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Telemedicine racks up big cost savings and enhanced care for Nebraska hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" This forced Chase to retain patients longer than normal, requiring a higher level of care not typically seen in the critical access hospital. "As large health systems became overwhelmed and unable to accept new patients, transferring patients to other facilities became increasingly difficult."

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Cofactor AI Launches Platform to Help Hospitals Fight Tidal Wave of Claims Denials and Announces $4 Million Seed Round

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For hospitals, it costs $181 on average to appeal a single claim. Further, many incorrect denials go unappealed by hospitals due to the time and energy required to appeal them.

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RPM, enabled with AI, can improve congestive heart failure care

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This suggests that RPM is not only improving patient care but also potentially reducing healthcare costs associated with frequent hospitalizations. It's really been a win-win situation for everyone involved – patients, providers and the healthcare system as a whole. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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$2M e-ICU project to be launched in regional Korea

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT Based on a media release, at the core of this network is an integrated control centre for monitoring the status and condition of patients in ICUs in small and medium hospitals. It will feature an alarm system to rapidly detect patient deterioration or worsening conditions.

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The Healthcare Cybersecurity Ecosystem: A System in Need of Comprehensive Care

Healthcare IT Today

Consider the Change Healthcare breach of 2024, costing $3 billion (and rising) and exposing 190 million individuals data. The lapse didnt just hit hospitals; it disrupted insurers, pharmacies, providers, and patients nationwide. This breach shows how far the ripples reach.

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Addressing the Main Challenges in Integrating RCM Software with Existing EHR Systems

Healthcare IT Today

We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community to ask — what are the main challenges in integrating RCM software with existing EHR systems, and how can these be addressed? However, for larger hospitals, it’s far from the whole truth. The following are their answers.

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Modular, Data-Driven, Connected, Avelios Medical Secures €30 Million from Sequoia Capital for its Next-Generation Hospital Information System

Healthcare IT Today

Great Potential With SAP exiting the HIS market by 2030, hundreds of German and European hospitals must rethink their system landscape. This presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to overhaul hospital IT, elevating the quality of care, and boosting process efficiency.

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