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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 Today Articles Published in 2022. Not sure why this article did so well, but maybe because so many are struggling and looking for some ideas and hope.

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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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Improving Revenue Cycle Management with True AI and Machine Learning

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 9, 2024

Ultimately, the integration of true AI and machine learning in RCM contributes to greater accuracy, reduced denials, and a better patient experience. The best RCM work is eliminating the work itself, and if the work cannot be eliminated then it’s about automating the work through AI and machine learning models.

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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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Clinically integrated network Southern New England Healthcare chose athenaOne for EHR, RCM, and patient engagement.

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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

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. RCM vendor SYNERGEN Health appointed Jolene Varney to its Advisory Board.

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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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. A study from CWH Advisors and Synchrony found that 63% of providers have RCM staffing shortages , and 61% expect to work with third parties for help.

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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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. 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.

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Weekly Roundup – October 26, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. The limitations of interoperability has made value-based care more complex , said Ashay Thakurat Cedar Gate Technologies. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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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

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. In addition, interoperability vendor Secure Exchange Solutions joined the MEDITECH Alliance Collaborator Program. RCM vendor TruBridge received the Peer Reviewed by HFMA designation.

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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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Weekly Roundup – April 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 13, 2024

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 Benefits of an Open, Interoperable Communication Platform. Read more… CIO Podcast : South Shore Hospital Chicago’s Interoperability Journey. Million in funding.

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Weekly Roundup – May 11, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 11, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Several people mentioned AI and technology infrastructure ; other concerns included nurse burnout, staffing shortages, and interoperability , the age-old topic. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Claims Software Can Ease Manual Processes Related to Treating Medical Tourists from Outside the U.S.

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

The following is a guest article by Rob Stuart, Founder and President at Claim.MD Lack of Interoperability Brings Labor-Intensive Workflows Despite the high costs of healthcare in the United States relative to other nations , the country is known for its cutting-edge and innovative treatments.

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Weekly Roundup – January 21, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 21, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Who better to talk to the Healthcare IT Today community about interoperability than the National Coordinator himself? Read more… The Role of Innovation and AI in RCM.

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Weekly Roundup – November 2, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. John connected with Angie Bass at Velatura to discuss why interoperability is about finding value in data and not just exchanging data. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Bonus Features – May 26, 2024 – Only 43% of hospitals routinely exchange data, about 70% of organizations want to change archiving vendors, plus 24 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Only 43% of hospitals routinely engage in interoperable data exchange , according to the latest ONC data brief. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. At its client conference, TruBridge announced a new analytics suite, an interoperability platform, and integration with Nuance Dragon. He’s currently CTO at Innovaccer.)

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Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The Sequoia Project has released additional documentation support the implementation of TEFCA , the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement for health IT interoperability.

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Weekly Roundup – November 4, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Cybersecurity, privacy, and interoperability represent the biggest hurdles that vendors will need to overcome. RCM vendor Access Healthcare acquired Envera Health , a patient engagement vendor.

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Weekly Roundup – July 27, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 27, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Scott Sirdevan at Vorro explained how EiPaaS leads to low latency and better interoperability, all while improving security. RCM automation company Thoughtful AI raised $20 million in Series A funding.

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. RCM outsourcing vendor Ensemble Health Partners expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Weekly Roundup – August 12, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 12, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Achieving Interoperability One Practical Byte at a Time. Getting to that point requires integration with core systems and an embrace of interoperability to get more out of available data.

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Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. EHR and RCM vendor for therapy and rehab practices Raintree released Raintree Payments. RCM vendor RSi was named a Top Workplace in South Carolina.

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Weekly Roundup – January 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2024

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… 2024 Health IT Predictions: Interoperability, Data, and the Cloud. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. 2024 Health IT Predictions: AI Regulations and Ethics. million in funding.

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Weekly Roundup – August 20, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2022

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Earlier this month, the RCM vendor reported a data breach that may have impacted patients at five Texas-based providers. Read more… How Do You Make Interoperability Data Useful?

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Weekly Roundup – November 16, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

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… EMR and RCM in the Cloud Providing Value to HealthNet. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. More Insights From the Experts at HLTH 2024.

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Weekly Roundup – March 11, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 11, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. E-prescribing is an interoperability success, but regulatory standards get in the way of bringing innovation to medication management. Read more… Pushing From Interoperability to Digital Transformation.

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Weekly Roundup – February 3, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Jill DeGraff at b.well Connected Health provided John with insight into how interoperability could result in a connected healthcare ecosystem. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Hospitals serving marginalized communities are less likely to participate in interoperable patient data exchange , according to the latest ONC research.

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Weekly Roundup – October 5, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. 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.

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Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Not surprising RCM is also a popular use case for AI, with 78% of health systems currently using it or evaluating its use.

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RCM Healthcare IT Digital Health Primary Care

Bonus Features – April 23, 2023 – 77% of doctors are confident in a chatbot’s ability to assess patients’ symptoms, only 7% of executives very satisfied with patient-facing payment products, plus additional news from HIMSS 2023

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Hospital interoperability platform Olinqua is partnering with FiveP , maker of a a role-based messaging app for Microsoft Teams called Baret.

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Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. KMS Healthcare launched CONNECT , an interoperability platform for developers of digital health technology. EHR and RCM vendor ModMed appointed Denise Ceule as Chief Legal Officer.

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Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability is partnering with eHealth Exchange in anticipation of the exchange being named a Qualified Health Information Network.

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Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. People Interoperability vendor Rhapsody named Jeff Chiumiento as Chief Financial Officer. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. as Chief Medical Officer.

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Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Products Interoperability platform Particle Health launched Particle FOCUS , a data product suite that provides comprehensive patient health information across seven chronic disease states.

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RCM EHR Interoperability Healthcare IT

Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. They discussed why HIEs have unique IT infrastructure needs , along with the potential of HIEs to address interoperability challenges and improve health inequity at the same time.

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HIE EHR Interoperability RCM

Weekly Roundup – October 15, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2022

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… Interoperability’s Role in Value-Based Drug Pricing. Global EHR, ERP, and RCM service provider Nordic Consulting acquired Hygeian , which serves the United Kingdom and Middle East.

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EHR RCM Healthcare IT Interoperability

Weekly Roundup – June 10, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 10, 2023

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 vendor Aspirion acquired FIRM Revenue Cycle Management Services. Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Navigating Long Buying Cycles in Healthcare Innovation.

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What are the Cost Implications of Implementing Cloud Technology in Healthcare?

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Monte Sandler, Chief Operating Officer at Experity In today’s climate of value-based care, changing reimbursement models, increasing regulatory burdens, and shifting payer mixes, effect RCM is mission-critical to maintain a strong financial profile and stay afloat. The cloud ends up being cheaper in all but the most extreme circumstances.

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Weekly Roundup – May 13, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2023

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Organizations have embraced the cloud thanks to its improved security, the push for interoperability, the growing number of cloud-ready applications, and of course the shift to remote work.

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EMR Healthcare IT RCM Interoperability

Bonus Features – January 15, 2023 – 80% of consumers want a clearer process for dealing with billing errors, USCDI update would add 20 more elements, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. ONC released the Draft United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) v4 and its accompanying Standards Bulletin. News and Studies. DrFirst promoted G.

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RCM Healthcare IT Primary Care Interoperability

The Payment Integrity Game-Changer: Generative AI

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Healthcare technology companies are urged to design interoperable data platforms that offer holistic data access and transparency to better meet the needs of health workers, care teams, and patients across the continuum of care. In fact, studies by the U.S. government and leading medical associations call upon stakeholders to do their part.

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The Role of RCM in Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The following is a guest article by Leigh Poland RHIA, CCS, VP of Coding Services at AGS Health. Involving revenue cycle management (RCM) is necessary for any comprehensive SDoH/health equity strategy. One of CMS’ most important SDoH tenets is data collection and reporting.

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GenAI in Healthcare: Catalyzing the Revenue Cycle Management Transformation

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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

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

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 – 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

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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

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Claims Software Can Ease Manual Processes Related to Treating Medical Tourists from Outside the U.S.

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Bonus Features – May 26, 2024 – Only 43% of hospitals routinely exchange data, about 70% of organizations want to change archiving vendors, plus 24 more stories

Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories

Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Weekly Roundup – November 4, 2023

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Weekly Roundup – August 12, 2023

Bonus Features – May 7, 2023 – Less than 1% of all medical claims include an ICD-10 Z code, 78% of consumers say virtual health is important when considering health plans, and more

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Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 more stories

Weekly Roundup – October 5, 2024

Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more

Bonus Features – April 23, 2023 – 77% of doctors are confident in a chatbot’s ability to assess patients’ symptoms, only 7% of executives very satisfied with patient-facing payment products, plus additional news from HIMSS 2023

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Bonus Features – January 29, 2023 – ONC says more than 70% of hospitals can use external data at the point of care, the 3 largest health info networks have indexed 90% of patients, and more

Bonus Features – May 21, 2023 – 82% of wearable users willing to share data with their physicians, 81% of Americans trust pharmacists and nurses to diagnose minor illnesses, and more

Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “tremendous potential” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, and more

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What are the Cost Implications of Implementing Cloud Technology in Healthcare?

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Bonus Features – January 15, 2023 – 80% of consumers want a clearer process for dealing with billing errors, USCDI update would add 20 more elements, and more

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