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Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

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Studies and Reports So far in 2023, only 24% of healthcare organizations were able to disrupt a ransomware attack before attackers encrypted their data , according to a Sophos survey. RCM and price transparency company Rivet appointed Erick Sunarto as Vice President of Technology. That’s down from 34% last year.

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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

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from 2019 to 2022 – or more than double the rate of increase for Medicare IPPS reimbursement (7.5%). over the same time period, Additionally, 74% of hospitals reported an increase in the number of administrative tasks related to health insurance policies, compared to just 2% who reported a decrease.

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Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

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Welcome to the special HLTH 2023 edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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. Highmark Health tapped Spring Health for increasing access to behavioral health.

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Telehealth Startup OpenLoop Raises $15 Million to Streamline Virtual Care Delivery

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OpenLoop’s network of 6000+ certified clinicians spans all 50 states, offers 30+ digital health specialties and speaks 15 different languages. The company’s comprehensive 50-state payer coverage clinician network paired with their unmatched RCM services are built to strategically streamline the reimbursement and payment process.

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Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

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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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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

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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. Sales Ohio-based Fisher-Titus chose RevSpring for RCM and payment processing.

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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

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The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. Urine was the talk of CES 2023, with at-home urine testing company Vivoo and smart device maker Withings both releasing smart toilets. 29, 2022, President Biden signed the omnibus spending bill. Partnerships.