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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Healthcare IT Today

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. From the outside it looks one thing, but upon further inspection there are a million tiny little pieces that fit together to create the whole.

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Weekly Roundup – November 9, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… Balancing AI and Humans in RCM to Produce Clear ROI. Navaneeth Nair and Lora Pada at Infinx talked to John about AI’s role in improving RCM efficiency and reimbursement rates , along with finding a good balance between automation and human expertise.

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Remote cardiac monitoring programs have potential, but they're still falling short

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"These numbers are not surprising, as RCM is still relatively new," said Kristin Stitt, chief clinical officer at Vector, in a statement. That said, RCM technology is still maturing. The report also flagged a potential mismatch between the administrative burden of RCM on staff and the awareness of said burden on physicians.

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The Impact of Effective Revenue Cycle Management

Healthcare IT Today

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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Weekly Roundup – November 2, 2024

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Steps such as automated monitoring and root cause analysis can limit the damage, noted Scott Ragsdale at Nutanix. RCM automation platform Candid Health announced $29 million in Series B funding. Read more… Minimizing the Impact of Ransomware in the Cloud. Read more… Cybersecurity Best Practices for Patient Data Sharing.

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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

An analysis of employer-sponsored weight-loss management programs from Wondr Health found financial incentives had a negligible impact on average weight loss. People RCM vendor EnableComp welcomed Frank Forte as Chief Executive Officer. Analytics vendor Cotiviti announced Suvajit Gupta as its new Chief Technology Officer.

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Weekly Roundup – January 11, 2025

Healthcare IT Today

Key pieces of the proposed rule include updated cybersecurity risk analysis best practices , along with stronger requirements for HIPAA business associate verification. The Healthcare IT Today community expects automation will continue transforming RCM in 2025 , with a primary focus on eliminating waste and reducing inefficiency.

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