Data, Healthcare IT, Patient Experience and RCM

R1 RCM to Acquire Acclara

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Acquisition of Providence’s Current Modular Services Business Accompanied by 10-Year Agreement to Provide Comprehensive Revenue Cycle Management Services R1 RCM Inc. (R1) health systems. BDT & MSD Partners acted as financial advisor to Providence, and McDermott Will & Emery and ArentFox Schiff LLP acted as legal counsel.

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Unlocking the Power of Interoperability for Revenue Cycle Management

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 12, 2024

Interoperability is game-changing not just in a clinical setting, but it holds tremendous potential for healthcare’s financial stakeholders as well. A seamless transfer of data in the revenue cycle process results in optimal reimbursement, reduced administrative costs, and fewer surprises for patients.

Interoperability

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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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

Patient Experience

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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is like a one of those huge Lego sculptures. Having a well executed RCM strategy is crucial to keep your organization running because it impacts everything. When things are simple and easy to pay for, patients are happy, the staff is happy, and you are most definitely happy.

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Veradigm Strengthens Award-Winning Revenue Cycle Services Portfolio with Acquisition of Full-Service RCM Company

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

a leading provider of healthcare data and technology solutions announced today the acquisition of Koha Health , a full-service revenue cycle management (RCM) company. About Veradigm Veradigm is a healthcare technology company that drives value through its unique combination of platforms, data, expertise, connectivity, and scale.

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What Trend in RCM Are You Keeping Your Eye on Right Now and Why?

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 25, 2023

In search of that answer, we reached out to our wickedly smart Healthcare IT Today Community to see what trends in RCM they are keeping their eyes on and why. Check it out and see if any of their answers can help you and your healthcare organization. We’ve compiled all of their answers together in the video down below.

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Weekly Roundup – May 4, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 4, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Patient Experience Insights From the Qualtrics X4 Conference. Read more… Cybersecurity, AI, and the Future of RCM.

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Turning Increased Ambulatory Volumes into Financial Strength: 4 Moves for RCM

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They must also think carefully about what it takes to deliver an outstanding patient experience—including digitally—in a post-COVID world, where consumers expect digital access and support at each stage of their care journey. But finding the right approach is key. Avoiding digital fatigue is also an important consideration.

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How to Discover Better Insurance Coverage, Together

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Technology can help organizations identify more billable insurance coverage for self-pay patients, maximizing revenue, increasing efficiency and improving patient experience. Many healthcare providers find themselves wondering whether a revenue cycle management (RCM) partner would benefit their organizations.

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RCM Medical Billing Patient Experience Medicare

Weekly Roundup – March 16, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. 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… Unlocking the Power of Interop for More Effective RCM. HIMSS 2024: Bold Statements from Hal Wolf.

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Weekly Roundup – December 30, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Why AI’s Risks and Remedies Are Different in Healthcare. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : 2023 Health IT Recap.

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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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Access Healthcare Acquires Envera Health

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Enhances Revenue Cycle Services Market Leadership with Patient Engagement Services and Technology Capabilities Today, Access Healthcare , a global leader in revenue cycle management (RCM) and healthcare services, announced the acquisition of Envera Health , a market leader in patient engagement services.

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Weekly Roundup – August 26, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup ! Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Generative AI is an amazing tool capable of sorting and analyzing large sums of data. Read more… The Importance of Patient Portal Usability.

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Weekly Roundup – January 21, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 21, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Who better to talk to the Healthcare IT Today community about interoperability than the National Coordinator himself?

RCM

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Weekly Roundup – January 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. 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… 2024 Health IT Predictions: Generative AI and Data. Read more… 2024 Health IT Predictions: The Healthcare Workforce.

Interoperability

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Bain & Company - KLAS Research 2023 HealthTech Report: Key Points for Providers, Vendors & Investors

Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The report also finds that providers are prioritizing their IT investments in certain key areas, such as: Revenue cycle management (RCM) : RCM is the process of managing the financial aspects of patient care, from billing and coding to collections and denials.

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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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

RCM

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Weekly Roundup – August 12, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 12, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. 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… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : The Patient Experience Outside the Four Walls of the Hospital. Hospitals consume 2.5

Interoperability

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Healthcare AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Leslie Pagel, Chief Evangelist at Authenticx AI tools, such as ChatGPT and generative AI, are contributing to speed, volume, and accuracy in processing unstructured data sources.

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Patient Experience with Revenue Cycle Management

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2023

So often in talking about Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) the focus is placed onto the organization. How do we improve RCM? How to can we incorporate digital solutions into RCM? However, that leaves out one huge piece of RCM. The patient. Read what they had to share down below.

Patient Experience

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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

Canvas provides a full-stack ambulatory EMR and digital health developer platform, enabling both established and startup healthcare providers to launch new patient experiences and business models faster. For more information about Canvas Medical, visit canvasmedical.com. .

EMR

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Finding Balance in Patient-Centric RCM

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the world of healthcare, this balance not only enhances the patient experience but also enables systems to effectively manage patient communication and financial obligations while delivering optimal clinical care.

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What Physicians Need to Know about Achieving Optimal Practice Performance in Challenging Times

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It also enables the practice to have a more productive conversation about the patient’s responsibility and payment options. This, in turn, can improve the patient experience while helping practices get paid in full. . In the past, tracking and analyzing practice data was a highly manual, time-consuming process.

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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

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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The Role of RCM in Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Involving revenue cycle management (RCM) is necessary for any comprehensive SDoH/health equity strategy. Patient experience. SDoH Factors Impacting Patients and Revenue. One of CMS’ most important SDoH tenets is data collection and reporting. Safety of care. Readmission rate. Excess stay. Effectiveness of care.

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5 Must-Haves in a Patient Financial Communication Platform

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steven Dubner, Vice President of Product Management at Nordis Technologies No matter how exemplary the clinical care, overall patient experience and satisfaction often hinge on the last interactions with providers—billing and payments.

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Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We reached out to the beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to hear the different lines of thinking on automation. Additionally, automating processes such as this help to relieve employee burnout and simultaneously improve the patient experience. Referential matching and data enrichment then further reduce duplication rates.

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Weekly Roundup – March 30, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 30, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. 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… The Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home. This was our latest question for the Healthcare IT Today community.

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RCM Healthcare IT Patient Experience EHR

Weekly Roundup – August 19, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 19, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Psychiatrist Dr. Geoff Frost struggled to encourage pediatric patients with spinal muscular atrophy to do their necessary exercises.

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Weekly Roundup – April 29, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 29, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. After improving the quality of data collected at the point of care, HCA rolled out a project to better detect and prevent sepsis.

Patient Experience

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Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

RCM

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WNS’s AI-Driven Application Takes Doctors Off the Phone with Payers

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Doctors don’t seem flustered by bodily fluids or welts–what they dread is the hour-long calls with insurers, trying to persuade them to cover a test or procedure. There has to be some quality monitoring to prevent fraud and upcoding, but a lot of the time, the doctor just hasn’t coded properly or filled out the […].

Medical Billing

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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

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

eCare

eCare Primary Care RCM Patient Experience

A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

To help healthcare CIOs, CMOs and other leaders find connected health devices and RPM technologies, Healthcare IT News has compiled this comprehensive listing of vendors. The AI continuously runs algorithms on the patient’s profile to predict decompensation. And the list will continue to be updated over time.

Connected Health

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Connected Health Pulse

R1 RCM to Acquire Acclara

Unlocking the Power of Interoperability for Revenue Cycle Management

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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

RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Veradigm Strengthens Award-Winning Revenue Cycle Services Portfolio with Acquisition of Full-Service RCM Company

What Trend in RCM Are You Keeping Your Eye on Right Now and Why?

Weekly Roundup – May 4, 2024

Turning Increased Ambulatory Volumes into Financial Strength: 4 Moves for RCM

How to Discover Better Insurance Coverage, Together

Weekly Roundup – March 16, 2024

Weekly Roundup – December 30, 2023

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

Access Healthcare Acquires Envera Health

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Bain & Company - KLAS Research 2023 HealthTech Report: Key Points for Providers, Vendors & Investors

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

Weekly Roundup – August 12, 2023

Healthcare AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Patient Experience with Revenue Cycle Management

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

Finding Balance in Patient-Centric RCM

What Physicians Need to Know about Achieving Optimal Practice Performance in Challenging Times

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

The Role of RCM in Health Equity

5 Must-Haves in a Patient Financial Communication Platform

Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?

Weekly Roundup – March 30, 2024

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Weekly Roundup – April 29, 2023

Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

WNS’s AI-Driven Application Takes Doctors Off the Phone with Payers

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!

A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

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