We were proud to have our 2025 Benchmark Report cited in The 10 Healthcare Headlines You Might See in 2026, the widely read annual outlook published by healthcare analyst Paul Keckley. The report was featured in the Hospitals section alongside data from the AHA, KFF, Harvard, and Kaufman Hall, with key findings highlighted including the 14% and 12% increases in average denied amounts across hospital outpatient and inpatient settings, the 30% surge in total at-risk amounts from external payer audits, and the continued rise in outpatient coding-related denials.
Being cited in The Keckley Report alongside some of the most authoritative voices in healthcare policy and finance is a meaningful recognition of the role our benchmark data plays in shaping the industry’s understanding of revenue integrity trends. As health system leaders look ahead to what Keckley describes as a pivotal year for U.S. healthcare, our data makes clear that proactive billing compliance and denial prevention are not optional strategies — they are financial imperatives.
