Vendor Voices - A Real Partners Revenue Cycle Podcast

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Interested in amplifying your revenue cycle but not sure where to start? Want to hear what vendors are up to - without being sold to? Vendor Voices was built to bring clarity to the vast rev cycle vendor landscape - one vendor at a time. Episodes start with a 5min Snapshot Challenge, followed by practical rev cycle advice and education through candid conversations with vendor leaders. This podcast was made for everyone in revenue cycle and healthcare finance accountable for REAL financial outcomes. Coming Soon: "Provider Perspectives - A Real Partners Revenue Cycle Podcast"

  1. 22h ago

    Mini Episode: Why Hospitals Need to Integrate Their Data into an LLM with Josh Vierling

    Mini Episode: Why Hospitals Need to Integrate Their Data into an LLM with Josh Vierling Join Ryan Downs and Josh Vierling as they discuss the importance of integrating your financial and revenue cycle data into an LLM.

  2. 23h ago

    Mini Episode: Is Interacting with your Data the Future of Analytics with Josh Vierling

    Mini Episode: Is Interacting with your Data the Future ofAnalytics with Josh Vierling Join Ryan Downs and Josh Vierling as they discuss how the future of revenue cycle analytics is being changed by the power of AI, and how talking to your data might become the new norm.

  3. 1d ago

    Mini Episode: The Future Skill Sets of Revenue Cycle Teammates with Josh Vierling

    Mini Episode: The Future Skill Sets of Revenue Cycle Teammates with Josh Vierling Join Ryan Downs and Josh Vierling as they discuss how theskill set of revenue cycle teammates and leaders might look very different in the near future – with a nod to true expertise and the growing importance of AI prompting.

  4. 1d ago

    Mini Episode: Finding and Fixing Common Healthcare Data Issues with Josh Vierling

    Mini Episode: Finding and Fixing Common Healthcare DataIssues with Josh Vierling Join Ryan Downs and Josh Vierling as they discuss common healthcare data issues – with a focus on contract and policy management - and how to fix them.

  5. 1d ago

    Mini Episode: Is an Autonomous Revenue Cycle Within Reach with Josh Vierling

    Mini Episode: Is an Autonomous Revenue Cycle Within Reach with Josh VierlingJoin Ryan Downs and Josh Vierling as they discuss if revenue cycle can ever be fully autonomous.

  6. 1d ago

    Mini Episode: 5 Tips in 5 Minutes - Uncovering Hidden Revenue with Josh Vierling

    Mini Episode: 5 Tips in 5 Minutes - Uncovering Hidden Revenue with Josh Vierling Join Ryan Downs and Josh Vierling as they walk through 5 places to look for hidden revenue: Precision Contract Loads, Keeping up with Policy Changes, Appealing More Denials, Multi-Faceted Contract Negotiations, and Zero-Balance Audits.

  7. 1d ago

    How Hospitals Can Turn Contract Data & AI Into Real Financial Control: A Conversation with Josh Vierling of Parathon

    How Hospitals Can Turn Contract Data & AI Into RealFinancial Control: A Conversation with Josh Vierling of Parathon Ryan Downs sits down with Joshua Vierling, President of Parathon, to unpack how hospitals and large physician groups can improve contractual accuracy, reduce denials, and use AI to turn revenue cycle data into a more actionable operating system. The conversation stays grounded in the realities of contracts, policies, and reimbursements, while looking ahead to how analytics, agentic AI, and semi-autonomous workflows may reshape the field. In this episode, Ryan and Josh discuss why contract interpretation and policy loading are often the root of revenue leakage, how a validation engine can combine claims, remits, contracts, and policies, and why human expertise still matters even as AI becomes more capable. Key Topics: The struggle to keep up with complicated contracts and hundreds of policiesThe importance of precise and accurate expected reimbursement calculationsWhat data needs to come together for stronger revenue cycle intelligence The importance of having a unified financial and revenue cycle data layerHow AI and LLMs rely on an underlying data schema Data quality issues and how to fix themZero balance and underpayment audits as a hidden opportunityHow LLMs can turn complexity into clarityAgentic AI and the shift toward continuous financial controlA semi-autonomous, not fully autonomous, revenue cycle is the likeliest futureThe future skill set for revenue cycle teammates and leadersWhat analytics may look like in 12 to 18 monthsFrom contract loads to unappealed denials: the places revenue leakage still hides Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction00:57 - Vendor Voices Snapshot Challenge 05:43 - Introducing Josh Vierling, President of Parathon 06:51 – The power of managed care vendors who have payer-side experience 07:21 - Why a unified financial and revenue-cycle data foundation matters + the datasets that providers should combine09:47 - The power of combining datasets & leveraging LLMs to hold payers accountable 10:58 - A fresh take on how to evaluate if your contract infrastructure is solid: Why zero-balance and underpaymentaudits reveal hidden opportunities 12:43 - Identifying and fixing common data-quality issues incontracts and policies 18:22 - Future of AI in revenue cycle: How language modelscan turn complex healthcare data into usable insight 21:45 - Agentic AI: automating recurring revenue-cycle workwith human oversight 24:40 - Future skills for revenue cycle leaders and teammates 30:49 - Projecting the next 12–18 months: the evolution of conversational analytics and faster decision-making 37:56 - Where AI could create operational value over the next five years 41:11 - Can revenue cycle become autonomous? 44:44 - Leveraging data for revenue opportunities 45:05 - Hospital data, biomarkers, and new opportunities for collaboration 46:33 - Finding hidden revenue leakage: 5 Ways in 5 Minutes 51:57 – Final parting advice   The episode was brought to you by: Real Partners Consulting Connect with Ryan Downs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpdowns/  Connect with Josh Vierling: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-vierling-2462162/   We Want Your Input! If you’d like to suggest a specific topic or guest, feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn or email at rdowns@realpartnersconsulting.com. Please rate and review – and be sure to subscribe to nevermiss an episode! Thank you for listening!

  8. Aug 7

    Mini Episode: Final Parting Advice with Adam Cartabiano

    Mini Episode: Final Parting Advice with Adam CartabianoTune in to see what final parting advice Knowtion Health Chief Growth Officer, Adam Cartabiano has for the healthcare revenue cycle industry.

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Interested in amplifying your revenue cycle but not sure where to start? Want to hear what vendors are up to - without being sold to? Vendor Voices was built to bring clarity to the vast rev cycle vendor landscape - one vendor at a time. Episodes start with a 5min Snapshot Challenge, followed by practical rev cycle advice and education through candid conversations with vendor leaders. This podcast was made for everyone in revenue cycle and healthcare finance accountable for REAL financial outcomes. Coming Soon: "Provider Perspectives - A Real Partners Revenue Cycle Podcast"

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