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Knack Global Acquires Anesthesia RCM Leader, Merrick Management, Inc.

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Knack Global (Knack) , an industry-leading provider of tech-enabled, end-to-end revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Merrick Management, Inc. These leaders have each been with the Company for over 22 years and have extraordinary knowledge and experience in the anesthesia RCM market.

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Balancing AI and Humans in Your RCM to Produce Clear ROI

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

As a healthcare leader, it’s your job to learn which RCM technology and AI solutions are really making an impact. Pada also shares with us how Infinx is using AI and automation to free up healthcare staff for higher-value tasks and reduce manual workloads.

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R1 RCM to Acquire Acclara

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Acquisition of Providence’s Current Modular Services Business Accompanied by 10-Year Agreement to Provide Comprehensive Revenue Cycle Management Services R1 RCM Inc. (R1) health systems. Transaction Details Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, R1 will acquire Acclara for $675 million in cash and warrants to purchase 12.2

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Weekly Roundup – December 7, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Finding Success With RCM Amid Evolving Challenges. Read more… Bonus Features for December 1, 2024: TEFCA v2.1

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Weekly Roundup – October 26, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 26, 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… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for October 23, 2024: Multiple organizations with systems analyst roles to fill.

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Weekly Roundup – November 9, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 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… Insights From the Experts at HLTH 2024. Healthcare IT Today caught several experts on camera in Las Vegas. as it arrives.

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EnableComp Acquires ANI Healthcare Solutions, Expanding Its Denial Management Solutions Within Its Award-Winning Specialty RCM Platform

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

EnableComp , a market leader in specialty revenue cycle solutions for healthcare, announced that it has acquired ANI Healthcare Solutions, LLC (ANI) , a San Francisco-based denial management company. Originally announced August 1st, 2024

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Weekly Roundup – August 10, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 10, 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 Evolution of the RCM Technology Adoption Model. Read more… Improving RCM With True AI and Machine Learning.

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Weekly Roundup – March 16, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 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. HIMSS 2024: Bold Statements from Hal Wolf. Read more… HIMSS 2024: A Closer Look at Sunoh’s Ambient Clinical Voice Solutions.

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Weekly Roundup – October 12, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 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. Members of the Healthcare IT Today community highlighted the need to enter BAAs, strengthen monitoring, and leverage OAuth2.0 SONU Allergy Device Review.

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Weekly Roundup – June 8, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 8, 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. There are several in fact, according to the Healthcare IT Today Community. There are several in fact, according to the Healthcare IT Today Community.

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Weekly Roundup – May 4, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 4, 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… Cybersecurity, AI, and the Future of RCM. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : Patient Experience Insights.

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Weekly Roundup – July 20, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 20, 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. What Unexpected Surprise Will Healthcare See in the Next 6 Months ? Read more… Healthcare Startups Shine at Collision 2024.

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Weekly Roundup – November 2, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 2, 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. Key considerations from the Healthcare IT Today community included network segmentation, routine firmware updates, and authentication and access controls.

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Weekly Roundup – May 18, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 18, 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. This was a fun question we asked at ViVE 2024. This was a fun question we asked at ViVE 2024. Read more… Bonus Features for May 12, 2024.

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Weekly Roundup – August 17, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 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. What’s Happening in RCM Today – and What Changes Do We Need to See ? Healthcare IT Today posed this question at the recent HFMA conference.

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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… Connecting Healthcare Clouds and Simplifying Solutions in a Secure Way. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for April 10, 2024.

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Weekly Roundup – March 2, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 2, 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… and don’t forget to check out our special edition of Bonus Features from ViVE 2024 ! What Health IT Trend Has You Most Excited ?

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Weekly Roundup – May 11, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 11, 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. Healthcare IT Today asked 16 experts at ViVE 2024 this question. Healthcare IT Today asked 16 experts at ViVE 2024 this question.

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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. 2024 Health IT Predictions: AI Regulations and Ethics. This week, we published several more posts in our series on 2024 Health IT Predictions.

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Weekly Roundup – July 27, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 27, 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. Understanding OpenText’s Moves in Healthcare. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : Do Penalties Motivate Change in Healthcare ?

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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. Read more… What 2024 Has in Store for Women’s Health.

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Bonus Features – November 24, 2024 – Only 16% of patients prefer online pharmacies, medical coding denials up 125% in the last year, plus 27 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 24, 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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Weekly Roundup – June 15, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 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. Our first of recent several questions for the Healthcare IT Today focused on a thorny issue. Finally, we posed this question at ViVE earlier this year.

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Healthcare AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. 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. healthcare system. Joseph Zabinski, Ph.D.,

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A Look at the Evolution of the Revenue Cycle Management Technology Adoption Model (RCMTAM)

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 8, 2024

You may remember that last year we shared a video interview with FinThrive talking about a new RCM technology adoption model that they had put together and were sharing with the industry at HFMA. Check out the interview below to learn from FinThrive, UC San Diego Health, and CereCore about this RCM technology maturity model.

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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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Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. 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. However, the workforce must be prepared for advanced technologies.

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Weekly Roundup – March 30, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 30, 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 Advantages, Challenges, and Costs of Healthcare at Home. This was our latest question for the Healthcare IT Today community.

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Firstsource Acquires Quintessence

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 3, 2024

This strategic acquisition further strengthens Firstsource’s RCM solutions offerings, providing more comprehensive and AI-enabled RCM solutions for health systems, and growing its offshore capabilities. Originally announced May 3rd, 2024

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Weekly Roundup – October 5, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 5, 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… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : Big Deal, Little Deal, No Deal. Seema Verma on Merging Cerner into Oracle Health and What’s Next.

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Bonus Features – October 20, 2024 – Clinicians spend 28 hours per week on admin tasks, 80% of adults 18-24 willing to use generative AI in healthcare, plus 22 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 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. Safe travels, all!

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Bonus Features – December 8, 2024 – AI risk top ECRI tech hazards list for 2025, Siemens and NVIDIA join forces to bring AI to imaging, plus 25 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because theres so much happening out there in healthcare IT we arent able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure youre informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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A Look at the Changes in RCM that Are Happening Now and Changes that Need to Happen

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 16, 2024

At the past HFMA Conference, we reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community to ask them two questions about change: What change in RCM (besides AI) is happening now that everyone should be watching and why? & What Change in RCM (Besides AI) is Happening Now that Everyone Should be Watching and Why?

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Autonomous Medical Coding Engine Nym Announces $47 Million Growth Investment Led by PSG

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Medical coding plays a large role in healthcare costs, as providers must review and assign codes to a high volume of medical charts to secure insurance reimbursements. As of 2024, over 200,000 medical coders manually handle this task, processing each chart individually. Originally announced October 1st, 2024

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Bonus Features – October 6, 2024 – Only 25% of health systems trust ROI claims from digital health vendors, behavioral health makes up 72% of telehealth volume, plus 20 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 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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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

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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Veradigm Strengthens Award-Winning Revenue Cycle Services Portfolio with Acquisition of Full-Service RCM Company

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

a leading provider of healthcare data and technology solutions announced today the acquisition of Koha Health , a full-service revenue cycle management (RCM) company. With this acquisition, Veradigm further adds to its depth of offerings and expertise as a leading provider of revenue cycle services in the ambulatory healthcare market.

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Weekly Roundup – September 21, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 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. Healthcare Data Wars: Exploring the Implications of Real Time v. In his latest series, Andy Oram explored hoe data is shaking up healthcare.

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Bonus Features – June 30, 2024 – 56% of organizations say shortage of IT talent is a key challenge, 87% of physicians say at-home testing improves access to diagnostic services, plus 22 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 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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What’s a Financial Management or RCM Challenge That Not Enough People are Talking About and Why?

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 9, 2024

So let’s turn our attention for a moment to financial management and RCM to see what our current challenges are in those areas. At the past HFMA Conference, we asked our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community – what’s a financial management or RCM challenge that not enough people are talking about and why?

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Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 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 – December 1, 2024 – TEFCA v2.1 released, IBX adopts Epic Payer Platform, plus 7 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 1, 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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Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 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. For the U.S.

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Knack Global Acquires Anesthesia RCM Leader, Merrick Management, Inc.

Balancing AI and Humans in Your RCM to Produce Clear ROI

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R1 RCM to Acquire Acclara

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EnableComp Acquires ANI Healthcare Solutions, Expanding Its Denial Management Solutions Within Its Award-Winning Specialty RCM Platform

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Bonus Features – November 24, 2024 – Only 16% of patients prefer online pharmacies, medical coding denials up 125% in the last year, plus 27 other stories

Weekly Roundup – June 15, 2024

Healthcare AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

A Look at the Evolution of the Revenue Cycle Management Technology Adoption Model (RCMTAM)

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 Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Weekly Roundup – March 30, 2024

Firstsource Acquires Quintessence

Weekly Roundup – October 5, 2024

Bonus Features – October 20, 2024 – Clinicians spend 28 hours per week on admin tasks, 80% of adults 18-24 willing to use generative AI in healthcare, plus 22 more stories

Bonus Features – December 8, 2024 – AI risk top ECRI tech hazards list for 2025, Siemens and NVIDIA join forces to bring AI to imaging, plus 25 more stories

A Look at the Changes in RCM that Are Happening Now and Changes that Need to Happen

Autonomous Medical Coding Engine Nym Announces $47 Million Growth Investment Led by PSG

Bonus Features – October 6, 2024 – Only 25% of health systems trust ROI claims from digital health vendors, behavioral health makes up 72% of telehealth volume, plus 20 more stories

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

Veradigm Strengthens Award-Winning Revenue Cycle Services Portfolio with Acquisition of Full-Service RCM Company

Weekly Roundup – September 21, 2024

Bonus Features – June 30, 2024 – 56% of organizations say shortage of IT talent is a key challenge, 87% of physicians say at-home testing improves access to diagnostic services, plus 22 more stories

What’s a Financial Management or RCM Challenge That Not Enough People are Talking About and Why?

Bonus Features – December 10, 2023 – 84% of physicians still use manual processes to manage care transitions, 70% of executives prefer managed services for RCM, plus 26 more stories

Bonus Features – December 1, 2024 – TEFCA v2.1 released, IBX adopts Epic Payer Platform, plus 7 other stories

Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 more stories

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