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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

A survey from Hakkoda found 92% of healthcare organizations need to modernize their data infrastructure. Products Inovalon launched Converged Solutions to simplify encounter data submissions in support of risk adjustment programs. Arizona-based Integrated Medical Services implemented athenahealth EHR, RCM, and patient engagement tools.

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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

News and Studies Median hospital margins rose to 2% in November , according to the latest data from Syntellis, and per-physician revenue growth is outpacing per-physician expenses. Partnerships Greenway Health integrated Data Dimensions’ Providerflow platform into its new release, Greenway Document Manager.

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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

News and Studies The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule from CMS would continue many of the public health emergency telehealth flexibilities, such as an expanded definition of telehealth practitioners, continued payments to rural health centers and FQHCs, and the expansion of originating sites.

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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

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. Partnerships EHR workflow automation tool Clinical Data Connector from Odesso Health is now available on the athenahealth and Appian marketplaces.

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Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2024

Partnerships Data vendor Veradigm is partnering with MedEvolve to make the company’s Effective Intelligence workforce automation and analytics solutions available to Veradigm clients. Intuity Medical received Medicare Part B coverage for POGO , its automatic blood glucose monitoring system. He’s currently CTO at Innovaccer.)

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

RCM outsourcing vendor Ensemble Health Partners expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Clinical data exchange vendor MRO is now automating data exchange between providers for continuity of care purposes. Truveta released a mother-child EHR dataset to drive research from pre-pregnancy through childbirth and pediatric care.

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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

News and Research Five in six (83%) of hospitals are collecting SDoH data , according to the latest ONC Data Brief, with 74% using structured, electronic screening tools. Another 60% of hospitals are receiving SDoH data from outside sources, primarily from HIE entities.

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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

News CMS has opened the Hardship Exception application period for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that participated in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program in 2022. Partnerships Patient education and engagement vendor Mytonomy has connected Mytonomy Cloud for Healthcare with Oracle Health EHR.

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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

Hospitals serving marginalized communities are less likely to participate in interoperable patient data exchange , according to the latest ONC research. A Humana study found that Medicare Advantage members covered under value-based care arrangements completed preventive screenings at a 14.6%

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eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability RCM

Bonus Features – November 26, 2023 – 85% of healthcare orgs boosting IT spending in 2024, 70% of orgs actively considering generative AI, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

This is due in large part to increased expenses (from 25$ for labor to 90% for maintenance) and revenue reductions from denials (more than 20% from commercial plans and nearly 60% from Medicare Advantage plans). Cybersecurity tops the list of investment priorities, followed by EHR modernization, virtual / digital care, and AI.

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eHealth RCM EHR FHIR

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

News The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule continues many telehealth flexibilities first adopted during the public health emergency, such as an expanded scope of originating sites an expanded definition of qualified practitioners. Healthcare consumer data vendor Freshpaint launched its Healthcare Privacy Platform.

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Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2023

How the IoMT Helps Data Reach Its Full Potential. We asked members of the Healthcare IT Community to share their thoughts on the growing role of the Internet of Medical Things in managing healthcare data. Read more… Data Lineage Tools Help Unpack Complex Data Dependencies. million in seed funding.

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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

HCA Healthcare signed a new agreement for a large-scale deployment of MEDITECH Expanse , continuing a relationship with the EHR vendor that has spanned three decades and been recognized with the 2021 CHIME Collaboration Award. News and Research. healthcare system to keep them healthy. Partnerships.

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Avoiding Red Flags: Finding the Right Productivity Balance

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The following is a guest article by John Wallace, PT, OCS, Senior Vice President of RCM at WebPT. The number of Medicare TPEs and commercial payer take-back audits alone is skyrocketing. Payers have vastly improved data intelligence on therapists and practices, and OIG even has a dedicated section on issues in outpatient rehab.

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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

is integrating Google Cloud generative AI and data analytics tools into its Smart Care Facility Platform, while League announced it’s using Google Cloud to improve digital care pathway optimization. TrustCommerce integrated its patient payments platform with athenaIDX , athenahealth’s RCM product.

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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

Remote monitoring company Clear Arch Health released a mobile app that patients access to health data, educational resources, and messages from providers. More than 60% of health plans that got a 5-Star rating from CMS use Inovalon software , the data and analytics vendor announced.

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Canvas Medical Achieves ONC Certification, Raises $24MM to Power Clinicians and Developers Building and Scaling Digital Health Companies

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2022

The ONC certification represents a major product milestone for the company: Canvas is one of the first EMRs in the United States to support a standardized patient data API as envisioned by the 21st Century Cures Act. Founded in 2015, Canvas is reimagining the EMR for the future of healthcare. .”

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APRIL 26, 2019

Bain Capital hires financial advisors to help it assess the potential sale of RCM vendor Waystar. HHS announces CMS Primary Cares, two value-based care payment models launching in 2020 that it says will cover at least 25% of Medicare beneficiaries and providers. Athenahealth lays off 200 employees. Dave Butler ).

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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

The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. The first quarterly Healthcare IT Market Report from Pivot Point Consulting hinted at a continued need for providers to develop long-term strategies around virtual care, customer relationship management, and RCM optimization.

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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

Claims on the community care program, Connect for Life (CFL), from Wider Circle preventing 8 ED visits per 1,000 members, saving $103 Per Engaged Member Per Month net savings for Medicare Advantage members, and more have been validated in a recent review from Milliman.

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eCare Primary Care RCM Patient Experience

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

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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

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

Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories

Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

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 – 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 – 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 – November 26, 2023 – 85% of healthcare orgs boosting IT spending in 2024, 70% of orgs actively considering generative AI, plus 18 more stories

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

Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

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

Avoiding Red Flags: Finding the Right Productivity Balance

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

Canvas Medical Achieves ONC Certification, Raises $24MM to Power Clinicians and Developers Building and Scaling Digital Health Companies

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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

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!

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