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Weekly Roundup – October 28, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

The intersection of HIPAA and AI technology presents new challenges for developers and patients alike, according to Dr. Sriram Rajagopalan at Inflectra. One strategy for building this strength is digitizing and streamlining RCM. RCM vendor Alpha II acquired RCxRules , a revenue cycle automation vendor.

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Bonus Features – July 2, 2023 – Nuance and Epic integrate, 5 in 6 physicians say telemedicine improves continuity of care, news from HFMA, and more

Healthcare IT Today

A TigerConnect and Becker’s Healthcare survey of medical and nursing leaders found that two-thirds of healthcare organizations aren’t analyzing clinical workflows and 39% view the effectiveness of their clinical communication as “neutral.”

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5 Must-Haves in a Patient Financial Communication Platform

Healthcare IT Today

But many patients are, in fact, unhappy with the current state: 49% of all adults and 74% of millennials would consider switching providers for a better payment experience, according to InstaMed’s 2021 annual consumer survey on healthcare payments. However 78% of providers still primarily collect from patients with paper and manual processes.

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Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?

Healthcare IT Today

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). Robotic Process Automation (RPA) presents an opportunity to make the most of the employed and contracted workforce.

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HIStalk Interviews Gabriel Orthous, CIO, Central Georgia Health Network

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I started my career in revenue cycle, moved on to analytics and population health, and now we’re in the throes of value-based care and providing an understanding around the risk-based models that payers and CMS are presenting. When the patient presents to the ED, they want to see those discharge notes.

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Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

A whopping 100% of respondents in Experian Health’s latest survey said staffing shortages impacted their organizations and 70% of those who said payer reimbursements are the most impacted by the staff shortages say it led to higher denial rates. This frees up staff to focus on more complex and strategic aspects of RCM.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

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Current Health is leveraging this data to better understand how the coronavirus presents and evolves across diverse populations via a partnership with the Mayo Clinic. A provider present with the patient at one location – a nursing home, community clinic, etc. One product is called the eCareCoordinator clinical dashboard.