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Weekly Roundup – January 21, 2023

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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. Read more… Understanding Where EHRs Are Headed in 2023. Conversational intelligence company Authenticx raised $20 million in Series B funding.

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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

According to the latest State of Telemedicine Report from Doximity, 83% of physicians said telemedicine improves continuity of care for patients with chronic conditions , and a similar percentage of patients said they plan to maintain or increase their use of telemedicine in the future.

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Weekly Roundup – September 2, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

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. Read more… Finding Balance in Patient-Centric RCM. Coding automation, chart review, and claims processing are three of the examples we heard about in greater depth.

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Weekly Roundup – May 13, 2023

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MAY 13, 2023

Read more… AI Front and Center at 2023 eClinicalWorks Health Centers Summit. Separate systems for RCM, practice management, and payments don’t make sense if a medical office has one person managing all things finance. Read more… The Critical Need for Robust Telemedicine Security.

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Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

After receiving more than 38,000 public comments, the Drug Enforcement Administration is extending the telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications beyond the end of the public health emergency on May 11. EHR and RCM vendor for therapy and rehab practices Raintree released Raintree Payments.

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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

News and Research The American Telemedicine Association’s ATA Action submitted two letters to the Drug Enforcement Administration about its proposed rules regarding the remote prescribing of controlled substances. In this week’s edition, one story is, let’s just say, a little foolish. It is the beginning of April, after all.

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Bonus Features – September 10, 2023 – 77% of clinicians see RPM outpacing traditional inpatient care within five years, Microsoft partnering with Paige on pathology and oncology AI models, and more

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

News Executives for Healthcare Innovation is transferring its assets to the American Telemedicine Association , and ATA will extend engagement opportunities to current EHI members through its various Special Interest Groups. RCM vendor Savista hired Kendall Benjamin as Vice President of Strategic Sales.

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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

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2023

The American Telemedicine Association will host its third annual Telemedicine Awareness Week from Sept. Amwell was the top telemedicine platform, while Microsoft Teams was the top video conferencing platform and Spok was the top tool for secure communications.

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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. Interoperability engine Infor Cloverleaf Integration Suite is now available in AWS Marketplace.

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RCM Healthcare IT Digital Health Primary Care

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

ERH, RCM, and practice management vendor ModMed appointed Venkatesh Jayaraman as Chief Technology Officer. The American Telemedicine Association named three new board members : Marc Adelson at Teladoc Health, Kavita Patel, M.D., Sana Primary Care appointed Jay Parkinson, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer. at Houston Methodist.

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Weekly Roundup – December 16, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 16, 2023

We learned about expanded capabilities thanks to telemedicine, a need to reform prior authorization, and AI’s potential to help analyze images. Bonus Features for December 10, 2023 : 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, while 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM.

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

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

New Payer Coverage and Revenue Cycle Management With 250 million patient lives covered under 600+ of the nation’s top payers, including Medicare, Medicaid and every major private insurer, OpenLoop is also announcing today a new Payer Coverage & RCM service. Originally announced March 15th, 2023

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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

News In a temporary rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) extended telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications for six months following the end of the public health emergency, through November 11.

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Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The market will see increased asks/attention for bots as they are critically needed in RCM to offset staff shortage, enhance staff retention, and accelerate tasks (ultimately cash flow). As a result, we’ll see the industry further turn to automated solutions in 2023 such as intelligent document processing (IDP) to streamline workflows.

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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. This is where advancing telemedicine can play a big role. The federally mandated 2023 electronic visit verification (EVV) rollout equipped providers with a useful tool to maximize time, efficiency and resources. Their role will depend on it.

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Weekly Roundup – June 24, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 24, 2023

Read more… One Health System’s Roller Coaster Journey to Improved RCM. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise, interim CEO and CMO Dr. Brian Stratta, told Colin Hung, as it required reviewing and streamlining the RCM process, which cut claims denial from 45% to 17% and made real-time RCM reports possible.

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Weekly Roundup – January 21, 2023

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

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Weekly Roundup – September 2, 2023

Weekly Roundup – May 13, 2023

Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

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

Bonus Features – September 10, 2023 – 77% of clinicians see RPM outpacing traditional inpatient care within five years, Microsoft partnering with Paige on pathology and oncology AI models, and more

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

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 – 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

Weekly Roundup – December 16, 2023

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

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 AI and Automation: Good or Bad?

Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Weekly Roundup – June 24, 2023

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