— Michael N. Brown The Economics of IDR: The Questions Healthcare Leaders Should Be Asking Now As the Independent Dispute Resolution Market Matures, Healthcare Leaders Should Be Thinking Beyond Win Rates. When Congress enacted the No Surprises Act, the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process was designed to accomplish two important objectives: protect patients from unexpected…

— Michael N. Brown FHP attended the 2026 ASCA + SAMBA Conference, one thing was clear. ASC growth is not slowing down. Across conversations with ASC leaders, physician owners, administrators, and strategic partners, the same challenges kept coming up including payer complexity, operational inefficiencies, revenue leakage, staffing pressures, and increasing reimbursement scrutiny. The ASC market…

— Michael N. Brown Every step of the revenue cycle generates data. Eligibility. Coding. Claims. Denials. Payments. Adjustments. A/R aging. Charge lag. Payment velocity. Healthcare organizations have more visibility than ever before. Dashboards are full. Reports are running. Metrics are being tracked across systems, teams, and payers. And yet, many practices still struggle to answer…