Intelligent automation (IA), artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA) and machine learning (ML) are all hot buzzwords in today’s healthcare industry, and while slower to adopt, the healthcare sector is gradually embracing this technology. An evolved future is emerging, with an exciting path toward administrative automation. IA has the ability to revolutionize the revenue cycle. An organization that has appropriately planned for and integrated automation strategies into its revenue cycle operations can differentiate itself through transformed processes, more strategic customer service tactics, reduced cost to collect and redeployment of talented employees to focus only on the toughest of problems.