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Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Although 90% of health systems face turnover rates of greater than 10% for roles in RCM and patient experience, only 25% of executives are looking at AI or workflow improvements to improve efficiency , an Experian Health survey found. RCM and price transparency company Rivet appointed Erick Sunarto as Vice President of Technology.

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RCM Medicare EHR FHIR

Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 14, 2024

The American Telehealth Association announced its policy priorities for 2024 ; they include making Medicare telehealth flexibilities permanent before the end of the year and removing the in-person requirement for the remote prescribing of controlled substances.

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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

Additionally, with this certification, Canvas customers are now eligible for value-based payment models in Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as many commercial value-based programs. . The company works with customers of all care models and verticals, from direct-to-consumer virtual care to at-risk complex care and everything in between.

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EMR Digital Health Primary Care RCM

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

A Humana study found that Medicare Advantage members covered under value-based care arrangements completed preventive screenings at a 14.6% Azalea Health completed SOC 2 Type 2 Certification for its cloud-based EHR and RCM platform. Oly 51% are confident that hospital rooms are properly disinfected.

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eCare Healthcare IT Interoperability RCM

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Optum and Uber are partnering to make non-urgent medical transportation and healthy food delivery covered benefits for certain Medicare Advantage plans beginning in 2024. TrustCommerce integrated its patient payments platform with athenaIDX , athenahealth’s RCM product.

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Telehealth Startup OpenLoop Raises $15 Million to Streamline Virtual Care Delivery

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

New Payer Coverage and Revenue Cycle Management With 250 million patient lives covered under 600+ of the nation’s top payers, including Medicare, Medicaid and every major private insurer, OpenLoop is also announcing today a new Payer Coverage & RCM service.

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Telehealth RCM HIPAA Digital Health

Bonus Features – April 30, 2023 – 68% of providers say improving patient collections is a high priority, hospital expenses have increased 2x the Medicare IPPS reimbursement rate since 2019, and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 30, 2023

from 2019 to 2022 – or more than double the rate of increase for Medicare IPPS reimbursement (7.5%). WellDoc partnered with Conifer Health Solutions to launch Conifer Connect, a a personalized digital health application for chronic care. RCM vendor Savista hired Warren Jacobson as Vice President of Client Revenue Cycle.

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APRIL 26, 2019

Bain Capital hires financial advisors to help it assess the potential sale of RCM vendor Waystar. HHS announces CMS Primary Cares, two value-based care payment models launching in 2020 that it says will cover at least 25% of Medicare beneficiaries and providers. Athenahealth lays off 200 employees.

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RCM Primary Care EHR Nursing

Weekly Roundup – July 23, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2022

The unofficial theme of this year’s HFMA conference was how hospitals are dealing with staffing challenges in RCM and collections. Read more… Direct Primary Care Moves North of the Border. Funding and M&A Activity: Amazon has acquired direct primary care provider One Medical in an all-cash deal valued at $3.9

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Primary Care RCM EMR Healthcare IT

Bonus Features – October 8, 2023 – 67% of Women are Having Issues with Getting a Clear Diagnosis – of which 25% are Still Waiting for Diagnosis or Gave up Entirely, Health Gorilla has 17 Healthcare Organizations Commit to Joining their QHIN, and More!

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Claims on the community care program, Connect for Life (CFL), from Wider Circle preventing 8 ED visits per 1,000 members, saving $103 Per Engaged Member Per Month net savings for Medicare Advantage members, and more have been validated in a recent review from Milliman.

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eCare Primary Care RCM Patient Experience

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. The first quarterly Healthcare IT Market Report from Pivot Point Consulting hinted at a continued need for providers to develop long-term strategies around virtual care, customer relationship management, and RCM optimization.

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Telehealth Healthcare IT Primary Care Leadership

Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Bonus Features – January 14, 2024 – Epic Research shows telehealth results in more follow-up visits that in-office care, Elevance Health to offer smartphones to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries, plus 21 more stories

Trending Sources

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

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

Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – October 11, 2023 – Announcements from Best Buy, General Catalyst, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Walgreens, and more

Telehealth Startup OpenLoop Raises $15 Million to Streamline Virtual Care Delivery

Bonus Features – April 30, 2023 – 68% of providers say improving patient collections is a high priority, hospital expenses have increased 2x the Medicare IPPS reimbursement rate since 2019, and more

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Weekly Roundup – July 23, 2022

Bonus Features – October 8, 2023 – 67% of Women are Having Issues with Getting a Clear Diagnosis – of which 25% are Still Waiting for Diagnosis or Gave up Entirely, Health Gorilla has 17 Healthcare Organizations Commit to Joining their QHIN, and More!

Bonus Features – January 8, 2023 – Omnibus bill extends telehealth expansion through end of 2024, 60% of solution providers pouring all event marketing money into in-person events, and more

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