Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Patches Seely, Executive Vice President of Clinical Solutions at Carenet Health Clinicians’ burnout is in both a state of prevention and cure. Joseph Zabinski, Ph.D.,

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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. Each phase of a project, from ideation to activation, demands specific skills and insights.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

At that moment in the Twitterverse, it occurred to me that health IT as a consumer-facing industry was beginning to mainstream in America. Cramer’s pronouncement led to a tweetstorm where hundreds of tweeters in and outside of health/care talked back and with Cramer. Here’s what I wrote. The patient as payor.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Many healthcare providers find themselves wondering whether a revenue cycle management (RCM) partner would benefit their organizations. Streamline the billing process The right RCM partner will help providers optimize revenue by creating faster, easier processes to identify insurance coverage.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 5, 2023

Aspirion , a leading technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) provider for complex claims and revenue integrity, announced today that it has acquired FIRM Revenue Cycle Management Services, Inc. FIRM RCM), a trusted partner to hospital systems in the recovery of denied, unpaid, and underpaid medical insurance claims.

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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. “Joining with Alpha II enables us to further support stakeholders across the healthcare industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 28, 2022

Given this event, I thought it would be fun to extend the conversation from the conference and talk about RCM (Revenue Cycle Management) on this week’s chat. Topics for this week’s #HITsm Chat: T1: Why does revenue cycle management only exist in healthcare and not other industries? HITsm #HFMAAnnual. HITsm #HFMAAnnual.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2022

Linden Capital Partners (“Linden”), a Chicago -based private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to make a majority investment in Aspirion (the “Company”), a leader in technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management (“RCM”).

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Andy took a deep dive into LexisNexis Health Equity and Inclusion Insights , which takes steps to provide more granular data by drawing on non-traditional data sources and evaluating data in the context of a patient’s environment. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : 2023 Health IT Recap.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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. nThrive”), a healthcare revenue cycle management (“RCM”) software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform provider backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2024

ONC released its Draft 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and is accepting public comments on the document until May 28. A new report from Diligent and Bitsight indicated healthcare actually outperforms other industries in cybersecurity performance , due in large part to the highly regulated nature of the industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

RCM automation, powered by artificial intelligence, can achieve this – saving considerable time and adding millions of dollars to the bottom line. trillion American healthcare industry will be AI-driven within the next few decades. Healthcare providers need an adaptable and scalable solution to address these issues permanently.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

The Sequoia Project has released additional documentation support the implementation of TEFCA , the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement for health IT interoperability. The products intend to help radiology departments meet increasing workload demands at the same time that the industry faces a shortage of qualified radiologists.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Medical travel accounts for nearly 2% of all tourism to America, a $4 billion industry. Hospitals Explore RCM Technologies Across the board, claim rejections are growing by number and amount, which is putting a squeeze on accounts receivable and provider cash flow.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This move keeps our 250,000 members on the forefront of healthcare’s digital transformation, ensuring they remain vital and effective in their current roles and future-proof their careers in this evolving industry.” Together, through this partnership, Semantic Health will be better positioned to serve their customers.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 2, 2024

What Health IT Trend Has You Most Excited ? In the second installment, Andy explained the many stages of RCM that can benefit from generative AI: Claims, prior authorization, appeals, resource management, and contract generation. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2024

2024 Health IT Predictions : Cautionary Views of Healthcare AI. Our ongoing series of 2024 Health IT Predictions turned to some reasons to be wary of AI. Read more… 2024 Health IT Predictions: AI Use Cases in Healthcare. Read more… 2024 Health IT Predictions : AI’s Impact in Healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2024

2024 Health IT Predictions: AI Regulations and Ethics. This week, we published several more posts in our series on 2024 Health IT Predictions. Read more… 2024 Health IT Predictions: Generative AI and Data. Read more… 2024 Health IT Predictions: The Healthcare Workforce. million in funding.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 25, 2023

(CloudMD) , an innovative health services company transforming the delivery of care, today announced that it has closed the sale of its U.S.-based based Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Practice Management (PM), and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) assets for approximately US$6.3

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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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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

(LGI) , a leader in the development and implementation of healthcare IT solutions in Canada, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Boston Software Systems (BSS) , a US-based global provider of robotic process automation (RPA) solutions specifically designed to address the unique challenges of the healthcare industry.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

AHT’s post-acute customer base will now have access to the industry’s most expansive dataset and the opportunity to join PointClickCare’s vision of transforming the senior care ecosystem through the creation of a connected care network during a critical period of digital transformation for the industry.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to weigh in on the biggest concerns for the industry amid ongoing regulatory changes. Read more… Finding Balance in Patient-Centric RCM. Read more… Featured Health IT Job: Imaging System Analyst , a remote role with Lloyd Staffing, posted to Healthcare IT Central.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2023

RSi provides a comprehensive range of outsourced services across the RCM continuum, from day one patient receivables to insurance follow up, that are designed to accelerate cash flow, improve operating efficiencies, and enhance profitability. For more information, visit www.rsircm.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. This frees up staff to focus on more complex and strategic aspects of RCM. Additionally, hospitals and health systems will explore new training and upskilling programs to ensure teams are ready for the influx of automation.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 11, 2023

John Lynn spoke to Cam Deemer at DrFirst and Nele Jessel, MD, at athenahealth about the challenges doctors, patients, and pharmacies face under the industry’s current current approach and what it will take to move forward. Funding and M&A Activity: RCM company CodaMetrix closed $55 million in Series A funding.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

A survey from the Health Management Academy and Outbound AI reported that almost half (48%) of health systems are using AI technology for workforce management , and 85% expect to see a moderate to significant increase in the use of such tools in the next one to three years. Healthcare is one of six industries featured at the event.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 12, 2023

John and Colin discuss the advances in remote monitoring technology that make care at home possible and debate whether the industry will reach a point where patients have an ICU experience in their own homes. Read more… Enabling AI-First Health Plan Operations. posted to Healthcare IT Central.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2023

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. Erica Barnell at Geneoscopy. Concierge care platform Gradia Health secured $4.2 based EMR, RCM, and practice management assets to N.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2022

The healthcare industry is at an inflection point: software developers are now de facto members of the care team at leading care delivery companies. Canvas’s suite of products are highly customizable by developers, seamless for providers, and give care delivery companies full control over their patient experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As the industry shifts focus to automation and processes to lower cost-to-collect, it is vital to ensure that these efforts remain patient-centric. Adopting a patient-centric approach alongside harnessing the power of automation will allow healthcare institutions to drive better health outcomes.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

It reported that software is one of the top five strategic priorities for 80% of provider organizations, with revenue cycle management (RCM) among the most strategically important categories for software investment in 2023. The health industry has been trying for years to streamline the medical coding process, without meaningful progress.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The latest healthcare industry financial benchmark from Syntellis found that hospital margins remain in the red , at -2%, but a drop in expenses per discharge and a rise in outpatient revenue suggest that pressure may be easing. That’s significantly more than the 19% of Americans who have a diagnosed anxiety disorder.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Industry stakeholders must come together to spur the adoption of new generative AI applications when the benefits of doing so are clear and urgent. But innovation alone doesn’t go far enough.

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