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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we kick off a new year, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look back at some of the top resources, articles, videos, and podcasts we shared in 2022. Most Visited Healthcare IT Resource Pages. Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. Healthcare GIS. Although, this article is from 2012.

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Technology & RCM & AI, Oh My!

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

So with all of these incredible innovations, let’s take a moment to narrow our field down to Revenue Cycle Management (RCM). How can we be using technology to optimize RCM? And even more specifically, what role can data analytics and AI play in optimizing RCM? We would love to hear from all of you as well!

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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

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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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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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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Finding Balance in Patient-Centric RCM

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The following is a guest article by Laxmi Patel, Chief Strategy Officer at Savista Achieving a delicate equilibrium between automation and human engagement is critical. Adopting a patient-centric approach alongside harnessing the power of automation will allow healthcare institutions to drive better health outcomes.

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The Challenges and Opportunities of Evolving Revenue Cycle Management Practices to Align with New Payment Models

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 12, 2024

To help answer this question, we reached out to our insightful Healthcare IT Today Community. We asked them – in the context of value-based care, how are revenue cycle management practices evolving to align with new payment models and what challenges and opportunities does this shift present for healthcare organizations?

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The Impact of Effective Revenue Cycle Management

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 11, 2024

The following is a guest article by Janet Boos, Vice President and General Manager of Revenue Cycle at Veradigm The past few years have been volatile for the healthcare industry. Staffing shortages have left healthcare organizations with thousands of unfilled positions. Is It Time to Seek Help?

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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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GenAI in Healthcare: Catalyzing the Revenue Cycle Management Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2024

The following is a guest article by Ravinder Singh, Senior Vice President, Consulting at CitiusTech In recent years, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has passed medical exams , diagnosed complex cases, and even come up with ways to combat a pandemic. Unsurprisingly, GenAI in healthcare is expected to reach USD 22.1

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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. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Additionally, 75% of respondents don’t have established relationships with post-acute care providers.

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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. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Interested stakeholders have until February 5 to provide feedback.

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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. Healthcare IT Today caught several experts on camera in Las Vegas. Read more… Balancing AI and Humans in RCM to Produce Clear ROI.

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Turning Increased Ambulatory Volumes into Financial Strength: 4 Moves for RCM

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The following is a guest article by Pete Heydt, President at Patient Pay Ninety-five percent of healthcare leaders expect outpatient volumes to increase, with many anticipating increases of 10% or more this year, a recent survey found.

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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. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Virginia-based Mary Washington Healthcare chose Ensemble for RCM.

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Leveraging Advanced Technologies and Automation in Revenue Cycle Management

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2024

This is why implementing advanced technologies and automation into healthcare is crucial for your staff’s and your organization’s wellbeing. Additionally, machine learning is being used in RCM predictive analytics, where algorithms analyze vast amounts of historical data to forecast trends and outcomes.

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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. RCM company CorroHealth finalized its acquisition of Xtend , Navient’s healthcare RCM business.

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Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Fertility benefits management company Progyny appointed Janet Choi, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer.

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Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Please include any relevant links and let us know if news is under embargo.

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Proactive Decision Making in Revenue Cycle Management with Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Tools

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2024

Making well-informed decisions is very important in the healthcare space, especially for areas that are necessary for your organization to function, like revenue cycle management (RCM). This allows Healthcare organizations to anticipate potential issues before they arise. We could not do this without all of your support.

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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 ? Read more… The Aftereffects of the CrowdStrike Outage.

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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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Improving Revenue Cycle Management with True AI and Machine Learning

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 9, 2024

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are two vast topics of discussion as we work on implementing these tools into a multitude of areas in the healthcare space. We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them – where is true AI and machine learning being used to improve revenue cycle management?

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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. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. RCM services vendor Savista launched Sophia , a patient-facing digital agent.

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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. Are Any AI Topics NOT Getting Enough Attention Right Now ?

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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 1, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 1, 2023

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… RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New. We posed two questions to the Healthcare IT Today community about RCM.

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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. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : Is Patient Experience Marketing or Tech ? Standardized security protocols would help, too.

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5 Must-Haves in a Patient Financial Communication Platform

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steven Dubner, Vice President of Product Management at Nordis Technologies No matter how exemplary the clinical care, overall patient experience and satisfaction often hinge on the last interactions with providers—billing and payments.

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Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. SYNERGEN Health and HST Pathways are partnering to bring RCM software and services to ambulatory surgery centers.

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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. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. RCM automation vendor Apprio launched Intelligent Denial Prevention. Safe travels, all!

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Bonus Features – October 27, 2024 – Almost 90% of info blocking complaints to ONC/ASTP are against providers, 74% of patients with health plan questions want to speak to a human, plus 20 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. RCM vendor TruBridge elected Amy O’Keefe to its Board of Directors.

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Unraveling the Maze: Tackling Out-of-State Medicaid Claims and Credentialing Challenges

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The following is a guest article by Crystal Campbell, Director Out-of-State Medicaid at Aspirion For healthcare providers, managing out-of-state (OOS) Medicaid claims can feel like traversing a regulatory minefield. She previously served as Director of Medicaid/Credentialing Services at FIRM RCM.

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Weekly Roundup – October 28, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2023

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. Considerations for Migrating Existing Healthcare Systems and Applications to the Cloud.

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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

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Bonus Features – September 1, 2024 – 2 in 3 patients would schedule an appointment for a sensitive issue with a chatbot over a human, patients with cancer more than twice as likely as other patients to access medical records online, plus 24 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. New York-based multi-specialty practice Middletown Medical selected eClinicalWorks Cloud EHR and RCM.

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Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. RCM and price transparency company Rivet appointed Erick Sunarto as Vice President of Technology.

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Bonus Features – June 2, 2024 – 55% of practices give staff more data access than they need to do their jobs, interest in DNA stool tests for colon cancer screening up 933% since 2018, plus 20 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. RCM vendor TruBridge received the Peer Reviewed by HFMA designation.

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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. Read more… Unlocking the Power of Interop for More Effective RCM. HIMSS 2024: Bold Statements from Hal Wolf.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 3, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 3, 2024

Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community. Healthcare IT Today does not endorse or vouch for the company or the job posting.

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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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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. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. New Hampshire-based Dartmouth Health is continuing its partnership with Conifer Health Solutions for RCM services.

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Bonus Features – January 7, 2024 – New executives at CitiusTech, MultiPlan, and NextGen, plus 15 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 7, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. New England Orthopedic Surgeons (NEOS) is implementing athenaOne EHR, RCM, and patient engagement functionality.

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6 Essential Criteria for Making Confident AI Vendor Decisions

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 4, 2024

The following is a guest article by Austin Ward, Head of Growth at Fathom In the face of workforce shortages and increasing cost pressures, many organizations are turning to AI technologies to automate revenue cycle management (RCM) processes. Automation Rate The most important criterion for AI in RCM is the automation rate.

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Technology & RCM & AI, Oh My!

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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

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

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

Finding Balance in Patient-Centric RCM

The Challenges and Opportunities of Evolving Revenue Cycle Management Practices to Align with New Payment Models

The Impact of Effective Revenue Cycle Management

Weekly Roundup – August 10, 2024

GenAI in Healthcare: Catalyzing the Revenue Cycle Management Transformation

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 – 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

Weekly Roundup – November 9, 2024

Turning Increased Ambulatory Volumes into Financial Strength: 4 Moves for RCM

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

Leveraging Advanced Technologies and Automation in Revenue Cycle Management

Weekly Roundup – October 26, 2024

Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

Bonus Features – December 24 , 2023 – 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S. hospitals, plus 19 more stories

Proactive Decision Making in Revenue Cycle Management with Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Tools

Weekly Roundup – August 17, 2024

Weekly Roundup – September 21, 2024

Improving Revenue Cycle Management with True AI and Machine Learning

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

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5 Must-Haves in a Patient Financial Communication Platform

Bonus Features – September 15, 2024 – 63% of HIE entities plan to participate in TEFCA, 19% of customer interactions with healthcare orgs get disrupted, plus 32 more stories

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 – October 27, 2024 – Almost 90% of info blocking complaints to ONC/ASTP are against providers, 74% of patients with health plan questions want to speak to a human, plus 20 other stories

Unraveling the Maze: Tackling Out-of-State Medicaid Claims and Credentialing Challenges

Weekly Roundup – October 28, 2023

Weekly Roundup – October 12, 2024

Bonus Features – September 1, 2024 – 2 in 3 patients would schedule an appointment for a sensitive issue with a chatbot over a human, patients with cancer more than twice as likely as other patients to access medical records online, plus 24 more stories

Bonus Features – November 5, 2023 – Only 24% of healthcare organizations have successfully disrupted ransomware attacks, 83% of healthcare leaders say AI is or will be an essential skill, plus 20 more

Bonus Features – June 2, 2024 – 55% of practices give staff more data access than they need to do their jobs, interest in DNA stool tests for colon cancer screening up 933% since 2018, plus 20 more stories

Weekly Roundup – March 16, 2024

This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 3, 2024

Weekly Roundup – July 20, 2024

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

Bonus Features – January 7, 2024 – New executives at CitiusTech, MultiPlan, and NextGen, plus 15 other stories

6 Essential Criteria for Making Confident AI Vendor Decisions

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