Claims denials are on the rise. A 2020 survey by the American Hospital Association found that 89 percent of respondents experienced an increase in payment denials over the past three years, with 51 percent considering the increase “significant.” In this session, we will look at third-party denial flags and examine related issues above and beyond widely publicized edits to gain a deeper understanding into the root causes of these denials—knowledge that can be leveraged to design and implement a roadmap for their elimination from the revenue cycle before they can negatively impact revenue integrity.