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Weekly Roundup – November 2, 2024

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Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : Is Patient Experience Marketing or Tech ? John and Colin debate this topic and ask if patient experience suffers because organizations have to bridge the gap between marketing and tech. Read more… Cybersecurity Best Practices for Patient Data Sharing.

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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

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Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is like a one of those huge Lego sculptures. Having a well executed RCM strategy is crucial to keep your organization running because it impacts everything. When things are simple and easy to pay for, patients are happy, the staff is happy, and you are most definitely happy.

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The Impact of Effective Revenue Cycle Management

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These factors have made the already complex activity of revenue cycle management (RCM) – the process of tracking care from patient registration to claims submission to final payment – significantly more challenging. Conversely, RCM inefficiencies can severely diminish the quality of care and lead a provider to financial ruin.

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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

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Nearly all (95%) of healthcare executives are interested in end-to-end managed services to solve RCM challenges, according to a survey from Ensemble Health Partners. An analysis from Brooks Rehabilitation found that Connecticut has the highest fall treatment costs , at nearly $13,000, due in part to a scarcity of physicians.

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AI and Automation in Healthcare – 2025 Health IT Predictions

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AI medical scribes have transformed patient visits by silently working in the background, turning patient-provider conversations into draft clinical documentation, and drastically helping alleviate burnout. This will improve patient engagement and satisfaction while freeing up healthcare professionals to focus on patient care.

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Weekly Roundup – May 4, 2024

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Patient Experience Insights From the Qualtrics X4 Conference. John Lynn attended the event, which at its core emphasizes the value of data that directly reflects that patient perspective. Read more… Cybersecurity, AI, and the Future of RCM. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : Patient Experience Insights.

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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

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News and Studies Follow-up rates for telehealth and in-office visits have remained consistent since 2020 , according to analysis from Epic Research. GLP-1 agonists have overtaken insulin in total prescriptions and cost among commercially insured patients , according to an analysis from Cedar Gate Technologies.