Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Subsequently, the healthcare industry will continue to seek to find ways to harness AI and emerging technologies in 2024, with a focus on enhancing clinical processes, decision support, and workforce management.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

The American Telehealth Association announced its policy priorities for 2024 ; they include making Medicare telehealth flexibilities permanent before the end of the year and removing the in-person requirement for the remote prescribing of controlled substances. Sales Michigan-based McKenzie Health System implemented eClinicalWorks EHR v12.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Epic Cupid Analyst – Bluebird Staffing Senior EHR Analyst, Epic Beacon – Ardent Health Services Sr. Health Epic Beaker Analyst – Engage Partners Inc.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Tellingly, 70% of orgs with plans to deploy AI intend to adopt solutions via their EHR vendors. To support 2024 business objectives, 62% of health plans are investing in technology for digital transformation , according to a HealthEdge survey. People EHR and RCM vendor ModMed appointed Joe Harpaz as Co-CEO.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Clinician shortages, virtual care partnerships, and weight loss medications are the major trends that will shape the healthcare landscape in 2024 , according to a report from SteadyMD. Partnerships Qualtrics and Epic are partnering to integrate patient experience data into the EHR.

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MAY 26, 2024

RCM vendor Ensemble Health Partners achieved HITRUST Risk-Based, 2-year Certification for its EIQ platform. DrFirst announced the winners of its 2024 Healthiverse Heroes Award program , with athenahealth and Greenway Health recognized as Platinum and Gold technology partners, respectively.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

News The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule continues many telehealth flexibilities first adopted during the public health emergency, such as an expanded scope of originating sites an expanded definition of qualified practitioners. of the Common Agreement and committed to having TEFCA support FHIR-based exchange within 2024.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

News The 2024 Best in KLAS have been named. The Global Software report recognized regional leaders in acute care EHR and PACS. Keystone Technologies and Sublimation Health are partnering to help transition EHRs to AWS. CliniComp updated its EHR solution suite to offer software, hardware, and services at a fixed price.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

More than 85% of health systems are increasing IT and digital budgets for 2024 , a Guidehouse analysis found. Cybersecurity tops the list of investment priorities, followed by EHR modernization, virtual / digital care, and AI. RCM is by far the most popular potential use case, with 58% of all considering the use of generative AI there.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

New England Orthopedic Surgeons (NEOS) is implementing athenaOne EHR, RCM, and patient engagement functionality. Product and Company News VideaHealth received 510(k) clearance for Videa Dental Assist , which includes more than 30 AI algorithms to detect common dental diseases.

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MAY 5, 2024

Integrated provider, pharmacy, and medical equipment supplier American Medical Administrators is implementing eClinicalWorks EHR and RCM. The news comes after Kaiser CTO Mike Sutten left in late 2019 to become Innovaccer’s Chief Digital Officer. (He’s He’s currently CTO at Innovaccer.)

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APRIL 28, 2024

RCM outsourcing vendor Ensemble Health Partners expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Truveta released a mother-child EHR dataset to drive research from pre-pregnancy through childbirth and pediatric care. In other news, Quantum Health launched Premier Oncology , a cancer care navigation tool.

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MARCH 24, 2024

Arizona-based Integrated Medical Services implemented athenahealth EHR, RCM, and patient engagement tools. Sales Humana tapped DUOS to help the manage the health of veterans in Louisiana with chronic conditions enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. MultiPlan selected HealthCorum to support provider network optimization.

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MAY 23, 2024

A year ago, eClinicalWorks made a big investment in AI, adding it to dozens of modules in their cloud EHR. At both Summits, the company announced bold plans to add Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to numerous areas of their cloud EHR. That investment is paying off.

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JULY 23, 2023

News and Studies The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule from CMS would continue many of the public health emergency telehealth flexibilities, such as an expanded definition of telehealth practitioners, continued payments to rural health centers and FQHCs, and the expansion of originating sites.

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DECEMBER 16, 2023

Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : 2024 Predictions. John Lynn and Colin discuss which companies will show us something innovative in 2024 , along with what mergers or acquisitions they expect to see. Read more… What the Latest CMS Data Standards Mean for EHRs.

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

Read more… Bonus Features for December 24, 2023: 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, plus per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. Read more… Funding and M&A Activity: Patient experience and financial performance vendor R1 RCM is acquiring Acclara , an RCM vendor, from Providence.

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JANUARY 8, 2023

The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. The first quarterly Healthcare IT Market Report from Pivot Point Consulting hinted at a continued need for providers to develop long-term strategies around virtual care, customer relationship management, and RCM optimization.

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AUGUST 27, 2023

More than one-third of the 321 participating health system executives are planning to automate two or more RCM or finance functions in 2024 a recent survey by Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and Eliciting Insights reports.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CPSI) and a leading provider of electronic health record (EHR) solutions and related services for the post-acute care market. We support efficient patient care across an expansive base of community hospitals with electronic health record (EHR) product offerings that successfully integrate data between care settings.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2023

Helping clinicians troubleshoot within the EHR can improve workflows and job satisfaction , Bill Lewkowski at HCTec pointed out. Bonus Features for July 23, 2023: Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, while CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule. CloudMD sold its U.S.-based

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Optum and Uber are partnering to make non-urgent medical transportation and healthy food delivery covered benefits for certain Medicare Advantage plans beginning in 2024. TrustCommerce integrated its patient payments platform with athenaIDX , athenahealth’s RCM product.

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MAY 14, 2023

A report from consultancy RGP on the impact of healthcare staffing shortages found that outside consultants will make up nearly half (48%) of project execution teams in 2024, up form 42% last year. One reason for this growth: In 25% of hospitals, less than half of major projects met their key goals.

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