Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2024

What’s Happening in RCM Today – and What Changes Do We Need to See ? Read more… How Should RCM Evolve to Align With New Payment Models ? Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for August 14, 2024: Multiple roles in data and systems integration, along with several positions in product and project management.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for October 30, 2024: Multiple roles in information management an IT operations for leading health systems. RCM automation platform Candid Health announced $29 million in Series B funding. Healthcare LLM vendor Hippocratic AI added $17 million to its Series A funding round.

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MARCH 16, 2024

HIMSS 2024: Bold Statements from Hal Wolf. Read more… HIMSS 2024: A Closer Look at Sunoh’s Ambient Clinical Voice Solutions. Read more… Bonus Features for March 13, 2024: HIMSS Edition. Read more… Unlocking the Power of Interop for More Effective RCM.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Colin interviewed John Anilraj and Ryan Christensen at AGS Health about the company’s Intelligent RCM Engine, which optimizes workflows and improves efficiency while preventing claims denials and boosting cash flows. More than 80% said they would recommend a scribe to colleagues.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 8, 2024

When it comes to bringing AI to RCM, Austin Ward at Fathom recommended organizations consider automation rate, accuracy, EHR compatibility, adaptability, scalability, and vendor support. Business process management service provider Firstsource acquired Quintessence , a RCM outsourcing vendor.

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MAY 4, 2024

Read more… Cybersecurity, AI, and the Future of RCM. Colin Hung interviewed Michael Quinn at Inovalon about why humans remain key to RCM even as automation takes hold. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for May 1, 2024. Read more… Bonus Features For April 28, 2024.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for September 18, 2024: Roles with many health systems, plus positions at vendors such as GE HealthCare and Microsoft. Read more… Bonus Features for September 15, 2024: 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA; meanwhile, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted.

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JULY 20, 2024

Read more… Healthcare Startups Shine at Collision 2024. Leveraging AI in RCM can expand automation, increase efficiency, and facilitate better collaboration. Colin Hung went to Toronto for the annual global event for entrepreneurs. dedicated to healthcare and life sciences.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 11, 2024

Healthcare IT Today asked 16 experts at ViVE 2024 this question. John summarized a HIMSS 2024 session focused on helping nurses respond to the call button and other in-room alerts by surfacing alerts from disparate devices in a single platform. Read more… A Look at RCM, AI, and a New Book Called Joy Notes.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

More Insights From the Experts at HLTH 2024. Read more… EMR and RCM in the Cloud Providing Value to HealthNet. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : RSNA 2024 Conference Preview. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community.

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MAY 18, 2024

This was a fun question we asked at ViVE 2024. John and Colin unpacked the long-term impact of the cyberattack, including if providers will start to approach RCM differently now. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for May 15, 2024. Read more… Bonus Features for May 12, 2024.

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JULY 27, 2024

Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for July 24, 2024: Roles in clinical informatics and documentation, plus Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor, Maine seeks a Chief Quality & Population Health Officer. RCM automation company Thoughtful AI raised $20 million in Series A funding.

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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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APRIL 13, 2024

At HIMSS 2024, John Lynn moderated a panel with Rackspace and Dell that highlighted the benefits and challenges of implementing and integrating multicloud solutions in healthcare , especially with it comes to hosted EHR. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for April 10, 2024. Read more… Bonus Features for April 7, 2024.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

2024 Health IT Predictions: AI Regulations and Ethics. This week, we published several more posts in our series on 2024 Health IT Predictions. Read more… 2024 Health IT Predictions: Generative AI and Data. Read more… 2024 Health IT Predictions: The Healthcare Workforce.

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MARCH 2, 2024

3 Key Takeaways From ViVE 2024 : Live from Los Angeles, Colin Hung shared some quick takes on the main conversations at ViVE 2024: AI maturity, Change Healthcare and the stage of cybersecurity, and the booths in the expo hall getting bigger. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Additionally, audit rates have doubled in 2024, and clinical denials have increased 51% in the last three years. Thoughtful AI launched six specialized AI agents for RCM workflows. Pennsylvania-based Independence Health System chose Ensemble as the RCM provider for four of its facilities.

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JUNE 15, 2024

John and Colin Hung discussed the most anticipated topics for the upcoming event – namely, where AI and automation are actually impacting RCM. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for June 12, 2024: Multiple Epic EHR support roles, along with systems analyst and IT support positions with providers and state health agencies.

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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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JANUARY 19, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Subsequently, the healthcare industry will continue to seek to find ways to harness AI and emerging technologies in 2024, with a focus on enhancing clinical processes, decision support, and workforce management.

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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. Originally announced January 2nd, 2024 Veradigm Inc. ,

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Read more… What 2024 Has in Store for Women’s Health. Read more… Bonus Features for January 28, 2024: 49% of orgs likely to invest in RCM tech in the next 18 months; meanwhile, v2 drafts of TEFCA Common Agreement and QHIN Technical Framework are out.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Jason Considine, Chief Commercial Officer at Experian Health Staffing shortages will continue to be a major pain point for providers in 2024 and have a direct impact on their bottom line.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

Ben Scharfe at Altera Digital Health outlined why organizations must address the challenge of integrating semi-structured data from ambient listening tools into EHR, analytics, and RCM systems. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for October 2, 2024: Some generalist roles in healthcare technology management and health IT strategy.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

At the 2024 NextGen User Group Meeting #NextGenUGM24, the message was clear: The company continues to make steady improvements to its platform and remains focused on reducing administrative burden for both customers and partners. Most importantly, NextGen Healthcare ’s Ambient Assist solution has lived up to expectations.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

About half (49%) of healthcare professionals are likely to invest in new RCM technology in the next 18 months , according to Salucro’s Healthcare Provider Fintech Insights Report. A similar percentage (48%) say timely patient collections are their biggest concern in 2024.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 30, 2024

Read more… Reducing Errors, Turnaround Time, and Staff Burdens for RCM. Read more… Bonus Features for March 24, 2024: Data infrastructure investments have 124% ROI; meanwhile, 85% of healthcare workers believe AI can improve the patient experience. The program is available for Microsoft Teams, Webex, and Zoom.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

Patient access and RCM vendor Infinx appointed Ninad Chavda as Chief Financial Officer , as well as Donald Barrett, Jr. Teladoc Health added AI capabilities to its Virtual Sitter product , which can now visually detect patient movement and enable interventions to prevent falls.

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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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OCTOBER 6, 2024

A Trilliant Health report, 2024 Trends Shaping the Health Economy , indicated behavioral health represents more than 72% of telehealth volume, while cardiology is the specialty with the greatest use of clinical AI. Clinically integrated network Southern New England Healthcare chose ​​​​​​athenaOne for EHR, RCM, and patient engagement.

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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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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As of 2024, over 200,000 medical coders manually handle this task, processing each chart individually. In August of 2024, Nym’s autonomous coding engine earned the Toolbox designation in Epic’s Showroom, specifically within the Fully Autonomous Coding category. Originally announced October 1st, 2024

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Half of the investment in AI for digital health in 2024 has been administrative , according to a report from Silicon Valley Bank. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of RCM leaders believe generative AI will substantially impact medical coding operations , according to an AKASA survey.

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JUNE 30, 2024

RCM services vendor Savista launched Sophia , a patient-facing digital agent. RCM vendor SYNERGEN Health appointed Jolene Varney to its Advisory Board. HFMA announced the 2024 winners of the MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle , with 17 hospital systems, individual hospitals, and practices recognized.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Arrangement Creates More Fully Rounded Suite of Solutions for CorroHealth Clients Leading healthcare technology and RCM company CorroHealth has finalized its acquisition of the Xtend healthcare revenue cycle management business from Navient , further positioning the company as the clear leader in revenue cycle management consultancy and technology.

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

Clinician shortages, virtual care partnerships, and weight loss medications are the major trends that will shape the healthcare landscape in 2024 , according to a report from SteadyMD. News and Studies ONC announced the launch of the USCDI+ Platform , the single place where datasets for all USCDI+ domains will be located.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

News The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule continues many telehealth flexibilities first adopted during the public health emergency, such as an expanded scope of originating sites an expanded definition of qualified practitioners. of the Common Agreement and committed to having TEFCA support FHIR-based exchange within 2024.

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