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What Trend in RCM Are You Keeping Your Eye on Right Now and Why?

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 25, 2023

In search of that answer, we reached out to our wickedly smart Healthcare IT Today Community to see what trends in RCM they are keeping their eyes on and why. Keith Olenik, Chief Health Information Officer at AHIMA – The impact robotic process automation and other AI tools will have on the workforce.

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Weekly Roundup – August 19, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 19, 2023

Amazon and 3M are the latest to enter the market for ambient clinical voice products , so John sat down with Detlef Koll at 3M Health Information Systems and Tehsin Syed at Amazon Web Services to talk about why the companies are partnering and what they’re doing differently.

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Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network made two additions to its Health Equity Advisory Team : Vanetta Abdellatif at Delta Dental’s Arcora Foundation and Dr. Mark Friedberg at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

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5 Must-Haves in a Patient Financial Communication Platform

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For example, 51% of patients say they would pay their bills faster if they received a payment reminder text, according to Salucro’s 2023 Trends in Patient Payment Communications Report. For that, RCM firms and providers need to leverage CCM platforms to also customize the content of their patient financial communications.

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Weekly Roundup – May 13, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2023

In conversations with Inteleos and Mobiquity, Andy Oram unpacked how VR can simulate health assessments and how AR can train emergency responders for disaster situations. Read more… AI Front and Center at 2023 eClinicalWorks Health Centers Summit. Read more… Supporting the Unique Needs of Small Medical Practices.

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Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

ONC and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are launching a $20 million Behavioral Health Information Technology Initiative to improve IT adoption in psychiatry and behavioral health. Following a 2023 merger, Virgin Pulse and HealthComp unveiled a new company brand , Personify Health.

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Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 14, 2023

DirectTrust released the finalized criteria for the Trusted Network Accreditation Program (TNAP) Participant program , aligning accreditation requirements with the requirements necessary to participate with a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) under TEFCA. magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2023.

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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

This includes expansion of originating sites and eligible providers; coverage of audio-only telehealth; extended capabilities for FQHCs and rural health clinics to offer telehealth; extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, and a delay for the in-person requirement for mental health services. Partnerships.

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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

Wearable vendor Circular released Circular Ring Slim, a health and biometric monitor that weighs 2 grams and is 2.2 Surescripts has applied to become a QHIN through its subsidiary Surescripts Health Information Network. Sales Four organizations are adopting Oracle Health CommunityWorks , and two others have completed a go-live.

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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

Malware attacks targeting cloud-based applications (as opposed to the web) increased from 38% of all attacks in March 2022 to 42% in February 2023 – albeit down from a high of 50% in November – according to the latest Netskope Threat Labs Report. Among all physicians, pay actually decreased 2.4% from 2021 to 2022.

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AAPC Expands Its Technology Solutions Portfolio with the Acquisition of Semantic Health

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This will help us improve data quality, optimize revenue cycle management (RCM) efficiency, and unlock generative AI in healthcare.” ” Semantic Health empowers auditing teams by identifying high-impact revenue and quality opportunities across medical coding and clinical documentation improvement.

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

The group also launched a health equity survey , with the results to be announced at ViVE in Nashville in March. ONC’s latest data brief indicated that, as of the end of 2021, more than 60% of hospitals are actively engaged in sharing health information.

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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

New Jersey-based ACO Shore Quality Partners selected Spatially Health to identify barriers to health equity and provide intervention recommendations. Awards and Certifications Health information network eHealth Exchange earned HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year and NIST Certification for its HUB Platform. at Houston Methodist.

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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

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Texas-based New Life Health & Concierge selected eClinicalWorks.

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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

A recession may be on the horizon, but Rahul Rekhi at Lazard told John that healthcare might see a lot of M&A activity heading into 2023. In the latest CIO Podcast, John connected with Henry Vynalek at the Ohio Health Information Partnership. Read more… Unpacking the Future of Healthcare M&A.

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What Trend in RCM Are You Keeping Your Eye on Right Now and Why?

Weekly Roundup – August 19, 2023

Trending Sources

Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

5 Must-Haves in a Patient Financial Communication Platform

Weekly Roundup – May 13, 2023

Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, 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

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

AAPC Expands Its Technology Solutions Portfolio with the Acquisition of Semantic Health

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

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 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 – November 12, 2022

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