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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. From the outside it looks one thing, but upon further inspection there are a million tiny little pieces that fit together to create the whole.

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Hyndman Area Health Centers Improves RCM Process with Help from eClinicalWorks Despite Key Personnel Departures

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 23, 2023

Systemic Review of RCM Processes The HAHC billing team, under a new manager, collaborated with eClinicalWorks to review and streamline the RCM process. With the new streamlined RCM process, reports are now available in near real-time. This meant that HAHC had to start from scratch to rebuild their revenue cycle processes.

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Downstream Impacts of EHR Optimization

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 27, 2022

Yesterday we shared 6 EHR optimization tips with you. Today, we’re going to look at the ecosystem of technology that interacts with the EHR and makes the EHR experience better (or worse if done wrong).

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TT Capital Partners Announces Investment in Cantata Health Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

New Capital Positions Cantata to Accelerate Growth as Behavioral Health Providers Look to Replace Aging EHRs TT Capital Partners (TTCP) today announced a majority investment in Cantata Health Solutions , a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions for providers of behavioral health, human services, acute care, and post-acute care.

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WellSky Acquires Corridor, Expands Commitment to Offering Best-in-Class Coding, Revenue Cycle Management Services for Post-Acute Industry

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

By adding Corridor to its portfolio, WellSky will expand its medical coding and revenue cycle management (RCM) offerings to help care providers increase efficiency and improve performance across clinical, financial, operational, and compliance areas.

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Hidden Heroes: How Operational Teams Drive Optimal Health IT System Adoption

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

However, proper staffing for EHR, revenue cycle management (RCM), and other major health IT system transitions go far beyond IT personnel. In fact, my experience suggests that operational readiness is a key factor for EHR and RCM success. Operational teams must also be fully engaged and included.

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Weekly Roundup – December 9, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 9, 2023

John Lynn and Dr. Shiv Rao at Abridge chatted about the power of going beyond speech recognition to build trust with physicians thanks to EHR integrations and maps to ontologies such as SNOMED and LOINC. Read more… CIO Podcast : Teamwork and Leadership. Read more… Keeping Large Language Models and AI Tools Honest.

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Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2023

Read more… Healthcare Needs More Gender Diversity in Leadership. From leadership roles to clinical trial participants, women are underrepresented across the board in the industry – and this is bad for both patient and corporate outcomes , according to Dr. Read more… How Help Desk Updates Can Boost Clinician Productivity.

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

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Specialty EHR platform Net Health is integrating workflow automation and patient engagement functionality from Alinea into its senior living platform. RCM vendor FinThrive introduced automation functionality to its insurance discovery product. Partnerships.

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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

Epic recognized RWJBarnabas Health for achieving a 43% increase in productivity during the latest phase of its Epic Together EHR implementation project. RCM firm Conifer Health added Patti Peets and James Muir to its sales executive leadership team, covering the South-Central Texas Region and West Coast regions, respectively.

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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

Urgent care EHR vendor Experity appointed Dr. Benjamin Barlow as Chief Medical Officer. RCM consultancy MDaudit announced three leadership team appointments : Raj Joshi as CISO, Jaenna Babajane as Vice President of Customer Experience, and Nisheet Goenka as VP of Engineering.

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Cash is Queen Says RCM Experts

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2022

The upside of adopting technology for RCM can be significant: A drop in DSO (days sales outstanding). One technology in particular is proving to be very effective for RCM improvement – data analytics. Why communication from leaders remains key to RCM improvement. How executives can make work-from-home for RCM staff work.

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Technology & RCM & AI, Oh My!

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

So with all of these incredible innovations, let’s take a moment to narrow our field down to Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). How can we be using technology to optimize RCM? And even more specifically, what role can data analytics and AI play in optimizing RCM? We would love to hear from all of you as well!

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CIO Podcast – Episode 66: Epic Gold Star Level 10 with Sergio Melgar

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Then we talk about what’s next for Melgar in terms of Epic usage and making the most of his EHR. What’s next when it comes to usage of Epic and making the most of your EHR? Next, we talk about the effects of being Epic Gold Star Level 10 on the doctors, nurses, and patients around him. What went into that decision?

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Voice-to-Billing Ambient Clinical Voice at Medvise.AI

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2024

Learn more about Medvise.ai: [link] Check out other articles in our ambient clinical voice series: Context Makes Innovaccer More than a Note Generator How Comprehend PT Takes Clinical Notes Our of Physical Therapists’ Hands Sunoh’s Ambient Clinical Voice Automates Clinician Note Creation Corti Becomes Part of the Conversation Nuance Is Setting the (..)

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Where UiPath Can Automate For Workflow and Quality in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

These can look at EHRs and patient directories, or analyze 60-70 pages worth referral documents to identify the need for financial planning. Warrelmann advises organizations to look for automation opportunities where lots of data exist: clinical quality control, risk and compliance, imaging, and labs.

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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

EHR, RCM, and practice management software vendor Greenway Health named Mark Goodwin as Senior Vice President of Revenue Services. Clinical data exchange platform MRO added Matt Wildman as Chief Commercial Officer and Moliehi Weitnauer as Chief Product Officer. Staffing platform SnapNurse named Jeff Grant as Chief Executive Officer.

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Healthcare AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the spirit of prevention of burn out, where technology can automate administrative burden, make chart reviews more efficient, use ambient listening capabilities to reduce time spent in the EHR will have a positive impact on the clinical burnout epidemic.

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Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The market will see increased asks/attention for bots as they are critically needed in RCM to offset staff shortage, enhance staff retention, and accelerate tasks (ultimately cash flow). In the future we will see even more connected devices sharing data and fueling diagnostically focused EHRs.

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What are the Cost Implications of Implementing Cloud Technology in Healthcare?

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Michael Brickman, Medical Director of Plastic Surgery at ModMed Cloud-based EHRs are the gold standard for physician practices. On-premise EHR servers drain valuable resources as they need to be replaced every 3 to 5 years and incur significant costs thanks to the large upfront installation fees and recurring price of regular backups.

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Rising and Falling in Health IT – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 67

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 26, 2021

For the 67th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about what’s Rising and Falling in Health IT. I’m not sure there’s ever been a time in health IT where more things have been happening. Money is flowing into new and old health IT companies as they build out new digital health solutions and […] test

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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 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. Partnerships.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. DoJ Joins False Claims Whistleblower Suit Against EHR Vendor Modernizing Medicine – Everyone seems to flock to judgments and lawsuits like this one. Plus, it illustrates how much the EHR still impacts so many in health IT. AI and Automation in RCM is All About Balance.

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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Hyndman Area Health Centers Improves RCM Process with Help from eClinicalWorks Despite Key Personnel Departures

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Downstream Impacts of EHR Optimization

TT Capital Partners Announces Investment in Cantata Health Solutions

WellSky Acquires Corridor, Expands Commitment to Offering Best-in-Class Coding, Revenue Cycle Management Services for Post-Acute Industry

Hidden Heroes: How Operational Teams Drive Optimal Health IT System Adoption

Weekly Roundup – December 9, 2023

Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

Bonus Features – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, 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 – December 4, 2022 – 34% of Americans take anti-anxiety meds during the holidays, hospital margins at -2% but show signs of hope, and more

Cash is Queen Says RCM Experts

Technology & RCM & AI, Oh My!

CIO Podcast – Episode 66: Epic Gold Star Level 10 with Sergio Melgar

Voice-to-Billing Ambient Clinical Voice at Medvise.AI

Where UiPath Can Automate For Workflow and Quality in Healthcare

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 AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?

What are the Cost Implications of Implementing Cloud Technology in Healthcare?

Rising and Falling in Health IT – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 67

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

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