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Elation Health Acquires Medical Billing Company Lightning MD

Healthcare IT Today

The company recently announced the strategic acquisition of Lightning MD , a cloud-based medical billing and claims management company. ” Lightning MD is a convenient billing solution focused on user experience for independent medical practices. . Their goal was to make billing easier for practices.

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Can Healthcare Optimize Its Human Resources and Redefine Care Delivery in the Process?

Healthcare IT Today

Many skilled nursing facilities are short-staffed, so patients cannot always transition out of the hospital in a timely manner. At the same time, there simply are not enough nurses and other healthcare providers to care for the people who will need support and resources in the next five to 10 years.

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Flurry of AI, Partnerships, and New Features Announced at Epic UGM

Healthcare IT Today

Explaining Medical Bills. An AI-powered chatbot will be available in the future through Epic’s Hello World platform that will help explain complex medical bills to patients. Early response has been positive with some patients commenting how the generated responses are more empathetic than prior communications.

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Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Healthcare IT Today

One culprit is staffing in post-acute care – 87% of nursing homes report moderate to high staffing shortages. consumers rate medical billing as challenging to understand , according to a recent survey from HealthLock. Imaging EMR OmegaAI from RamSoft is hosting Mirada Medical image visualization tools on its platform.

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Weekender 5/18/18

HIStalk Weekender

The Big Winner here is Leidos which holds the contracts for the DoD in place systems (CHCS the current EMR, which Leidos/SAIC says it claims proprietary IP rights and won’t let any other company touch) and other third-party applications. Contribute regularly as a provider CIO, IT director, or informatics nurse (anonymous or not).

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