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A Look at RCM, AI, and a New Book Called Joy Notes with Nio Queiro

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2024

This unique video presents a far-ranging conversation with Nio Queiro, President of The Queiro Group. Philosophically speaking, The Queiro Group helps organizations automate routine tasks so that staff can transition “from task-oriented to critical thinkers.” They want AI tools at the provider and the payer to collaborate.

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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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Firstsource Acquires Quintessence

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 3, 2024

This strategic acquisition further strengthens Firstsource’s RCM solutions offerings, providing more comprehensive and AI-enabled RCM solutions for health systems, and growing its offshore capabilities.

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Capital One Serves as Joint Lead Arranger on $2.3 Billion Financing for R1 RCM

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Capital One Commercial Bank , a full-service bank with middle market specialization in many industries, including over 40 healthcare sub-sectors, announced today it served as a joint lead arranger for an amended and restated credit facility for R1 RCM. R1 RCM used the facility, which increased its borrowing capacity from $1.2

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Careficient Acquires Home Health, Hospice, Home Care, Palliative and RCM Solutions from Net Health

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

a leading provider of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) solutions, today announced the acquisition of Net Health ’s EMR line of home health, hospice, home care, and palliative solutions and RCM services (collectively, “home health and hospice”). Careficient Inc. , This transaction will provide real benefits to both customers and employees.

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Tegria Acquires Colburn Hill Group to Ease Revenue Cycle Management Challenges for Healthcare Providers

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2021

Tegria today announced the acquisition of Colburn Hill Group, one of the healthcare industry’s leading developers of analytically-driven robotic process automation (RPA) technologies for revenue cycle management (RCM).

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 3, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 3, 2024

Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community. Healthcare IT Today does not endorse or vouch for the company or the job posting. Epic Cupid Analyst – Bluebird Staffing Senior EHR Analyst, Epic Beacon – Ardent Health Services Sr.

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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

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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DAS Health Expands Reach to Senior Living Organizations with Recent Acquisition

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2024

DAS Health , a provider of healthcare IT and business solutions, proudly announces the acquisition of Agility Holdings, LLC dba vcpi. This significant acquisition expands DAS Health’s position into the senior living space, further establishing the company as the preeminent player in healthcare IT and business solutions.

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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. Recap of the partners, product enhancements, and work into AI that Epic announced at this year’s Epic User Group Meeting (UGM).

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Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group Implements RPA for Pennies

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group (TPMG), a network of over 250 physicians and advanced clinicians in over 85 offices across the Tidewater and surrounding areas, has successfully implemented RPA. TPMG is a progressive physician group that has been accepting more value-based contracts. TPMG’s Penny Challenge.

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AGS Acquires Offshore Patient Access BPO Unit from Availity

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2023

AGS Health strengthens its position as the leading provider of outsourced prior authorization services AGS Health , a leading provider for tech-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions and strategic growth partner to healthcare providers across the U.S.,

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nThrive to Acquire TransUnion Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Creates prominent end-to-end healthcare RCM software and technology platform with patient financial clearance and eligibility capabilities that reduce complexity and drive profitability to allow providers and payers to provide enhanced care nThrive, Inc. together with certain affiliates, “Clearlake”), […].

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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. For more information, visit wellsky.com.

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Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 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.

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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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Alpha II, LLC Announces Strategic Acquisition of RCxRules

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Alpha II , a leading healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) technology solutions provider, announced today its successful acquisition of RCxRules , an innovator in healthcare revenue cycle automation. We look forward to combining our strengths to deliver unparalleled value to the healthcare industry.”

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Weekly Roundup – September 2, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 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. John Lynn spoke to John Wilson and Scott Pross at SolarWinds about the importance of proactive security in healthcare.

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Clearlake Capital-backed nThrive to acquire PELITAS

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

nThrive”), a healthcare revenue cycle management (“RCM”) software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform provider backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Gains industry-leading patient access and digital patient intake software solutions to provide safe and convenient self-service options to providers and their patients nThrive, Inc.

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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.

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Bonus Features – March 31, 2024 – 55% of Change Healthcare customers expect adverse impacts on patient care, a mobile app helped 84% of seniors lower their blood pressure after 6 months, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 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.

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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

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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Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 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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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 – October 9, 2022 – Optum completes Change Healthcare acquisition, interest in flu shots is declining, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 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.

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Bonus Features – September 10, 2023 – 77% of clinicians see RPM outpacing traditional inpatient care within five years, Microsoft partnering with Paige on pathology and oncology AI models, and more

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 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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Weekly Roundup – January 20, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 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. 2024 Health IT Predictions : Cautionary Views of Healthcare AI. Read more… 2024 Health IT Predictions: AI Use Cases in Healthcare.

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Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 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. 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.

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Patient Square Capital to acquire SOC Telemed

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

According to the companies, Patient Square's partners have served on the boards of several healthcare organizations, including HCA, OB Hospitalist Group, Envision Healthcare and Covenant Physician Partners. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Weekly Roundup – August 20, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2022

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. Earlier this month, the RCM vendor reported a data breach that may have impacted patients at five Texas-based providers.

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Provider-Led Value-Based Care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2023

Even earlier, in 1937, the member-owned Group Health Association (GHA) formed in Washington, D.C. Learn more about Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC): [link] Listen and subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcast to hear all the latest insights from experts in healthcare IT. Value-based care is not new.

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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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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

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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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

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. WI (outside Milwaukee) or remote, posted to Healthcare IT Central. CIO Insights from CHIME’s Fall Forum.

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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

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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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

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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CloudMD Divests Non-Core U.S. Electronic Medical Records and Practice Management Business

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 25, 2023

based Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Practice Management (PM), and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) assets for approximately US$6.3 Through acquisitions, Harris has grown extensively from its roots in the utilities, local government, education, and healthcare sectors to operate over 170 businesses globally across more than twenty industries.

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PointClickCare Acquires CPSI Subsidiary, American HealthTech

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

“PointClickCare’s mission has always been, and continues to be, addressing critical gaps in healthcare to better serve high-needs populations through a robust care collaboration network,” said Dave Wessinger , Co-Founder and CEO at PointClickCare. “We

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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

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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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. As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated in healthcare, its vast potential comes into sharper focus; its shortcomings are becoming more apparent as well.

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Revenue and Workforce Challenges Top of Mind at #MPE22

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One large group practice (who wished to remain anonymous) shared with Healthcare IT Today that they went from $0 spent on staffing agencies in 2019 to over $3M so far in 2022. This has put many practices under financial and operational pressure. It is not just clinical staff where practices are feeling the pinch.

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

Most Visited Healthcare IT Resource Pages. Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. Healthcare GIS. Most Visited Healthcare IT Today Articles Published in 2022. Healthcare’s Perfect Storm: Five Cost-Saving Strategies. Most Visited Healthcare IT Today Articles that were Published Prior to 2022.

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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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Demand Grows for Advancements in Healthcare’s Digital Front Door

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 13, 2023

About Clarissa Riggins Clarissa Riggins is Chief Product Officer at Experian Health , the leading provider of revenue cycle management and patient engagement solutions for providers, physician groups, and payers.

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A Look at RCM, AI, and a New Book Called Joy Notes with Nio Queiro

R1 RCM to Acquire Acclara

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Firstsource Acquires Quintessence

Capital One Serves as Joint Lead Arranger on $2.3 Billion Financing for R1 RCM

Careficient Acquires Home Health, Hospice, Home Care, Palliative and RCM Solutions from Net Health

Tegria Acquires Colburn Hill Group to Ease Revenue Cycle Management Challenges for Healthcare Providers

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 3, 2024

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

DAS Health Expands Reach to Senior Living Organizations with Recent Acquisition

Weekly Roundup – August 26, 2023

Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group Implements RPA for Pennies

AGS Acquires Offshore Patient Access BPO Unit from Availity

nThrive to Acquire TransUnion Healthcare

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

Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

Access Healthcare Acquires Envera Health

Alpha II, LLC Announces Strategic Acquisition of RCxRules

Weekly Roundup – September 2, 2023

Clearlake Capital-backed nThrive to acquire PELITAS

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

Bonus Features – March 31, 2024 – 55% of Change Healthcare customers expect adverse impacts on patient care, a mobile app helped 84% of seniors lower their blood pressure after 6 months, plus 19 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 – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

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

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

Bonus Features – September 10, 2023 – 77% of clinicians see RPM outpacing traditional inpatient care within five years, Microsoft partnering with Paige on pathology and oncology AI models, and more

Weekly Roundup – January 20, 2024

Weekly Roundup – July 29, 2023

Patient Square Capital to acquire SOC Telemed

Weekly Roundup – August 20, 2022

Provider-Led Value-Based Care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Cash is Queen Says RCM Experts

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

Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

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 – 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

CloudMD Divests Non-Core U.S. Electronic Medical Records and Practice Management Business

PointClickCare Acquires CPSI Subsidiary, American HealthTech

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 AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Revenue and Workforce Challenges Top of Mind at #MPE22

Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

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

Demand Grows for Advancements in Healthcare’s Digital Front Door

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