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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

Among those organizations not using automation, 80% plan to by the end of 2025. Partnerships Greenway Health integrated Data Dimensions’ Providerflow platform into its new release, Greenway Document Manager. The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee appointed five new members , each appointed to a three-year term.

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ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Healthcare IT Today

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.

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Bonus Features – September 17, 2023 – 20% of healthcare marketers worried about job security amid AI adoption, 53% of executives using AI to address drug diversion “very confident” in their efforts, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The EHR Association called for greater flexibility in the data completeness threshold and additional criteria to enhance patient matching accuracy, while MGMA called for a positive update to the Medicare conversion factor amid high inflation. East Tennessee Health Information Network chose 4medica to manage duplicate patient records.

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A Mid-Year Update on 2023 Healthcare Trends

Henry Kotula

They include a report that says the US could see a deficit of 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses by 2025. million lower-wage healthcare workers, such as medical assistants, home health aides, and nursing assistants. As outlined in a May 23 rd Becker’s Hospital Review article , several sources point to a continued shortage.

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A startup with a cause – championing the individual in navigating health care

Digital Health Today

As consumers, we struggle with the basics – we wait 29 days to get primary care appointments, we’re faced with higher deductibles and narrower networks, drug prices are increasing at five times the rate of inflation, and health care expenses cause about 2/3rds of U.S. If you add in health care taxes, it’s even more. bankruptcies.

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AWS physician expert talks new use cases for telehealth, machine learning, cloud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth technology, such as virtual nurse assistants and chatbots, facilitate self-service pre-screenings, automate health-information sharing, and assist with diagnostics, freeing up provider time to focus on more patients. Reduced healthcare costs. In the U.S.,