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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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Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Nearly all (95%) of healthcare executives are interested in end-to-end managed services to solve RCM challenges, according to a survey from Ensemble Health Partners. InteliChart released Family Portal , which supports patients and caregivers in long-term care or skilled nursing facilities.

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Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

.” Incredible Health’s 2023 State of US Nursing Report found that 80% of nurses plan to remain in the healthcare industry until retirement – though an even greater number, 84%, worry that the industry isn’t doing enough to address poor pay, understaffing, and burnout.

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Remote cardiac monitoring programs have potential, but they're still falling short

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 12, 2021

"These numbers are not surprising, as RCM is still relatively new," said Kristin Stitt, chief clinical officer at Vector, in a statement. That said, RCM technology is still maturing. The report also flagged a potential mismatch between the administrative burden of RCM on staff and the awareness of said burden on physicians.

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WellSky Acquires Corridor, Expands Commitment to Offering Best-in-Class Coding, Revenue Cycle Management Services for Post-Acute Industry

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

By adding Corridor to its portfolio, WellSky will expand its medical coding and revenue cycle management (RCM) offerings to help care providers increase efficiency and improve performance across clinical, financial, operational, and compliance areas.

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Weekly Roundup – October 28, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Meanwhile, John spoke to Suhas Uliyar about Oracle Health’s moves to create tools that accompany and augment the workflow of physicians, nurses, and patients. Read more… Driving Optimal Use of Temporary Nurses. One strategy for building this strength is digitizing and streamlining RCM.

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Weekly Roundup – May 11, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 11, 2024

Several people mentioned AI and technology infrastructure ; other concerns included nurse burnout, staffing shortages, and interoperability , the age-old topic. Dr. Keith Morse at Stanford Children’s Health and Dr. Read more… How Interoperability and Analytics Change the Nurse Call Paradigm.

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Weekly Roundup – March 16, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 2024

John recapped a ViVE 2024 session with Tanya Content at UNC Health and Russ Richmond at Laudio about ensuring technology meets the needs of nurses and other clinical staff instead of imposing it on them. Read more… Unlocking the Power of Interop for More Effective RCM.

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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

Nearly 60% of Americans would visit a pharmacy as their first stop for non-emergency care , and 81% trust pharmacists and nurse practitioners to diagnose minor illnesses and prescribe medications, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health survey. People Interoperability vendor Rhapsody named Jeff Chiumiento as Chief Financial Officer.

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Bonus Features – May 26, 2024 – Only 43% of hospitals routinely exchange data, about 70% of organizations want to change archiving vendors, plus 24 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2024

Pearson integrated AI study tools into its nursing curriculum. RCM vendor Ensemble Health Partners achieved HITRUST Risk-Based, 2-year Certification for its EIQ platform. Cardiac remote monitoring company Implicity received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its SignalHF algorithm.

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Athelas + Commure: Merging to Create a $6B Healthcare Infrastructure Company

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In the past few years, Athelas RCM and RPM have grown rapidly to thousands of healthcare providers and hundreds of thousands of patients. Their PatientKeeper EHR software saves clinicians hours of time every day, and Strongline protects nurses while delivering key analytics on the physical logistics of a hospital.

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Weekly Roundup – January 21, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 21, 2023

Read more… The Role of Innovation and AI in RCM. Read more… Seeing How Patients Experience RCM. John also asked the experts what RCM looks like to patients. John Lynn talked to Micky about how the 21st Century Cures Act making an impact for good on patients and clinicians , among other topics.

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Weekly Roundup – April 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 13, 2024

86% of health systems had at least 10% of nurses quit in 2023, and 25% of providers intend to deploy generative AI for patient engagement. Ai-powered RCM vendor CodaMetrix closed $40 million in Series B financing. Read more… Bonus Features for April 7, 2024. Million in funding.

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Weekly Roundup – May 18, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 18, 2024

John and Colin unpacked the long-term impact of the cyberattack, including if providers will start to approach RCM differently now. Automated revenue integrity workflows can ease the burden on nurses , noted Tanya Sanderson at Xsolis. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : Will the Change Healthcare Attack Wake Up Healthcare ?

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Bonus Features – January 7, 2024 – New executives at CitiusTech, MultiPlan, and NextGen, plus 15 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 7, 2024

Precision medicine company SinguLab is partnering with NADONA , a professional organization for nursing leaders, to support education and research opportunities. New England Orthopedic Surgeons (NEOS) is implementing athenaOne EHR, RCM, and patient engagement functionality.

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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

RCM outsourcing vendor Ensemble Health Partners expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Acute virtual nursing vendor AvaSure appointed Paula Cobb as Vice President of Marketing. In other news, Quantum Health launched Premier Oncology , a cancer care navigation tool.

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Bonus Features – March 24, 2024 – Data infrastructure investments have 124% ROI, 85% of healthcare workers believe AI can improve the patient experience, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2024

Arizona-based Integrated Medical Services implemented athenahealth EHR, RCM, and patient engagement tools. Virtual patient observation vendor Collette Health appointed Dr. Christine Gall as Chief Nursing Officer. MultiPlan selected HealthCorum to support provider network optimization.

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SteadyMD and Bridge Partner to Make Health Insurance Acceptance for Telehealth Consultations Effortless

SteadyMD

MAY 6, 2024

By combining SteadyMD’s nationwide network of board- certified doctors and nurse practitioners with Bridge’s health insurance coverage and revenue cycle expertise, the partnership enables healthcare organizations to rapidly scale telemedicine offerings to increase access to affordable care.

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Weekly Roundup – September 2, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

The robot can follow a doctor or nurse around a facility, but it can also get where it needs to go on its own. Read more… Finding Balance in Patient-Centric RCM. Yaron Yoels at Temi Robot showed John Dr. Temi, a robot capable of conducting telemedicine visits and also collecting vital signs through various connected devices.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

This frees up staff to focus on more complex and strategic aspects of RCM. Rikki Jennings, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer at Zebra Technologies Labor challenges/nurse staffing shortages will continue, leading to automation and AI solutions to better manage operations and accelerate innovation. million nurses in the U.S.)

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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

Not surprising RCM is also a popular use case for AI, with 78% of health systems currently using it or evaluating its use. RCM vendor PMMC is working with CAST Imaging to accelerate its migration to the cloud. Digital pathology application Paige added Mindpeak ‘s image analysis software to its platform.

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Bonus Features – November 26, 2023 – 85% of healthcare orgs boosting IT spending in 2024, 70% of orgs actively considering generative AI, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

RCM is by far the most popular potential use case, with 58% of all considering the use of generative AI there. Virtual sitting technology can be tied to reduction in nurse burnout , according to a recent AvaSure study. More than 70% of healthcare organizations are actively considering generative AI , according to an AKASA report.

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Bonus Features – April 30, 2023 – 68% of providers say improving patient collections is a high priority, hospital expenses have increased 2x the Medicare IPPS reimbursement rate since 2019, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 30, 2023

RCM vendor medaptus is collaborating with Fresenius Kabi to offer hospitals financial reimbursement software for infusion services. Virtual care and remote monitoring company AvaSure launched its Virtual Nursing application and Care Model. RCM vendor Savista hired Warren Jacobson as Vice President of Client Revenue Cycle.

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Weekly Roundup – March 11, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 11, 2023

John and Colin debated topics related to interoperability, the hospital at home, and the interesting question of whether robots will outnumber nurses in hospitals 10 years from now. Funding and M&A Activity: RCM company CodaMetrix closed $55 million in Series A funding.

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Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

Wolters Kluwer and Unbound Medicine released a mobile app that digitizes Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Handbook. EHR and RCM vendor ModMed appointed Denise Ceule as Chief Legal Officer. symplr Chief Nursing Officer Karlene Kerfoot received the DAISY Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Wichmann and Pamela O.

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Novel Applications of AI and Its Future

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

With this context, I believe novel applications of AI in RCM today are less about the technologies themselves and more about how traditional revenue cycle processes must evolve based on a technology-first mindset.

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Bonus Features – November 27, 2022 – 60% of hospitals use 50+ operations systems, CHIME names Theresa Meadows as CIO of the Year, and more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Meadows, who began her career as a cardiology nurse, is the senior vice president and CIO of Cook Children’s Health Care System. XIFIN announced HITRUST certification for XIFIN RPM 15 , the latest version of its RCM platform. CHIME named Theresa Meadows as CIO of the Year.

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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

For example, while 79% of patients trust their doctors and nurses, only 54% of front-line workers trust leaders in their organizations. Azalea Health completed SOC 2 Type 2 Certification for its cloud-based EHR and RCM platform. ” Smart hospital platform Artisight received the CHIME Innovator of the Year Award.

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Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2023

According to Hain, “We’ll use it to help physicians and nurses spend less time at the keyboard and to help them investigate data in more conversational, easy-to-use ways.” In addition, New Mexico-based primary clinic Satori Healing is implemting eCW EHR and RCM products.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 66: Epic Gold Star Level 10 with Sergio Melgar

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Next, we talk about the effects of being Epic Gold Star Level 10 on the doctors, nurses, and patients around him. How do you see doctors, nurses, and patients being impacted by this effort? We then transition that into asking if Melgar achieved this in-house or by partnering with other organizations and how he made that decision.

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Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2023

NorthShore University HealthSystem affiliate Northwest Community Healthcare chose Conifer for physician RCM. Acute virtual care vendor AvaSure established a Chief Nursing Executive Advisory Board comprised of health system, professional organization, and vendor representatives.

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Weekly Roundup – April 29, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 29, 2023

Three leaders of ROI Healthcare sat down with John Lynn and talked about helping health systems get the payoff they want from investments in RCM, ERP, and EHR software. Read more… Giving Healthcare Organizations the Return on Investment They Want. Read more… How Addressing Sepsis Helped HCA Better Prepare for Hurricanes.

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Revenue and Workforce Challenges Top of Mind at #MPE22

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In time, these efforts, combined with technology that can relieve the administrative burden on practice staff, should address the workforce challenge.

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Avoiding Red Flags: Finding the Right Productivity Balance

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The following is a guest article by John Wallace, PT, OCS, Senior Vice President of RCM at WebPT. John Wallace, PT, MS, has more than 35 years of experience in private practice orthopedics as well as acute hospital, acute rehab, home health care, skilled nursing, sub-acute care, and sports medicine. About John Wallace.

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Bonus Features – July 2, 2023 – Nuance and Epic integrate, 5 in 6 physicians say telemedicine improves continuity of care, news from HFMA, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 2023

A TigerConnect and Becker’s Healthcare survey of medical and nursing leaders found that two-thirds of healthcare organizations aren’t analyzing clinical workflows and 39% view the effectiveness of their clinical communication as “neutral.”

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Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

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. Nursing-centered primary care provider Greater Good Health appointed Carol DeVol to its board of directors.

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What Physicians Need to Know about Achieving Optimal Practice Performance in Challenging Times

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In 2021, more than 330,000 healthcare providers left the workforce— 117,000 physicians, 53,295 nurse practitioners, 22,704 physician assistants, 22,032 physical therapists, and 15,578 licensed clinical social workers.

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Bonus Features – April 16, 2023 – Accenture says generative AI could augment 40% of healthcare work, 31% of healthcare workers don’t know what to do if a data breach happens, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 16, 2023

RCM vendor Savista is launching Patient Debt Awareness Day on April 19 with educational materials, webinars, and an in-person event. Awards Sierra7 and AvaSure received the 2023 Disruptive Tech Program Award from G2Xchange for their VA tele-nursing program.

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HIStalk Weekender

JUNE 15, 2018

GPB Capital acquires Maryland-based RCM/EHR vendor Health Prime International. Contribute regularly as a provider CIO, IT director, or informatics nurse (anonymous or not). Weekly News Recap. Inspirata acquires Caradigm from GE Healthcare. The VA announces plans to create a device implant registry. Get Involved.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

A provider present with the patient at one location – a nursing home, community clinic, etc. Finally, Qure4u helps care providers navigate the complicated labyrinth of RCM payments and incentives offered through CMS, state Medicaid programs and private payers’ value-based care contracts, the vendor said.

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Weekender 4/26/19

HIStalk Weekender

APRIL 26, 2019

Bain Capital hires financial advisors to help it assess the potential sale of RCM vendor Waystar. Contribute regularly as a provider CIO, IT director, or informatics nurse (anonymous or not). Seattle-based genetic testing and health coaching startup Arivale shuts down after burning through $50 million in funding. Get Involved.

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Weekender 5/10/19

HIStalk Weekender

MAY 10, 2019

Astria Health blames its EHR conversion and contracted RCM vendor for its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Contribute regularly as a provider CIO, IT director, or informatics nurse (anonymous or not). The Practice Fusion unit of Allscripts is served a criminal grand jury subpoena related to EHR certification and anti-kickback statute issues.

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Weekender 5/3/19

HIStalk Weekender

MAY 3, 2019

I also am on board with you as it pertains to Cerner’s terrible attempts at RCM. Contribute regularly as a provider CIO, IT director, or informatics nurse (anonymous or not). In short the assumption that every community hospital will end up being owned by Epic or Cerner running systems isn’t set in stone. Smartfood99 ). Get Involved.

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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

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Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Remote cardiac monitoring programs have potential, but they're still falling short

WellSky Acquires Corridor, Expands Commitment to Offering Best-in-Class Coding, Revenue Cycle Management Services for Post-Acute Industry

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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

Bonus Features – May 26, 2024 – Only 43% of hospitals routinely exchange data, about 70% of organizations want to change archiving vendors, plus 24 more stories

Athelas + Commure: Merging to Create a $6B Healthcare Infrastructure Company

Weekly Roundup – January 21, 2023

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Bonus Features – January 7, 2024 – New executives at CitiusTech, MultiPlan, and NextGen, plus 15 other stories

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

Bonus Features – March 24, 2024 – Data infrastructure investments have 124% ROI, 85% of healthcare workers believe AI can improve the patient experience, plus 28 more stories

SteadyMD and Bridge Partner to Make Health Insurance Acceptance for Telehealth Consultations Effortless

Weekly Roundup – September 2, 2023

Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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

Bonus Features – November 26, 2023 – 85% of healthcare orgs boosting IT spending in 2024, 70% of orgs actively considering generative AI, plus 18 more stories

Bonus Features – April 30, 2023 – 68% of providers say improving patient collections is a high priority, hospital expenses have increased 2x the Medicare IPPS reimbursement rate since 2019, and more

Weekly Roundup – March 11, 2023

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Novel Applications of AI and Its Future

Bonus Features – November 27, 2022 – 60% of hospitals use 50+ operations systems, CHIME names Theresa Meadows as CIO of the Year, and more

Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

CIO Podcast – Episode 66: Epic Gold Star Level 10 with Sergio Melgar

Bonus Features – May 28, 2023 – 20+ health systems pledge to use Epic to share info under TEFCA, 84x increase in telehealth for mental health from 2019 to 2022, and more

Weekly Roundup – April 29, 2023

Revenue and Workforce Challenges Top of Mind at #MPE22

Avoiding Red Flags: Finding the Right Productivity Balance

Bonus Features – July 2, 2023 – Nuance and Epic integrate, 5 in 6 physicians say telemedicine improves continuity of care, news from HFMA, and more

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

What Physicians Need to Know about Achieving Optimal Practice Performance in Challenging Times

Bonus Features – April 16, 2023 – Accenture says generative AI could augment 40% of healthcare work, 31% of healthcare workers don’t know what to do if a data breach happens, and more

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