Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2024

By automating charge capture through integrated documentation and order entry, and utilizing sophisticated rules engines for claim creation, these systems can significantly reduce administrative burdens. Intuitive tools that minimize context switching help healthcare providers maintain focus, thereby decreasing confusion and errors.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

MARCH 15, 2023

Revenue cycle management (RCM) refers to the process of tracking patient care from registration to final payment, including all the administrative and clinical functions that contribute to the capture, management, and collection of patient service revenue. Calls are recorded and transcribed, focusing doctors on patient care.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

a leading provider of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) solutions, today announced the acquisition of Net Health ’s EMR line of home health, hospice, home care, and palliative solutions and RCM services (collectively, “home health and hospice”). Careficient Inc. , This transaction will provide real benefits to both customers and employees.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 10, 2024

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. Read more… How Data Analytics and BI Support Proactive RCM Decision-Making.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2022

As we head into 2022, we asked the Healthcare IT Today community to share some predictions for the new year. I always find it interesting to learn what people think is coming down the road. Be sure to check out all our Health IT Predictions. One of the hottest topics thanks to COVID is associated […].

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

By adding Corridor to its portfolio, WellSky will expand its medical coding and revenue cycle management (RCM) offerings to help care providers increase efficiency and improve performance across clinical, financial, operational, and compliance areas. For more information visit corridorgroup.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 28, 2024

News and Studies The Sequoia Project released a bundle of TEFCA draft documents , including v2 drafts of the Common Agreement and QHIN Technical Framework. 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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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. Sales Texas Family Wellness Clinic is adopting Sunoh.ai , the EHR-agnostic clinical documentation tool developed by eClinicalWorks.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As a business, it makes sense to embrace AI in revenue cycle management (RCM) fully. Additionally, integrating AI with provider documentation reduces queries from coding professionals, which expedites claims submissions. One of the largest areas with AI-enabled products and functions for RCM is denials management.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 9, 2022

From the perspective of revenue cycle management (RCM), the updates may create revenue uncertainty. . While any changes to the status quo can cause anxiety, especially when they tie directly into revenue, with the proper knowledge, preparation, and technology, medical organizations can stay on track to reach their 2023 RCM goals. .

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 9, 2024

We’re moving away from a world where people need to spend countless hours combing through medical documents to manually extract key information to put into a prior auth or other encounter. Ultimately, the integration of true AI and machine learning in RCM contributes to greater accuracy, reduced denials, and a better patient experience.

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Hinduja Global Solutions

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

For better RCM, prioritize people and track with technology. Proper revenue cycle management (RCM) involves careful documentation of the entire patient journey, from pre-registering through payment collection. Across the healthcare industry, health information mismanagement is causing a loss of millions of dollars each year.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2023

” Based in Toronto , Semantic Health has made significant strides in streamlining manual auditing processes, reducing denials, and improving documentation quality for auditing teams. This will help us improve data quality, optimize revenue cycle management (RCM) efficiency, and unlock generative AI in healthcare.”

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

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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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Company’s innovative solution for revenue cycle management (RCM) takes provider notes within patient charts and translates them into accurate diagnostic and billing charge codes, all within a matter of seconds and with zero human intervention.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 26, 2024

In the wrong hands, LLMs can generate false or exaggerated medical documentation in an instant. RCM company CorroHealth finalized its acquisition of Xtend , Navient’s healthcare RCM business. Read more… It’s Time to Combat “Instafraud” in Medicare Advantage. Read more… Breaking Down Healthcare’s Data Walls.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Great panel with @Fin_Thrive , @BannerHealth & @CenturaHealth on the future of #RCM. The documentation burden on clinicians is rough. Never underestimate the power of easy. “In In God we trust. All others must bring data.” Edwards Deming. pic.twitter.com/alxoUQHDen. Olivia Schlabach (@livschlab) October 6, 2022.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Partnerships Greenway Health integrated Data Dimensions’ Providerflow platform into its new release, Greenway Document Manager. Among those organizations not using automation, 80% plan to by the end of 2025.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Commure subsidiary Augmedix achieved Oracle Validation for its ambient AI documentation tools for acute and ambulatory clinicians. Xsolis launched a generative AI tool to streamline documentation of appeals and announced MultiCare Health System is piloting the product. Greenway Heath joined the AWS Partner Network.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2024

Many practices I spoke with at this year’s Enterprise Summit commented on the time and bottom-line savings being realized by having AI automatically match inbound electronic documents to the correct patient record (verified by an actual pair of eyes of course). They jumped into AI with both feet last year and have maintained that commitment.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Joseph’s , recently sat down with Healthcare IT Today to discuss the revenue cycle management (RCM) improvements her team has made. Efficient RCM Processes are Critical Dr. Kushner has a passion for RCM. What attracted me to this product was the partnership that AGS Health offered,” explained Dr.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of RCM leaders believe generative AI will substantially impact medical coding operations , according to an AKASA survey. Partnerships Wolters Kluwer Health has made UpToDate available in Abridge , an AI-powered clinical documentation platform. RCM automation vendor Apprio launched Intelligent Denial Prevention.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2024

Broadly, the document supports a ensure standards are met in the deployment of AI. Products Oracle released the Oracle Clinical Digital Assistant , an ambient AI documentation tool, for ambulatory clinics. RCM services vendor Savista launched Sophia , a patient-facing digital agent.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 1, 2023

Read more… RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New. We posed two questions to the Healthcare IT Today community about RCM. It starts with looking at the RCM process holistically and finding ways to improve communication, reduce confusion, give patients more payment options, and aim for a personalized approach.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 8, 2024

When it comes to bringing AI to RCM, Austin Ward at Fathom recommended organizations consider automation rate, accuracy, EHR compatibility, adaptability, scalability, and vendor support. Business process management service provider Firstsource acquired Quintessence , a RCM outsourcing vendor.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Because many people don’t proclaim themselves as medical tourists on travel documents, reliable statistics on the prevalence of medical travel are scarce. Most often, the resulting document is a PDF file that’s transmitted to the payer. But the U.S. has been named the top worldwide medical tourism destination.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The market will see increased asks/attention for bots as they are critically needed in RCM to offset staff shortage, enhance staff retention, and accelerate tasks (ultimately cash flow). The World Health Organization estimates that up to 50% of all medical documentation mistakes result from administrative errors.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2023

John interviewed Suki CEO Punit Soni, about how ambient clinical voice is changing rapidly, including how Suki works as a voice assistant and not just a clinical documentation tool. One strategy for building this strength is digitizing and streamlining RCM. RCM vendor Alpha II acquired RCxRules , a revenue cycle automation vendor.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2024

AI is becoming an essential tool in healthcare and is being leveraged to create new efficiencies this includes better documentation, streamlined data extraction, and predictive modeling that contribute to enhanced clinical efficiencies and higher-quality care. However, a strong foundation is crucial before leveraging such innovations.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Collectively tens of thousands of patient visits have now been captured and documented automatically by the system. Physicians are saving hundreds of hours of documentation allowing some to achieve a better work-life balance while others have chosen to see more patients to ease the access challenge in their community. “By

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The following is a guest article by John Wallace, PT, OCS, Senior Vice President of RCM at WebPT. Finally, payers of all stripes may send documentation requests. An Advanced Document Request (ADR) is then followed by a list of beneficiaries and dates of service to be reviewed. About John Wallace.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2024

You could see that eCW had put a lot of focus on improving the speed of documentation including number of clicks and time spent documenting. I think time spent documenting matters a lot more than clicks even if clicks are often cited as the problem. It literally showed how much time was spend after hours documenting.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Colin interviewed John Anilraj and Ryan Christensen at AGS Health about the company’s Intelligent RCM Engine, which optimizes workflows and improves efficiency while preventing claims denials and boosting cash flows. More than 80% said they would recommend a scribe to colleagues.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2024

ONC released its Draft 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and is accepting public comments on the document until May 28. Company News Urgent care software maker Experity migrated about 300 practices to RCM vendor Waystar in response to the disruption of claims submission from the Change Healthcare hack.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Generative AI could support diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions , and it can help document visits and track symptoms. RCM vendor Access Healthcare acquired Envera Health , a patient engagement vendor. Community care coding and RCM company WellSky acquired Corridor , a service partner for post-acute care.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2024

RCM outsourcing vendor Ensemble Health Partners expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Products Augmedix launched Augmedix Go , ambient AI medical documentation for the ED, and announced HCA Healthcare as a pilot user. Ambient AI documentation vendor DeepScribe added Dr. Miles Snowden to its advisory board.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 3, 2024

We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Epic Cupid Analyst – Bluebird Staffing Senior EHR Analyst, Epic Beacon – Ardent Health Services Sr.

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