNewswire/The Manila Times, August 20, 2026
The Manila Times, an established national daily, carried a GlobeNewswire report on Healthrise’s view of hospital back-office automation. The report covered denial prevention, coding quality, revenue cycle operations, and workforce staffing.
The 2025 CAQH Index found that automation helped U.S. healthcare avoid $258 billion in administrative costs during 2024. Administrative work still consumes an estimated 15 to 30 percent of hospital expenditures, and more than 10 percent of claims face denial on first submission. An AMA survey also found that six in 10 physicians worried AI would increase claim denials rather than reduce them.
Healthrise CEO David Farbman reported that Denials Navigator reduced denial inflow by an average of 25 percent for health systems using it. “Automation without governance just moves the bottleneck,” Farbman said. Greg Phillips, Regional Patient Access Director at a large nonprofit health system, added, “Denials Navigator has eliminated much of the manual work that used to require hours of spreadsheets, pivot tables, and data mining to understand where our opportunities were.”
Healthrise Establishes Outside Sales Team — GlobeNewswire, July 20, 2026
Healthrise announced a new Outside Sales team led by Michele Iuliucci, vice president of commercial growth and strategy. GlobeNewswire distributed the company-issued release to financial and healthcare audiences.
The expanded team brings more than 100 years of combined experience. Iuliucci contributes more than 35 years in healthcare and treasury services, including prior work as senior vice president at PNC Healthcare. Healthrise CEO David Farbman presented the appointment as an investment in serving health systems through experienced commercial leadership. Iuliucci said her background would help Healthrise address the financial and operational pressures facing healthcare providers.
Healthrise Delivers Semi-Captive Offshore Model — GlobeNewswire, July 8, 2026
A GlobeNewswire announcement detailed Healthrise’s semi-captive offshore model for health systems seeking more control over revenue cycle operations. GlobeNewswire provides broad distribution to financial and healthcare audiences.
The release reported that hospitals spent an estimated $43 billion in 2025 pursuing payments already owed, while administrative work consumed more than 40 percent of total hospital expenditures. Healthrise priced semi-captive labor at roughly one-third to one-fourth of comparable domestic labor costs.
Marcos Bonafede, COO at Healthrise, and CEO David Farbman discussed how the model combines lower labor costs with client control over operations. David Worthy, VP of Ambulatory Services at FMOLHS, provided the health system perspective on using the model within an established revenue cycle partnership.
Healthrise Launches Navigator AI — GlobeNewswire, May 20, 2026
Healthrise introduced Navigator AI through a GlobeNewswire release. The embedded AI layer within Denials Navigator identifies documentation gaps, coding inconsistencies, eligibility errors, and missed charges before they lead to denials.
The release reports that early-cycle breakdowns drive up to 30% of preventable revenue leakage. Correcting or reworking a claim after an error costs between $25 and $118, a significant expense for hospitals operating on margins of 1% to 3%.
“Denials are not the problem. They’re the symptom,” said David Farbman, CEO of Healthrise. “The real failure point is upstream, where preventable errors enter the revenue cycle long before a denial occurs.” DBusiness, Detroit’s business journal, also covered the launch for its regional business audience.
Hospitals Face Mounting Margin Pressure — PR Newswire, April 29, 2026
An April 29 PR Newswire release examined how reactive revenue cycle practices can deepen financial pressure for hospitals. PR Newswire provides broad distribution to healthcare finance and business audiences.
The release reported hospital margins of 1% to 3%, with labor consuming about half of operating costs. More than 10% of claims face an initial denial, which adds rework and delays payment when providers have little margin for error.
Healthrise CEO David Farbman called for hospitals to identify revenue cycle problems before they affect cash flow. Daniel Isacksen Jr., executive vice president and CFO at Trinity Health, added a health system perspective on protecting financial stability while controlling costs.
How FMOL Health Uses Vendor Oversight to Protect RCM Margins — HealthLeaders
A HealthLeaders feature examined how FMOL Health uses Healthrise to manage outside revenue cycle vendors. HealthLeaders reaches hospital finance and operations executives, and the article offers a provider perspective on a partnership spanning roughly a decade.
David Jensen, vice president of revenue cycle at FMOL Health, said Healthrise oversees vendor training, performance monitoring, and human resources administration. That embedded oversight lets FMOL Health use external staff without absorbing the usual management burden.
Jensen also described a semi-captive offshore model for commercial accounts with balances below $10,000. FMOL Health retains operational control while Healthrise manages the supporting workforce and vendor structure.
2025 Best in KLAS Awards — Top 10 Recognition
Healthrise ranked among the Top 10 in both Revenue Cycle Optimization and Go-Live Support in the 2025 Best in KLAS Awards. KLAS bases its recognition on feedback validated with healthcare providers, giving hospital leaders an independent view of vendor performance.
Healthrise’s award recap explains how the recognition reflects its work supporting revenue cycle improvement and major technology implementations.
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