Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them how can health information management professionals leverage emerging technologies, such as AI , to enhance data integrity and streamline processes? Publics trust in the healthcare ecosystem may take irreparable damage if AI models are not fair and unbiased.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2024

AGS Health is using an AI-powered system to streamline revenue cycle management (RCM) processes and increase efficiency. AGS Health calls their AI system, the Intelligent RCM Engine. The Intelligent RCM Engine chatbot offers personalized guidance on claim denials and next steps to staff – reducing errors and improving outcomes.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 12, 2024

Healthcare IT Today sat down with Juli Forde Smith, Director of Strategic Partnerships at ZOLL Data Systems and Erica Gregory, Senior Vice President at Netsmart to discuss interoperability for revenue cycle management (RCM). Prioritize Intake for Effective RCM Patient intake is an important part of the revenue cycle process.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Ensuring Equitable Access to Healthcare Services. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : Resiliency and Business Continuity.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Most importantly, NextGen Healthcare ’s Ambient Assist solution has lived up to expectations. Healthcare IT Today was invited to cover #NextGenUGM24, held in Nashville TN. IMO Health , for example, was showcasing their refreshed user interface which was only made possible by using NextGen’s new APIs.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For example, as outpatient services such as infusions outpace projections , and as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services open the door to more outpatient procedures by moving 11 procedures off its “inpatient only” list, ambulatory providers must have the financial strength to make the investments needed to support growth.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2023

Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence are two huge topics recently in the world of Healthcare IT. We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights on this topic. InstaMed found 73% of healthcare consumers want eStatements but 75% of providers primarily use paper and manual processes for collections.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2020

"For example, it’s typical to provide questionnaires, surveys and educational materials before and after an in-person appointment based on a patient’s specific condition and what was discussed during the visit. " Healthcare leaders also pointed to revenue cycle management as an area in need of disruption.

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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. So what does that look like for revenue cycle management? This is an area where automation is in high demand, coupled with skepticism around compliance.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2023

So often in talking about Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) the focus is placed onto the organization. How do we improve RCM? How to can we incorporate digital solutions into RCM? However, that leaves out one huge piece of RCM. So let’s take a moment and focus on the patient’s experience with RCM.

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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.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2025

Healthcare has been stuck in a frustrating loop for decades when it comes to the insurance claim process and providers and health systems getting paid. As a common example, a provider submits a claim to an insurer who will pay some but also deny a portion. Still, the RCM market is projected to exceed $238 billion by 2030.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For example, 51% of patients say they would pay their bills faster if they received a payment reminder text, according to Salucro’s 2023 Trends in Patient Payment Communications Report. For that, RCM firms and providers need to leverage CCM platforms to also customize the content of their patient financial communications.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2024

One example he shared was a call center agent at a payer who had to access 5 different screens to be able to answer the member’s question. He makes a good case for why healthcare organizations of all types should prioritize modernizing their technology including the use of AI to create great experiences for their end users.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2022

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 Benefits of RCM as a Service. Read more… The CIO’s Role in RCM. Doctors Love Alerts – Until They Don’t.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As health systems grapple with market uncertainty, how will the current macroeconomic environment impact digital health and healthcare IT decision-making? How are AI and automation addressing healthcare labor shortage challenges? From your work with stakeholders, are you seeing any concerns regarding digital health point solutions?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Healthcare IT Today, sat down with Roger Murray, Vice President of Product & Marketing at Telemynd and Venky Chellappa, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at CharmHealth to learn more about their collaboration. All charting, notes and RCM activities happen in CharmHealth’s EHR. We wanted it to feel like a single environment.”

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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. Read more… Driving Optimal Use of Temporary Nurses.

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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

JULY 27, 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. Understanding OpenText’s Moves in Healthcare. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : Do Penalties Motivate Change in Healthcare ?

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 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. John Lynn spoke to John Wilson and Scott Pross at SolarWinds about the importance of proactive security in healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We reached out to the beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to hear the different lines of thinking on automation. I’ll give one of my favorite examples to demonstrate. For example, administrative responsibilities such as patient onboarding are areas prime for automation. Check out what they had to say down below!

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

It is no wonder that healthcare providers are moving quickly to implement AI scribes. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Nikhil Buduma, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Ambience at the recent #ViVEvent in Nashville, TN. We waned to learn what makes their AI different and why Cleveland Clinic chose their solution.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Sticking with the payment integrity example, the health plans that have effectively overhauled these processes have done so via a safe migration strategy that relies on a gradual transition. From there, the second step can commence, starting by putting a plan in place to replace the module that, critically, will not rely on a hot swap.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

We reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them – what novel ways are you seeing AI being applied to healthcare? After all, the ways that new technology improves the care of our patients and improves the work life of our staff is the sole reason we implement it.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 26, 2024

RCM leader Meduit uses its cloud-based CCM solution in conjunction with other methods such as consumer segmentation and scoring to bring nuance and customization to consumer outreach. For example, a patient who routinely pays on Day 30 doesn’t need a second statement on Day 28.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2023

One of the examples is coding automation, so analyzing large sets of data from an accuracy and an efficiency standpoint and tying it to financial outcomes.” If you liked this video, be sure to subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube to be notified of our latest videos. ” Watch the video below to hear their full answers!

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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. For example, medical record reviews can be initiated by an auditor, which typically state the reason for the audit, what will be reviewed, the relevant timeframes, and what available appeal options.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Workers’ compensation claims, for example, demand specific expertise to avoid authorization errors, missed filing deadlines, and inaccurate coding. Regulatory compliance represents a third crucial area where collaboration delivers significant value.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

To help healthcare CIOs, CMOs and other leaders find connected health devices and RPM technologies, Healthcare IT News has compiled this comprehensive listing of vendors. For example, the Brigham Home Hospital program leveraged Biofourmis’ AI-based technology to improve outcomes while lowering costs by 38%, the company reported.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 20, 2022

And, what do they not include (for example, physician services)?”. To deliver the right chatbot experience — one that reduces customer call center volumes by providing the right information on first pass—a revenue cycle chatbot should be able to answer questions such as: “How much will I owe after insurance?”. What do these charges include?

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

These are just a few examples of how generative AI empowers the industry’s most valuable asset – its people – to operate at the top of their licenses while reducing the cost of care. It can speed turnaround times from 15 days (on average) to less than 24 hours; increase completed audits per day from 2.5 (on

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 12, 2024

At the HIMSS 2024 Conference, we asked that question to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community. That allows us from a cybersecurity perspective to also automate the process of securing our healthcare and that’s going to be a major step forward. The video below is a compilation of their answers.

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