UF Health Collaborates with R1 on AI-Powered Revenue Cycle Transformation with Phare OS

The company’s R37 Innovation Lab, in a strategic alliance with leading UF academic research, rolls out AI-native capabilities across all phases of the revenue cycle, setting the standard for a technology-first RCM solution for UF Health

CHICAGO, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- R1 (“R1” or the “Company”), the leader in healthcare revenue management, today announced a strategic technology-first collaboration with University of Florida Health (“UF Health”), one of the largest academic health systems in the Southeast, to deploy an AI-native revenue cycle operating model designed to address the complexity and scale of academic medicine. The engagement will enable UF Health to deploy R1’s advanced technology and leading revenue cycle expertise to support revenue cycle transformation and help identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and financial performance while maintaining continuous human oversight.

Central to the collaboration is R37, R1’s innovation lab and the team behind Phare OS. Phare OS is designed to bring all the workflows of the revenue cycle into a single platform, built on the integrated foundations of Data Platform, Payer Atlas and Phare Intelligence. Embedded R37 engineers will work alongside UF Health teams to pair Phare’s agent-driven workflows with human governance to accelerate results, creating a collaborative operating model intended to accelerate innovation, improve performance and drive continuous optimization across the revenue cycle.

“UF Health regularly evaluates opportunities to improve operational performance through technology, process improvement and strategic collaborations. As the complexity of healthcare finance continues to evolve, we are investing in technologies and operating models that can help strengthen efficiency, support our workforce and enhance our ability to serve patients,” said Geoff Gardner, UF Health’s chief financial officer. “We chose to collaborate with R1 because of its ability to pair 20 years of deep revenue cycle expertise with advanced AI capabilities for revenue management.” 

“Together, we’re reimagining the revenue cycle around AI, automation and deep operational expertise,” said R1 CEO Joe Flanagan. “Our work with UF Health shows what a new generation of academic collaboration looks like: technology-first, outcomes-based and built to free clinicians to focus on patients. It underscores our ability to integrate quickly and improve outcomes at one of the largest health systems in the country.”

About R1
R1 is the leader in healthcare revenue management, helping providers achieve new levels of performance through smart orchestration. A pioneer in the industry, R1 created the first Healthcare Revenue Operating System: a modular, intelligent platform that integrates automation, AI, and human expertise to strengthen the entire revenue cycle. With more than 20 years of experience, R1 partners with 1,000 providers, including 95 of the top 100 U.S. health systems, and handles over 600 million payer transactions annually. This scale provides unmatched operational insight to help healthcare organizations unlock greater long-term value. To learn more, visit: r1rcm.com.

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