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Weekly Roundup – October 29, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… The Benefits of RCM as a Service. At the recent eClinicalWorks National Conference, John spoke to Todd Mallon of Advocare about the health system’s transition from in-house revenue cycle management to RCM as a service , due in part to staffing issues. Read more… The CIO’s Role in RCM.

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Weekly Roundup – October 15, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

John reported from Health Connect Partners Las Vegas, where McMillan offered some sobering reflections on the state of cybersecurity in healthcare: Most hospitals are flying blind, focusing on the wrong threats, and facing a host of emerging challenges. Read more… For Medical Practice Leaders, Revenue and Workforce Are Top of Mind.

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Weekly Roundup – July 2, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

In the latest Healthcare IT Today Interviews podcast, Colin Hung chats with Jess Stover at SimiTree and Derek Shaw at Invicta Health Solutions about the role of process automation and data analysis in improving revenue cycle management (RCM) and boosting cash flow at a time when many practices need it.

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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

Optum first announced its intention to acquire Change in January 2021, but the DOJ initially blocked the deal in February 2022 due to anti-competition concerns. MedStar Health received a $2 million grant to continue research into how telehealth access impacts health equity. Department of Justice challenge of the deal.

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Weekly Roundup – October 28, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

One strategy for building this strength is digitizing and streamlining RCM. Read more… Featured Health IT Job: Senior Architect with Epic MyChart integration experience, a remote position posted by Llyod Staffing on Healthcare IT Central. RCM vendor Alpha II acquired RCxRules , a revenue cycle automation vendor.

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Bain & Company - KLAS Research 2023 HealthTech Report: Key Points for Providers, Vendors & Investors

Lloyd Price

In a survey of 201 US healthcare provider executives conducted in June 2023, 56% of the respondents cited software and technology as one of their top three strategic priorities, compared with 34% in 2022. Providers are investing in RCM software to improve their efficiency and accuracy, and to reduce costs. This is up from 34% in 2022.

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WELL Health to Acquire EMR, Billing and Clinical Assets from CloudMD

Healthcare IT Today

WELL Health Technologies Corp. This acquisition will also enable our EMR and billing divisions to enter new markets in the Canadian Prairies where we look forward to supporting healthcare practitioners’ access to new digital health innovations.” Originally announced October 11th, 2022.

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