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Bonus Features – January 28, 2024 – 49% of orgs likely to invest in RCM tech in the next 18 months, v2 drafts of TEFCA Common Agreement and QHIN Technical Framework out, plus 27 more stories

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About half (49%) of healthcare professionals are likely to invest in new RCM technology in the next 18 months , according to Salucro’s Healthcare Provider Fintech Insights Report. A similar percentage (48%) say timely patient collections are their biggest concern in 2024.

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Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

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The American Telehealth Association announced its policy priorities for 2024 ; they include making Medicare telehealth flexibilities permanent before the end of the year and removing the in-person requirement for the remote prescribing of controlled substances. Wellness app Vivoo launched an at-home digital UTI test.

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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

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Additionally, 84% plan to increase their use of RPM in 2024 and beyond, and 77% predict that RPM will outpace traditional inpatient hospital care within five years. Community and rural health technology provider SlicedHealth is making the PatientPay platform available to its customers.

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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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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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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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Clinician shortages, virtual care partnerships, and weight loss medications are the major trends that will shape the healthcare landscape in 2024 , according to a report from SteadyMD. News and Studies ONC announced the launch of the USCDI+ Platform , the single place where datasets for all USCDI+ domains will be located.

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