With as many as 65% of denied claims never being addressed, Anka’s MGMA Centennial session in San Antonio shines a light on the concealed revenue shortfalls that standard RCM metrics overlook.
Providers are forfeiting revenue they have already generated. At MGMA, we'll examine where cash flow stalls, why dashboards fail to capture everything, and how leaders can take steps to safeguard it.”— Madhav Garg, CEO, AnkaHOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, September 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — With more than 40% of U.S. rural hospitals losing money and 417 at risk of shutting down, conventional revenue cycle tracking is failing to identify where operational funds truly disappear. At the 2026 MGMA Annual Conference in San Antonio, Anka will co-lead an executive education session that explores the hidden operational hurdles that skew revenue cycle evaluations in rural health networks and physician practices.
The presentation, called "The Rural Health Revenue Problem No Dashboard Shows" (Monday, September 28, 2026, 3:30 PM CT, Room 221D), will feature Jessica Phillips, MBA, CPC, CANPC, Practice Manager at Anesthesiology Consultants of Virginia, and Deepak Sharma, AVP of RCM Solutions at Anka. Together, they will explore where revenue quietly leaks away and how practice administrators can spot and resolve these issues without adding staff, technology, or extra workload.
The Solvency Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight
Healthcare administrators routinely monitor familiar metrics such as Days in A/R, clean claim rates, and gross collection percentages. Yet, findings from Anka’s executive report, The Rural Hospital Survival Gap™ 2026, expose a growing disconnect between tracked performance and real-world cash flow:
• The Unworked Claims Gap: As many as 65% of denied claims are never resubmitted or challenged due to limited internal resources, leaving billions in valid reimbursements unclaimed.
• The Underpayment Blind Spot: Standard billing dashboards track whether a payment arrives, not whether it is accurate, thus missing whether the payer covered the full amount due.
• High Overturn Economics: Despite climbing Medicare Advantage denial rates, up to 95% of appealed post-acute denials are eventually reversed in favor of providers—proving the care was reimbursable, yet remained uncollected.
"Part of the issue is revenue they have already earned, but haven’t been able to collect." says Madhav Garg, CEO of Anka. "That’s the message we want to deliver at MGMA: where revenue gets held up, why standard dashboards don’t always reveal the whole story, and what healthcare leaders can do to intervene before that money is gone."
Practical Shifts for Practice Leaders
During the one-hour accredited session (offering ACMPE, ACHE, CEU, CME, CPE, and PDC credits), Phillips and Sharma will outline three key stages in the revenue cycle where cash deteriorates without notice. Attendees will walk away with a clear, low-effort approach to:
• Spot Revenue at Risk: Identify where appealable claims lapse past deadlines.
• Rethink the Metrics That Matter: Move beyond claim volume and high-level RCM numbers to assess revenue performance based on net execution yield.
• Prioritize Execution: Direct teams toward claims and revenue opportunities with the highest financial return without increasing headcount or complexity.
"Rural health systems operate under intense pressure with no room for error," adds Deepak Sharma, AVP at Anka. "At MGMA, our objective is to demonstrate to practice managers and CFOs that modest, focused operational changes can immediately free up cash flow that is rightfully theirs."
The full executive research report, The Rural Hospital Survival Gap™ 2026, is available for media review and download at ankahealth.ai.
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Event Details
• Session: The Rural Health Revenue Problem No Dashboard Shows
• Date & Time: Monday, September 28, 2026 | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
• Location: Room 221D, Henry B. González Convention Center, San Antonio, TX (MGMA Annual Conference)
• Speakers: Jessica Phillips, MBA, CPC, CANPC (Anesthesiology Consultants of Virginia) & Deepak Sharma (Anka)
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