Healthcare IT, Interoperability and RCM

Unlocking the Power of Interoperability for Revenue Cycle Management

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 12, 2024

Interoperability is game-changing not just in a clinical setting, but it holds tremendous potential for healthcare’s financial stakeholders as well. Prioritize Intake for Effective RCM Patient intake is an important part of the revenue cycle process. The earlier and more seamlessly we can engage, the better.”

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Weekly Roundup – April 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 13, 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. Read more… The Benefits of an Open, Interoperable Communication Platform. Exploring the Intersection of Patients and AI at OpenNotes Lab.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 72: South Shore Hospital with Donald McGruder

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 8, 2024

For the 72nd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Donald McGruder, Chief Information and Revenue Integrity Officer at South Shore Hospital. We kick off this episode by discussing how South Shore Hospital is positioning itself in the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare interoperability.

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Bonus Features – January 28, 2024 – 49% of orgs likely to invest in RCM tech in the next 18 months, v2 drafts of TEFCA Common Agreement and QHIN Technical Framework out, plus 27 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 28, 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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How Will the Current Macroeconomic Environment Impact Digital Health and Healthcare IT Decision-Making?

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As health systems grapple with market uncertainty, how will the current macroeconomic environment impact digital health and healthcare IT decision-making? How are AI and automation addressing healthcare labor shortage challenges? At the same time, one of the biggest focus areas of healthcare systems and providers is interoperability.

Digital Health

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Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 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.

RCM

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 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.

FHIR

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Weekly Roundup – January 21, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 21, 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. Who better to talk to the Healthcare IT Today community about interoperability than the National Coordinator himself? million investment.

RCM

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Weekly Roundup – November 4, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 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. Read more… What Tools are Necessary for Handling the Cloud in Healthcare ? Read more… Helping Healthcare Professionals Evaluate AI Offerings.

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Weekly Roundup – January 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 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. Not surprisingly, we got a lot of good responses from the Healthcare IT Today community on this topic. CHIME 2023 Edition. million in funding.

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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.

RCM

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Weekly Roundup – February 3, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 3, 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. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to weigh in on this critical topic. Value-based care technology startup Credo Health secured $5.25

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Claims Software Can Ease Manual Processes Related to Treating Medical Tourists from Outside the U.S.

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Lack of Interoperability Brings Labor-Intensive Workflows Despite the high costs of healthcare in the United States relative to other nations , the country is known for its cutting-edge and innovative treatments. This lack of code interoperability creates paperwork challenges for American hospitals seeking payment from other nations.

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Weekly Roundup – March 11, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 11, 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. Why AI Is an Add-on for Healthcare, Not a Replacement. Read more… Pushing From Interoperability to Digital Transformation.

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Weekly Roundup – August 12, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 12, 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. Achieving Interoperability One Practical Byte at a Time. posted to Healthcare IT Central. Hospitals consume 2.5

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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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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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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 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.

eCare

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Weekly Roundup – July 2, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 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. In the latest edition of the Healthcare IT Podcast, John Lynn and Colin Hung debate whether Epic will change when (if?)

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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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Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 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. Read more… High Costs Remain a Concern for Healthcare Providers. WI (outside Milwaukee) or remote, posted to Healthcare IT Central.

HIE

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Weekly Roundup – October 15, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 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. Read more… Interoperability’s Role in Value-Based Drug Pricing. Two Big Announcements at eClinicalWorks National Conference.

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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.

eHealth

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Weekly Roundup – June 10, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 10, 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. Navigating Long Buying Cycles in Healthcare Innovation. RCM vendor Aspirion acquired FIRM Revenue Cycle Management Services.

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Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 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. as Chief Medical Officer.

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Weaving Zoom into workflow and updating EHR saves clinic during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

To keep staff operational, meet remotely with patients and maintain the functionality of the organization, COPE turned to Health Information Management Systems (HiMS, no relation to HIMSS, parent company of Healthcare IT News ) for a rapid-response solution that included both hardware and software implementation. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 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 – May 13, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 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. Healthcare data centers have come a long way in the last five years , VMware’s Michael Robinson told John Lynn.

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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.

Health IT

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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. News and Studies.

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Insights and Perspectives from #HFMAAnnual Conference

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 1, 2022

. “We need to connect clinical innovation with business transformation for patients and families” @ZeevNeuwirth ‘s comments on what’s needed to reframe healthcare so organizations are ready for a more consumer-oriented value-based healthcare market @KnowtionHealth #HFMAAnnual pic.twitter.com/5rdFUXPjyu.

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Canvas Medical Achieves ONC Certification, Raises $24MM to Power Clinicians and Developers Building and Scaling Digital Health Companies

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 19, 2022

With this funding, Canvas will continue to invest in bringing additional enterprise-grade capabilities to market, including security and governance features that put Canvas at the cutting-edge of extensibility and interoperability. About Canvas Medical.

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A Data Network to Tackle Real-Time Eligibility and Claims Along with Many Other Health Data Problems

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2023

Learn more about Avaneer Health: [link] Listen and subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcast to hear all the latest insights from experts in healthcare IT. And for an exclusive look at our top stories , subscribe to our newsletter. Tell us what you think. Contact us here or on Twitter at @hcitoday.

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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. 2022 Predictions for Healthcare Interoperability – A third predictions post doing so well. Top Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcasts.

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The Payment Integrity Game-Changer: Generative AI

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Healthcare technology companies are urged to design interoperable data platforms that offer holistic data access and transparency to better meet the needs of health workers, care teams, and patients across the continuum of care. In fact, studies by the U.S.

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The Role of RCM in Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Involving revenue cycle management (RCM) is necessary for any comprehensive SDoH/health equity strategy. ” RCM professionals constantly interact with data that is valuable to informing health equity strategies – particularly since the transition to the ICD-10 code set that created an environment rich with data detailing SDoH.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 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. This frees up staff to focus on more complex and strategic aspects of RCM. As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions.

Health IT

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Bonus Features – April 23, 2023 – 77% of doctors are confident in a chatbot’s ability to assess patients’ symptoms, only 7% of executives very satisfied with patient-facing payment products, plus additional news from HIMSS 2023

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 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 and Automation: Good or Bad?

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We reached out to the beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to hear the different lines of thinking on automation. 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).

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

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In search of some answers to these questions, we reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community. Jeffrey Sullivan, Chief Technology Officer at Consensus Cloud Solutions With cloud technology in healthcare, you have to think about the total cost of ownership. Both in where we are today and in the long run?

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Revenue Cycle Management and Telehealth—What Are the Challenges?

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The following us a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, CEO and Founder, Health Information Management Systems. Now that COVID-19 has triggered an explosion of telehealth, more clinics are recognizing virtual patient care as an essential aspect of the integrated care model.

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Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 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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Unlocking the Power of Interoperability for Revenue Cycle Management

Weekly Roundup – April 13, 2024

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CIO Podcast – Episode 72: South Shore Hospital with Donald McGruder

Bonus Features – January 28, 2024 – 49% of orgs likely to invest in RCM tech in the next 18 months, v2 drafts of TEFCA Common Agreement and QHIN Technical Framework out, plus 27 more stories

How Will the Current Macroeconomic Environment Impact Digital Health and Healthcare IT Decision-Making?

Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

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

Weekly Roundup – February 3, 2024

Claims Software Can Ease Manual Processes Related to Treating Medical Tourists from Outside the U.S.

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

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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Weekly Roundup – July 2, 2022

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

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

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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

Weekly Roundup – June 10, 2023

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Weaving Zoom into workflow and updating EHR saves clinic during COVID-19

Bonus Features – July 23, 2023 – Number of people impacted by data breaches up 56% compared to last year, CMS keeps temporary telehealth expansion in 2024 Medicare fee schedule, and more

Weekly Roundup – May 13, 2023

Healthcare AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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

Insights and Perspectives from #HFMAAnnual Conference

Canvas Medical Achieves ONC Certification, Raises $24MM to Power Clinicians and Developers Building and Scaling Digital Health Companies

A Data Network to Tackle Real-Time Eligibility and Claims Along with Many Other Health Data Problems

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

The Payment Integrity Game-Changer: Generative AI

The Role of RCM in Health Equity

Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Bonus Features – April 23, 2023 – 77% of doctors are confident in a chatbot’s ability to assess patients’ symptoms, only 7% of executives very satisfied with patient-facing payment products, plus additional news from HIMSS 2023

Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?

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

Revenue Cycle Management and Telehealth—What Are the Challenges?

Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

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