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… A Medical Scribe That’s Laser-Focused on the ER. Read more… Ensuring Equitable Access to Healthcare Services.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2025

Candid’s platform addresses the root cause of RCM inefficiency through modern data engineering and automation. “At Candid, we are reimagining the level of automation that an RCM platform can drive, and with AI, we are positioned to further improve billing performance,” said Nick Perry, Co-Founder and CEO at Candid Health.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2024

Unsurprisingly, GenAI in healthcare is expected to reach USD 22.1 Revenue Cycle Management (RCM): The Strongest Use Case of GenAI in Healthcare The financial backbone of healthcare, RCM, entails everything from payments and pre-authorization before treatment to reimbursements, compliances, and interoperability with other systems.

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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. It’s reported that somewhere around 80% of medical bills contain errors, which hurts the patient and the provider.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Medical care prices may have grown at their slowest rate in decades in the past year, but consumers still feel the pinch, with many dipping into savings to pay their medical bills. They offer a private way for patients to navigate their healthcare expenses so they may determine which options for payment best meet their needs.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Unfortunately, healthcare often faces communication challenges between patients, providers, and insurers. This can lead to unnecessary visits, improper billing, and confusing statements that leave patients feeling overwhelmed by medical bills. Compassionate Approach Patients facing medical bills can feel anxious.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2025

Whats needed is a revolution, and revenue cycle management (RCM) technology is turning the tables. RCM technology streamlines workflows, increases collections, and improves a health systems financial stability by prioritizing high-value claims. Still, the RCM market is projected to exceed $238 billion by 2030.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2024

DAS Health , a provider of healthcare IT and business solutions, proudly announces the acquisition of Agility Holdings, LLC dba vcpi. This significant acquisition expands DAS Health’s position into the senior living space, further establishing the company as the preeminent player in healthcare IT and business solutions.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Enhances Revenue Cycle Services Market Leadership with Patient Engagement Services and Technology Capabilities Today, Access Healthcare , a global leader in revenue cycle management (RCM) and healthcare services, announced the acquisition of Envera Health , a market leader in patient engagement services.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 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… What Tools are Necessary for Handling the Cloud in Healthcare ? Helping Providers in Ontario Adopt AI and Improve EMRs.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 23, 2023

Healthcare IT Today met with Dr. Brian Stratta, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Hyndman Area Health Centers (HAHC) to learn more. Systemic Review of RCM Processes The HAHC billing team, under a new manager, collaborated with eClinicalWorks to review and streamline the RCM process.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 11, 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 asked 16 experts at ViVE 2024 this question. Read more… A Look at RCM, AI, and a New Book Called Joy Notes.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 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

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

JUNE 26, 2024

Leveraging the latest communications technology offers three big advantages for patients and healthcare billers: Transparency in Billing One of the biggest hurdles to patient bill payment is a lack of transparency. Patients often find medical bills confusing and difficult to understand, making them hesitant to pay.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 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

JULY 20, 2022

It takes about three paper statements , on average, for consumers to pay their medical bills. Just three years ago, 90% of healthcare organizations relied on paper-based billing statements. The following is a guest article by Mark Spinner, President and CEO at AccessOne.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Technology Partners, LLC, doing business as ImagineSoftwareTM (“Imagine”), a leading provider of medical billing automation software and revenue cycle management applications, today announced it received a strategic growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”).

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Learn more about Availity: [link] Listen and subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcast to hear all the latest insights from experts in healthcare IT. Enjoy our interview with Krisi Hutson from Availity. And for an exclusive look at our top stories, subscribe to our newsletter and YouTube. Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2021

The combination accelerates transformation in the healthcare industry and dramatically improves the patient financial experience. Together, Waystar and Patientco will offer patients consumer-friendly experiences when paying medical bills, […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 18, 2024

Information provided by payers, such as Explanations of Benefits (EOB), may seem vague or unclear to patients, resulting in 72% of consumers reporting being confused once they receive their medical bill.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 10, 2023

As such, coders are expected to “speak the language” of physicians and payers, a mistake-prone exercise that drains time from coders and physicians alike. “As

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2024

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Doctors don’t seem flustered by bodily fluids or welts–what they dread is the hour-long calls with insurers, trying to persuade them to cover a test or procedure. There has to be some quality monitoring to prevent fraud and upcoding, but a lot of the time, the doctor just hasn’t coded properly or filled out the […].

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It’s estimated that up to 80 percent of medical bills contain errors amounting to billions of dollars that are lost annually to payers. That’s billions that cannot be reinvested back into the healthcare system to increase the affordability and accessibility of care.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The following is a guest article by Tom Furr, CEO at PatientPay Forty percent of U.S. hospitals are losing money, a Kaufman Hall analysis shows, even at a time when overall hospital margins are growing. Among them, community and rural hospitals are taking the worst hit.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2024

DAS Health Ventures, LLC (DAS Health) , a provider of healthcare IT and business solutions, proudly announces the acquisition of the North American Digital Health division from a leading established digital transformation provider based in Canada.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This acquisition will also enable our EMR and billing divisions to enter new markets in the Canadian Prairies where we look forward to supporting healthcare practitioners’ access to new digital health innovations.”

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 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. Analytics Will Help Amazon (Eventually) Benefit From the One Medical Acquisition. Medical billing analytics startup AESOP Technology raised a $2.95

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 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. Analytics Will Help Amazon (Eventually) Benefit From the One Medical Acquisition. Medical billing analytics startup AESOP Technology raised a $2.95

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