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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is like a one of those huge Lego sculptures. Having a well executed RCM strategy is crucial to keep your organization running because it impacts everything. From the outside it looks one thing, but upon further inspection there are a million tiny little pieces that fit together to create the whole.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 3, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 3, 2024

Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Epic Cupid Analyst – Bluebird Staffing Senior EHR Analyst, Epic Beacon – Ardent Health Services Sr.

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Health IT Startup: DocuTAP

Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 11, 2018

We design a tablet-based EHR and PM, offer RCM services, and refine patient workflow. The article Health IT Startup: DocuTAP appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. DocuTAP crafts on-demand healthcare software and services that make over a thousand urgent care clinics run efficiently.

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Turning Increased Ambulatory Volumes into Financial Strength: 4 Moves for RCM

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The following is a guest article by Pete Heydt, President at Patient Pay Ninety-five percent of healthcare leaders expect outpatient volumes to increase, with many anticipating increases of 10% or more this year, a recent survey found.

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6 Essential Criteria for Making Confident AI Vendor Decisions

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 4, 2024

The following is a guest article by Austin Ward, Head of Growth at Fathom In the face of workforce shortages and increasing cost pressures, many organizations are turning to AI technologies to automate revenue cycle management (RCM) processes. Automation Rate The most important criterion for AI in RCM is the automation rate.

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Hidden Heroes: How Operational Teams Drive Optimal Health IT System Adoption

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The following is a guest article by Cynthia Casatelli, Senior Consultant and Project Manager at e4.health health The success of any major IT system change hinges on having the right people working on the right tasks through every step of the process. Operational teams must also be fully engaged and included.

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Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A study from CWH Advisors and Synchrony found that 63% of providers have RCM staffing shortages , and 61% expect to work with third parties for help.

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Weekly Roundup – June 8, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 8, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. When it comes to bringing AI to RCM, Austin Ward at Fathom recommended organizations consider automation rate, accuracy, EHR compatibility, adaptability, scalability, and vendor support.

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HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

At that moment in the Twitterverse, it occurred to me that health IT as a consumer-facing industry was beginning to mainstream in America. Cramer’s pronouncement led to a tweetstorm where hundreds of tweeters in and outside of health/care talked back and with Cramer. Here’s what I wrote. The patient as payor.

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Weekly Roundup – May 4, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 4, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Cybersecurity, AI, and the Future of RCM. Colin Hung interviewed Michael Quinn at Inovalon about why humans remain key to RCM even as automation takes hold.

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Weekly Roundup – July 1, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 1, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. For Tempe, Public Health Means Being a 20-Minute City. Read more… RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New. We posed two questions to the Healthcare IT Today community about RCM.

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Weekly Roundup – October 28, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. One strategy for building this strength is digitizing and streamlining RCM. RCM vendor Alpha II acquired RCxRules , a revenue cycle automation vendor. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Weekly Roundup – December 30, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : 2023 Health IT Recap. Read more… Ensuring Continued Utilization of Telehealth for Outpatient Mental Health.

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Weekly Roundup – October 29, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… A Look at the Fall Health IT Conference Season. Read more… The Benefits of RCM as a Service. Read more… The CIO’s Role in RCM.

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Bonus Features – March 31, 2024 – 55% of Change Healthcare customers expect adverse impacts on patient care, a mobile app helped 84% of seniors lower their blood pressure after 6 months, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. ONC released its Draft 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and is accepting public comments on the document until May 28.

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Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The Sequoia Project has released additional documentation support the implementation of TEFCA , the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement for health IT interoperability.

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Weekly Roundup – June 15, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. John and Colin Hung discussed the most anticipated topics for the upcoming event – namely, where AI and automation are actually impacting RCM. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Weekly Roundup – May 18, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 18, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Why Health IT Needs Great Healthcare Marketing. John and Colin unpacked the long-term impact of the cyberattack, including if providers will start to approach RCM differently now.

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Weekly Roundup – August 26, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Healthcare IT Today: Health IT Topic Roulette. Read more… What Trend in RCM Are You Keeping Your Eye on Right Now and Why? Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup !

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Weekly Roundup – November 4, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. At the same time, though, mental health practitioners and patients alike must weigh the security, privacy, and legal challenges of using generative AI , along with bias in algorithms.

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Weekly Roundup – April 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 13, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for April 10, 2024. Roles for individuals with EHR, ERP, supply chain, and IT service experience in the health system and vendor markets. Million in funding.

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Weekly Roundup – July 2, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 2022

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Encouraging Signs for Digital Health in Canada. Read more… Health IT: Buy or Sell? RCM company Aspirion received a majority investment from Linden Capital Partners.

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. In other news, Quantum Health launched Premier Oncology , a cancer care navigation tool. RCM outsourcing vendor Ensemble Health Partners expanded its partnership with Microsoft.

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Weekly Roundup – December 24, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Two-thirds of health systems use AI for at least some RCM tasks. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Tytocare’s Mission to Make Home Medical Care Easier and More Accurate. million.

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Three Ways AI is Preventing Revenue Leakage

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The following is a guest article by Dan Parsons, Co-Founder and CPO at Thoughtful Revenue leakage poses a significant challenge to healthcare providers, and the traditional methods used to mitigate these losses are becoming increasingly difficult to scale.

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New E&M Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The following is a guest article by Amit Kayaker , Vice President Commercial Development at Fathom. From the perspective of revenue cycle management (RCM), the updates may create revenue uncertainty. . What’s Changing? .

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Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. LexisNexis Risk Solutions launched a real-world data network and named five partner members: Truveta, Ovation, Solis Mammography, PointClickCare, and The Institute for Health Metrics.

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Claims Software Can Ease Manual Processes Related to Treating Medical Tourists from Outside the U.S.

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

The following is a guest article by Rob Stuart, Founder and President at Claim.MD Medical tourism is big business for leading hospitals and health centers around the world.

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Weekly Roundup – January 20, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. 2024 Health IT Predictions : Cautionary Views of Healthcare AI. Our ongoing series of 2024 Health IT Predictions turned to some reasons to be wary of AI.

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Weekly Roundup – January 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. 2024 Health IT Predictions: AI Regulations and Ethics. This week, we published several more posts in our series on 2024 Health IT Predictions. Read more… 2024 Health IT Predictions : AI in Pharma.

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Weekly Roundup – March 2, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 2, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. What Health IT Trend Has You Most Excited ? Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.

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Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Arizona-based Spectrum Healthcare chose NextGen Healthcare to support primary care and behavioral health delivery. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Not surprising RCM is also a popular use case for AI, with 78% of health systems currently using it or evaluating its use.

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Weekly Roundup – September 2, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Finding Balance in Patient-Centric RCM. Read more… Featured Health IT Job: Imaging System Analyst , a remote role with Lloyd Staffing, posted to Healthcare IT Central.

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we kick off a new year, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look back at some of the top resources, articles, videos, and podcasts we shared in 2022. Most Visited Healthcare IT Today Articles Published in 2022. Not sure why this article did so well, but maybe because so many are struggling and looking for some ideas and hope.

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Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Sales Ohio-based Fisher-Titus chose RevSpring for RCM and payment processing. Healthcare management services company Care About selected Innovaccer for population health management.

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Technology & RCM & AI, Oh My!

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

So with all of these incredible innovations, let’s take a moment to narrow our field down to Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). How can we be using technology to optimize RCM? And even more specifically, what role can data analytics and AI play in optimizing RCM? We would love to hear from all of you as well!

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Weekly Roundup – August 12, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 12, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Featured Health IT Job: Simulation Operations Specialist at Natividad, based in Salinas, Calif., Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. posted to Healthcare IT Central.

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Weekly Roundup – March 11, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 11, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Featured Health IT Job: Senior Epic Application Analyst at Washington-based Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, posted to Healthcare IT Central. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Weekly Roundup – December 9, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Featured Health IT Job: EHR Strategic Advisory Specialist , a hybrid role for an Ohio-based hospital, posted by Stoltenberg Consulting to Healthcare IT Central.

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Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. ERH, RCM, and practice management vendor ModMed appointed Venkatesh Jayaraman as Chief Technology Officer. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Featured Health IT Job: Director of Application Development and Integrations at New York eHealth Collaborative, based in Albany or Manhattan, posted to Healthcare IT Central.

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Weekly Roundup – June 10, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 10, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Surveying Lab Tests From a Health IT Perspective. RCM vendor Aspirion acquired FIRM Revenue Cycle Management Services. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Bonus Features – December 4, 2022 – 34% of Americans take anti-anxiety meds during the holidays, hospital margins at -2% but show signs of hope, and more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. RCM consultancy MDaudit announced three leadership team appointments : Raj Joshi as CISO, Jaenna Babajane as Vice President of Customer Experience, and Nisheet Goenka as VP of Engineering.

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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 3, 2024

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Health IT Startup: DocuTAP

Turning Increased Ambulatory Volumes into Financial Strength: 4 Moves for RCM

6 Essential Criteria for Making Confident AI Vendor Decisions

Hidden Heroes: How Operational Teams Drive Optimal Health IT System Adoption

Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

Weekly Roundup – June 8, 2024

HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

Weekly Roundup – May 4, 2024

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Bonus Features – March 31, 2024 – 55% of Change Healthcare customers expect adverse impacts on patient care, a mobile app helped 84% of seniors lower their blood pressure after 6 months, plus 19 more stories

Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Weekly Roundup – December 24, 2022

Three Ways AI is Preventing Revenue Leakage

New E&M Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Claims Software Can Ease Manual Processes Related to Treating Medical Tourists from Outside the U.S.

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Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

Weekly Roundup – September 2, 2023

Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories

Technology & RCM & AI, Oh My!

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Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

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Bonus Features – December 4, 2022 – 34% of Americans take anti-anxiety meds during the holidays, hospital margins at -2% but show signs of hope, and more

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