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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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 21, 2022

When you attend a conference, it’s always fun to see if there’s a kind of theme or hot topic for those attending the conference. At this year’s HFMA annual conference the big theme I kept hearing over and over had to do with staffing challenges.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Read more… A Plethora of AI Announcements at the eClinicalWorks Annual Conference. eClinicalWorks announced the healow Genie AI agent at its user conference, which John attended. RCM automation platform Candid Health announced $29 million in Series B funding.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 28, 2022

This week is the HFMA annual conference in Denver. If you’ve followed the #HFMAAnnual hashtag, then you’ve no doubt seen us sharing a bunch of content from the conference. If you want to understand some of the complexities associated with revenue in healthcare, this conference is the place to go. HITsm #HFMAAnnual.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 1, 2022

This week was the HFMA Annual conference in Denver. I’d say the hottest topic at the conference was the lack of workforce available and the impact that is having on organizations. Finally, I talked with Jeff Becker from FinThrive to learn about what he thought were important topics at the conference.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2025

The Healthcare IT Today community expects automation will continue transforming RCM in 2025 , with a primary focus on eliminating waste and reducing inefficiency. But does everyone agrees that outsourcing RCM will continue ? Read more… 2025 Predictions: Revenue Cycle Management. AI was part of many expert predictions.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Are you ready for conference season? Knack RCM acquired HealthyBOS , an RCM vendor with expertise in the durable medical equipment sector. Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community. ViVE 2025 Preview.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By leveraging a cloud CCM platform to offer print/mail, email, and text messaging options, providers and RCM leaders can quickly close these gaps to give patients the billing and payment experiences they want. Some platforms enable RCM firms and providers to automate and manage secure opt-in for electronic delivery and return mail processing.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Mike Green, their Chief Information Security Officer, says in this video at the DirectTrust conference that they put effort not only into preventing attacks but in recovery—financially as well as technically. As a result of its efforts, Availity experienced a 40% increase in electronic transaction volume.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2023

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. Additionally, 75% of respondents don’t have established relationships with post-acute care providers. More than 70% prefer managed services to in-house operations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2020

They said they were looking for ways to increase the efficiency of RCM processes and workflows. Europe Digital Conference, is "one technology amongst many others … all coalescing to create better healthcare." " Healthcare leaders also pointed to revenue cycle management as an area in need of disruption.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Read more… EMR and RCM in the Cloud Providing Value to HealthNet. At the recent eClinicalWorks user conference, John caught up with Dr. V Cantrell and Abigayle Gomez at the Indianapolis-based system to discuss how HealthNet is benefitting from the reliability and scalability of eCW in the cloud.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 10, 2024

We posed this question at the recent HFMA conference. Read more… The Evolution of the RCM Technology Adoption Model. Read more… Improving RCM With True AI and Machine Learning. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community a series of questions about improving RCM. First up was the role of AI.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For the 42nd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Donald McGruder, Chief Information and Revenue Integrity Officer at South Shore Hospital Chicago , at the HCP Conference. This time we’re diving into revenue cycle management (RCM). What are you listening for? What are you looking at?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Read more… A Look at the Fall Health IT Conference Season. John and Colin have been out and about this conference season. With seven events down and five to go, John offered some perspective on which types of in-person conferences seem to still be attracting attendees – along with who is (and is not) showing up.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

I spent time on the phone before the conference with John Sharp of HIMSS. There will be a slew of data security solutions to evaluate at this conference. Revenue cycle management (RCM) is a big HIMSS theme from providers’ points of view. The patient-consumer experience. The patient’s personal data-space. The patient as payor.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 4, 2024

Patient Experience Insights From the Qualtrics X4 Conference. 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… Supporting the Independent Ambulatory Practice.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 11, 2021

This week Colin and I will be participating in the Medical Practice Excellence Pathways Conference that is being hosted virtually by MGMA. While we all look forward to MGMA’s Leaders conference in person in San Diego later this year, the knowledge sharing at the virtual event today was good.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2025

News from NVIDIA’s GTC 2025 conference Smart hospital platform Artisight is integrating NVIDIA Jetson , an advanced AI computing platform, into operating room optimization software it previously built in collaboration with KARL STORZ. Quest Diagnostics is collaborating with Google Cloud to streamline data management and data analytics.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2024

What’s Happening in RCM Today – and What Changes Do We Need to See ? Healthcare IT Today posed this question at the recent HFMA conference. Read more… How Should RCM Evolve to Align With New Payment Models ? 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 5, 2024

One of the biggest announcements at the eClinicalWorks Annual Conference was the advancement of the Sunoh.ai medical scribe product that automates the creation of clinical notes for the clinician.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Reporting from the vendor’s national conference, Colin Hung found eCW customers delighted by announcements of AI to manage inbound faxes and AI to save robotic process automation (RPA) actions much the same way you save macros in Microsoft Office. One strategy for building this strength is digitizing and streamlining RCM.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 3, 2024

We spoke to them at the 2024 CharmHealth user conference – Charmalot2024. All charting, notes and RCM activities happen in CharmHealth’s EHR. Key Takeaways Telemynd uses Salesforce for patient intake and all patient-facing engagement (notifications, communications, appointment booking, etc.).

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Two Big Announcements at eClinicalWorks National Conference. The cloud-based EHR vendor’s v12 release is coming soon, and at this year’s user conference CEO Girish Navani announced multiple new eCW features that had the audience gasping with excitement. Read more… Usability and Patient Safety Go Hand in Hand.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

At the HFMA conference, revenue cycle management vendor R1 shared data from a survey of more than 200 healthcare CFOs and finance VPs. More than 90% of respondents said providing routine healthcare post-COVID is putting a strain on their departments, with 90% of RCM departments experiencing a labor shortage.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 2024

Meanwhile, at the HCAA conference caught up with Mark Galvin, Founder at TALON to talk about how the transparency in coverage law and a Johnson & Johnson lawsuit highlight the employer’s role in pushing for price transparency. Read more… Unlocking the Power of Interop for More Effective RCM.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2025

On 1/31 we’ll be chatting about the ViVE conference. Read more… Using RCM Technology to Close Healthcares Generation Gap. If you’re familiar with the weekly #HITsm chats we did on Twitter for years, then you’ll be excited to know we’re trying out a few #HITsm chats on Bluesky.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 1, 2025

This post covers where you can find Healthcare IT Today at HIMSS , from pre-conference events and lunch-and-learn sessions to the all-important #HITsm and Swaay.Health Meetup and Puppy Park. Read more… Collaboration Across the Healthcare Ecosystem Is Key to RCM Success. HIMSS 2025 Preview. Heading to Las Vegas?

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

New Hampshire-based Dartmouth Health is continuing its partnership with Conifer Health Solutions for RCM services. MIXiii Health-Tech.IL , an annual conference for Israel Advanced Technology Industries, is going ahead as scheduled March 5-6 in Jerusalem. RCM vendor Savista named Michael Waite as Vice President of Sales.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2024

At its client conference, TruBridge announced a new analytics suite, an interoperability platform, and integration with Nuance Dragon. Integrated provider, pharmacy, and medical equipment supplier American Medical Administrators is implementing eClinicalWorks EHR and RCM. He’s currently CTO at Innovaccer.)

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Healthcare IT Today

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. Patient experience vendor Weave launched a platform for multi-location practices in dental, vision, and veterinary specialties.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2023

John Lynn and Colin recap the year that was, offering their take on the biggest trends, best conferences, and favorite interviews of 2023. Read more… Bonus Features for December 24, 2023: 74% of orgs automating RCM operations, plus per-physician revenue exceeding expenses at U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2024

Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : HFMA Annual Conference Preview. John and Colin Hung discussed the most anticipated topics for the upcoming event – namely, where AI and automation are actually impacting RCM. They also discussed first steps with AI. Read more… Integrated EHRs: A Game Changer for Healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

At the recent HFMA conference, Healthcare IT Today talked to attendees about how they’re using AI and CharGPT in their products, services, or workflows. Read more… Finding Balance in Patient-Centric RCM. Read more… How Healthcare Is Using AI and ChatGPT.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2022

The unofficial theme of this year’s HFMA conference was how hospitals are dealing with staffing challenges in RCM and collections. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. One Hospital’s Approach to Better Revenue Cycle Efficiency.

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