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Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Research and Surveys Stanford Health Care tested GPT-3.5 The survey also found that only 20% of employees are very confident in knowing how to use their health benefits.

RCM

RCM HIE Healthcare IT Primary Care

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

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. 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

RCM Medicare EHR FHIR

Bonus Features – March 24, 2024 – Data infrastructure investments have 124% ROI, 85% of healthcare workers believe AI can improve the patient experience, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. News and Surveys More than half (52%) of provider organizations use entirely manual workflows for credentialing and network management , according to a survey from Medallion.

Patient Experience

Patient Experience RCM Healthcare IT Medicare

Bonus Features – May 26, 2024 – Only 43% of hospitals routinely exchange data, about 70% of organizations want to change archiving vendors, plus 24 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Roughly 70% of organizations want to replace their archiving vendor , according to a MediQuant survey. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

eCare

eCare RCM Healthcare IT Mental health

Weekly Roundup – October 28, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. They also discussed the all-important topic of EHR integration. Read more… Going Beyond Visit Summaries Using AI in the EHR. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

RCM

RCM Mental health HIPAA Nursing

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

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies More than 9 in 10 (93%) of clinicians use RPM technology in cardiac care rehab , according to a survey from Vivalink.

Telehealth

Telehealth RCM Public Health EHR

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Seven in 10 women wish they had known more about postpartum mental health before giving birth , according to survey data from New York insurer MetroPlusHealth.

RCM

RCM EHR Mental health BioTech

Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A PatientsLikeMe survey concluded that patient interest in flu shots is declining. RCM vendor FinThrive introduced automation functionality to its insurance discovery product.

HIE

HIE RCM Primary Care EHR

Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. At the HFMA conference, revenue cycle management vendor R1 shared data from a survey of more than 200 healthcare CFOs and finance VPs. Grants and Funding.

RCM

RCM EHR EMR Healthcare IT

Maximizing Patient Outcomes with Remote Care Management

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The integration of remote care management (RCM) into healthcare delivery is becoming increasingly vital, particularly for patients with chronic conditions or ongoing health issues. RCM utilizes technology to provide healthcare services remotely, outside of traditional in-person visits.

Remote care

Remote care RCM Mobile Health EHR

Bonus Features – November 13, 2022 – HCA extends 30-year relationship with MEDITECH, cost of care replaces pandemic as top reason to defer care, and more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The news comes at the same time that MEDITECH is continuing its push into the ambulatory EHR market , as Healthcare IT Today recently noted.). News and Research.

EHR

EHR RCM Healthcare IT Mental health

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Nearly half (46%) of providers already have or plan to deploy large language models in their call centers , according to a survey from Hyro.

EHR

EHR Interoperability RCM HIE

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. More than one-third (36%) of organizations have at least partly implemented AI solutions , according to a survey from Healthcare IT Leaders, and another 25% have started AI pilots.

eCare

eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability RCM

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Hint Health debuted Hint All-in-One , an EHR, practice management, and patient communications app for direct primary care. People Consultancy AVIA appointed Scott Cullen, M.D.,

Nursing

Nursing Medical Billing Primary Care EHR

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. PCP pay increased 4.41% in 2022 but fell well short of the inflation rate of 6.5%, according to the latest provider compensation survey from the Medical Group Management Association.

Mental health

Mental health Telehealth RCM HIE

Bonus Features – December 4, 2022 – 34% of Americans take anti-anxiety meds during the holidays, hospital margins at -2% but show signs of hope, and more

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A DrFirst survey of more than 1,000 Americans concluded that one-third of Americans have taken anti-anxiety medications to manage family stress during the holiday season.

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT Leadership EHR

Weekly Roundup – June 10, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 10, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Surveying Lab Tests From a Health IT Perspective. Read more… Gaining More Control With a Cloud-Based EHR. RCM vendor Aspirion acquired FIRM Revenue Cycle Management Services.

EHR

EHR eHealth Healthcare IT RCM

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

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This article will be a roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, partnerships, research studies, company launches, and more from the annual conference. Studies Almost half (48%) of American women don’t have a PCP or get regular preventive care , according to a survey from Tia Health.

Life Science

Life Science EHR BioTech RCM

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services is expanding its Oracle Health EHR deployment to more than 200 behavioral health facilities.

Medicare

Medicare Telehealth Telemedicine RCM

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. ERH, RCM, and practice management vendor ModMed appointed Venkatesh Jayaraman as Chief Technology Officer. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

eHealth

eHealth Nursing Primary Care RCM

Bonus Features – October 16, 2022 – Half of docs considering leaving their job, there’s little risk in sharing de-identified data, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Nearly two-thirds of physicians surveyed (65%) said they are experiencing burnout, and 35% said their level of burnout has “significantly increased” in 2022.

HIE

HIE RCM Leadership Healthcare IT

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A Waystar and HFMA survey found that 80% of healthcare finance leaders see a need for denials management process improvement.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine RCM HIE Healthcare IT

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The group also launched a health equity survey , with the results to be announced at ViVE in Nashville in March. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

eHealth

eHealth HIE Health Information RCM

HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

On January 10, 2019, Jim Cramer of CNBC’s Mad Money recommended that Apple buy Epic, a market leader in EHRs. Ahead of HIMSS19, Acxiom published a paper on this topic , summarizing a HIMSS survey on social determinants of health and data analytics. Revenue cycle management (RCM) is a big HIMSS theme from providers’ points of view.

Health IT

Health IT EHR RCM HIPAA

Bonus Features – April 16, 2023 – Accenture says generative AI could augment 40% of healthcare work, 31% of healthcare workers don’t know what to do if a data breach happens, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 16, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A Salesforce survey of healthcare workers found that 76% agree that keeping data safe is their priority. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

EHR

EHR RCM Healthcare IT Primary Care

Bonus Features – January 15, 2023 – 80% of consumers want a clearer process for dealing with billing errors, USCDI update would add 20 more elements, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. EHR, RCM, and practice management vendor ModMed appointed Jody Beaverson as Chief People Officer. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT Primary Care Interoperability

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

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Roughly 5 in 6 (84%) of ambulatory care physicians use manual processes to manage transitions of care , according to a survey from WellSky.

RCM

RCM EHR HIE Healthcare IT

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. HHS recently proposed standards for electronic signatures for transactions that require attachments – and the HIMSS EHR Association has some concerns. More than 90% of U.S.

RCM

RCM EHR Interoperability Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – April 23, 2023 – 77% of doctors are confident in a chatbot’s ability to assess patients’ symptoms, only 7% of executives very satisfied with patient-facing payment products, plus additional news from HIMSS 2023

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The company also announced that the Princess Alexandra NHS Trust is migrating to the Oracle Health EHR. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

Interoperability

Interoperability RCM Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies Among people receiving medical care in the last 12 months, 86% engaged with their providers using mobile devices , according to a Gozio Health survey.

EHR

EHR eHealth RCM HIE

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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Studies A survey from data analytics vendor MDclone reported that only 16% of healthcare organizations successfully use data to define clinical best practices.

RCM

RCM Healthcare IT HIE Primary Care

Bonus Features – October 8, 2023 – 67% of Women are Having Issues with Getting a Clear Diagnosis – of which 25% are Still Waiting for Diagnosis or Gave up Entirely, Health Gorilla has 17 Healthcare Organizations Commit to Joining their QHIN, and More!

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Veradigm joins the FDB Vela™ ePrescribing network , officially being the first major EHR network to do so. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

eCare

eCare Primary Care RCM Patient Experience

Bonus Features – August 27, 2023 – Trilliant Health Opens its National Provider Directory for the First Time Ever, 60% of Patients Trust Independent Practices over Corporate Healthcare, and More

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 27, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Additionally, 95% of health systems planning to purchase RCM or finance technology and services are open to considering “bolt-on” vendors outside of their electronic medical records system.

RCM

RCM EHR Healthcare IT Digital Health

Connected Health Pulse

Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

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

Trending Sources

Bonus Features – March 24, 2024 – Data infrastructure investments have 124% ROI, 85% of healthcare workers believe AI can improve the patient experience, plus 28 more stories

Bonus Features – May 26, 2024 – Only 43% of hospitals routinely exchange data, about 70% of organizations want to change archiving vendors, plus 24 more stories

Weekly Roundup – October 28, 2023

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

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 – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Maximizing Patient Outcomes with Remote Care Management

Bonus Features – November 13, 2022 – HCA extends 30-year relationship with MEDITECH, cost of care replaces pandemic as top reason to defer care, and more

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, 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 – 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 – 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

Bonus Features – December 4, 2022 – 34% of Americans take anti-anxiety meds during the holidays, hospital margins at -2% but show signs of hope, and more

Weekly Roundup – June 10, 2023

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, 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 – 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 – October 16, 2022 – Half of docs considering leaving their job, there’s little risk in sharing de-identified data, and more

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

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

HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

Bonus Features – April 16, 2023 – Accenture says generative AI could augment 40% of healthcare work, 31% of healthcare workers don’t know what to do if a data breach happens, and more

Bonus Features – January 15, 2023 – 80% of consumers want a clearer process for dealing with billing errors, USCDI update would add 20 more elements, and more

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

Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

Bonus Features – April 23, 2023 – 77% of doctors are confident in a chatbot’s ability to assess patients’ symptoms, only 7% of executives very satisfied with patient-facing payment products, plus additional news from HIMSS 2023

Bonus Features – February 18, 2024 – 89% of patients want a single platform for managing their health, 70% of organizations interested in AI plan to adopt solutions from their EHR vendors, plus 27 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 – October 8, 2023 – 67% of Women are Having Issues with Getting a Clear Diagnosis – of which 25% are Still Waiting for Diagnosis or Gave up Entirely, Health Gorilla has 17 Healthcare Organizations Commit to Joining their QHIN, and More!

Bonus Features – August 27, 2023 – Trilliant Health Opens its National Provider Directory for the First Time Ever, 60% of Patients Trust Independent Practices over Corporate Healthcare, and More

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