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Flurry of AI, Partnerships, and New Features Announced at Epic UGM

Healthcare IT Today

Explaining Medical Bills. An AI-powered chatbot will be available in the future through Epic’s Hello World platform that will help explain complex medical bills to patients. Early response has been positive with some patients commenting how the generated responses are more empathetic than prior communications.

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Can Healthcare Optimize Its Human Resources and Redefine Care Delivery in the Process?

Healthcare IT Today

Many skilled nursing facilities are short-staffed, so patients cannot always transition out of the hospital in a timely manner. At the same time, there simply are not enough nurses and other healthcare providers to care for the people who will need support and resources in the next five to 10 years.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

The organizations featured on this list offer benefits and opportunities for employees to build successful careers above and beyond the average healthcare provider or company; they encourage professional development and promote leadership from within. Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.).

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Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

Healthcare IT Today

From a financial perspective, this initiative can help prevent healthcare fraud due to identity theft, stop improper use of someone else’s health insurance, and prevent marketing scams where people’s identities are stolen through fake medical billing or enrollment in fake medical benefit plans.

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Business of Healthcare and Value Based Care – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

The recession will leave many patients in a difficult financial situation, likely resulting in delayed medical bills and elective surgeries. However, as the demand for contract employees and staff such as travel nurses got out of control, the cost and rates for these workers skyrocketed.