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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

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A study from CWH Advisors and Synchrony found that 63% of providers have RCM staffing shortages , and 61% expect to work with third parties for help. The latest monthly trends report from Syntellis showed a -0.9% Further compounding the problem: 59% of providers rate patient health literacy as poor despite their education efforts.

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Weekly Roundup – January 13, 2024

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Read more… 2024 Health IT Predictions: Interoperability, Data, and the Cloud. Our experts agreed that interoperability isn’t a goal unto itself but will continue to support efforts to provide clinicians with context at the point of care and make it easier for organizations to advance their cloud strategies.

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Insights and Perspectives from #HFMAAnnual Conference

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I didn’t expect to see a healthcare interoperability session at HFMA, but Diane Mchalec from UPMC was there doing just that. What I like most about this is that interoperability is actually impacting a healthcare organization’s finances in a good way. John Lynn (@techguy) June 29, 2022. John Lynn (@techguy) June 27, 2022.

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The Payment Integrity Game-Changer: Generative AI

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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. government and leading medical associations call upon stakeholders to do their part.

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The Role of RCM in Health Equity

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Involving revenue cycle management (RCM) is necessary for any comprehensive SDoH/health equity strategy. Thoughtful documentation allows coders to assign appropriate codes for tracking and trending SDoH patterns, enabling healthcare organizations to understand their patient populations better. A Health and Revenue Driver.

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Healthcare AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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The evolution of AI from narrow applications to broader, more advanced uses will be a key trend, as well as the increasing acceptance of AI as a vital tool in clinical settings. This applies to the entire RCM ecosystem including reducing administrative burdens and producing cleaner claims.

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

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At the same time, one of the biggest focus areas of healthcare systems and providers is interoperability. These technologies are critical in realizing the promise of precision medicine. Normalizing data and getting different systems to talk to each other is a critical first step before integrating AI and automation technology.