HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 6, 2023

What You Should Know: – The US healthcare system is undergoing a period of significant transformation, driven by factors such as consolidation, digital transformation, and the rise of empowered consumers, according to Deloitte’s 2024 Health Care Industry Outlook survey.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 9, 2023

When designing analytical systems for clinicians, “Take AI out of the conversation completely,” advises Sameer Sethi, Senior Vice President and Chief Data Analytics Officer at Hackensack Meridian Health. is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Conversational AI extracts meaning from conversations.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2024

New Investment is Led by Sands Capital, with Participation from Comcast Ventures, and Follows Enterprise Health System Expansions HealthSnap , a Miami-based Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) solution for healthcare providers, today announced its Series B financing totaling $25 million. million to date.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 7, 2021

Virtual care aligns with strategic imperatives to improve health outcomes, enhance patient safety, and optimize the patient experience for populations with medical complexity and high healthcare needs. As a result, it will pay off if healthcare can continue the expansion of telehealth started by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 4, 2024

Chaim Linhart, Chaim, Co-founder and CTO at Ibex Medical Analytics Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is set to transform the field of diagnostics, similar to how X-rays and genetic tests revolutionized healthcare in the past. This is particularly evident in cancer diagnosis and treatment across six key areas: 1.

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MRO Compliance

JUNE 1, 2022

Below we explore some common questions about HEDIS and review important information your team should know now and in the future. HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set) is part of a review process for Medicare Advantage plan quality measures. Why is HEDIS important to patients and payers? What is HEDIS?

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Redox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The rapid proliferation of healthcare data has led to a current state where clinicians are overwhelmed. Despite vast seas of data from EHRs, devices, labs, and imaging systems, data that is truly useful for decision-making is hard to come by. This only adds to the growing burnout problem.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 15, 2023

What You Should Know: Healthcare Fraud Shield (HCFS) , a leading provider of fraud, waste, abuse, and error (FWAE) protection solutions for the healthcare insurance market, today launched FWA360Leads , a new product that automatically identifies and prioritizes FWA leads based on order of importance and impact severity.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Suzanne Cogan, General Manager, SPH Analytics, a Press Ganey Solution. Healthcare organizations are increasingly eager to leverage analytics technologies, including machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), in new ways. billion in 2017, is projected to reach more than $8.5 billion by 2025.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 20, 2022

What You Should Know: – Today, Polygon Networks , a leading blockchain and scaling solution, announced a partnership with Tokenology and MSP Recovery to deliver LifeChain – a new healthcare claims platform. Tokenize Healthcare Claims On-Chain.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

The following is a guest article by Archie Mayani, Chief Product Officer at GHX Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a game-changer in various industries, but its integration into healthcare has been a more gradual process. The pandemic accelerated the healthcare industry’s adoption of technology.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

healthcare system. 1) What did I just do, and 2) Where do I need to go. Musculoskeletal (MSK) is routinely one of the three most expensive categories of care (along with cardio-metabolic disease and cancer care). THE PROBLEM "More than one in two Americans will seek attention for an MSK event each year," Schutzer said.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Bob Farrell, CEO, mPulse Mobile Over the last several years there’s been significant investment in digital healthcare startups and growth-stage organizations, particularly those showing technical innovation that delivers improved health outcomes and more efficient care delivery models. Investors today are focused on quality over quantity.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2024

It featured Helen Waters, Executive VP & COO at MEDITECH , Aashima Gupta, Global Director, Healthcare Strategy and Solutions at Google Cloud , and Dara Bartels, CEO at Mile Bluff Medical Center. That’s why you see an EHR, a tech company, and a health system on stage.” The same is true in health IT.

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AIHC

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Part 1 in a Series of Leadership Articles on Value-Based Care Written by Joanne Byron, LPN, BS, CCA, CIFHA, CHA, COCAS, CORCM, CHCO, OHCC, CMDP, ICDCT-CM/PCS ​ Edited by Julie Rickman , MBA, CHC, CHPC, CHCO ​ This article is the first in a series sponsored by the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance (AIHC) Volunteer Education Committee.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Ensuring compliance with regulations in healthcare is crucial to maintaining the integrity and quality of care provided. This is where healthcare compliance audits come into play. By conducting regular audits, healthcare organizations can identify areas of non-compliance, mitigate risks, and improve overall patient safety.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2020

As with nearly every element of the healthcare world, applications of artificial Intelligence and machine learning have been reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. They will also have an additional role in helping healthcare businesses recover financially while also identifying and serving those most in need when it has ended, the group said.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are no longer nice-to-have technologies for healthcare providers. They are mission-critical tools for addressing significant challenges many health systems and hospitals face today — from volatile patient volumes to ballooning labor costs and staffing shortages to low operating margins.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Sheila Talton, CEO of Gray Matter Analytics. Healthcare spending is projected to exceed $6 trillion by 2028 , largely driven by rising costs of care for an aging population and the growing number of Americans suffering from chronic physical conditions such as pulmonary disease, diabetes and hypertension.

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Medisys Compliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Most executives in the healthcare industry are aware of the value of patient leakage management. If hospitals want to regain control over their revenue cycle, they must decide which healthcare revenue cycle management actions to take. A hospital’s income cycle is universal. You can choose to effectively manage it or not.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2022

Bayer to launch 27 telemedicine centres over 2 years in India. The company has identified the states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh to launch telemedicine facilities that will provide healthcare via telehealth. Vietnam to issue vax pass from mid-April.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 11, 2023

Theja Birur, Chief Technology Officer & Founder, 4L Data Intelligence In 2020, the Department of Justice estimated that fraudulent, wasteful, and abusive (FWA) billing practices account for more than $100 billion of the nation’s healthcare expenditures. trillion in healthcare spending. trillion in healthcare spending.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

According to a study published last week in the Journal of the American Informatics Association, virtual urgent care visits at NYU Langone Health grew by 683%, and non-urgent virtual-care visits grew by a staggering 4,345% percent between March 2 and April 14. Paul Testa told Healthcare IT News that patient use skyrocketed in March.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. The year 2020 has been a year unlike any other year in our history.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 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… A Vision for the Hospital Room of the Future: Part 2. Read more… Where Do the Best Healthcare Disruptors Come From?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Joyoti Goswami At Geisinger in Pennsylvania, a pilot program to bring care to the homes of older patients with complex healthcare needs has shown a 35% reduction in visits to the emergency department visits, a 40% drop in hospital admissions and an average annual savings of nearly $8,000 per patient.

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MedTrainer

JULY 28, 2023

The OIG, which stands for the Office of Inspector General , plays a crucial role in identifying the so-called “bad actors” in the healthcare industry. OIG Inspections in Healthcare The OIG focuses its resources on oversight of Medicare and Medicaid — programs that represent a large portion of the federal budget. Risk Assessment.

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This post highlights certain key initiatives that may impact the healthcare landscape in NYS in the near future. children, pregnant and postpartum individuals, chronically homeless, and individuals with substance use disorders).

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Health Populi

AUGUST 9, 2023

“Generative AI already has the power to alleviate some of providers’ biggest woes, which include rising costs and high inflation, clinician shortages, and physician burnout,” Bain & Company observe in Beyond Hype: Getting the Most Out of Generative AI in Healthcare Today. ” Bain & Company surveyed U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 11, 2021

In November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services took several new steps to help U.S. hospitals manage the crush of new patients as the COVID-19 crisis worsens. Among them were new allowances for telehealth and remote monitoring, for what CMS is calling the Acute Hospital Care at Home program. Keeping patients at home. They like it more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Because of Hawaii's island geography and relative isolation, it faces unique challenges for delivery of healthcare services – a fact that staff members at Queen's Health Systems in Honolulu, Hawaii, know all too well. The FCC's telehealth fund has awarded Queen's Health Systems nearly $1 million.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

The following is a guest article by Diana Zuskov, MPH, Associate Vice President of Healthcare Strategy at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. And while the data is a few years old, a study found that 57 health systems invested at least $2.5B According to Data Bridge Market Research , the U.S. in SDoH over a two-year period.

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MedTrainer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In today’s demanding healthcare landscape, the balance between compliance and efficiency is delicate. To keep healthcare organizations on track, compliance management platforms have emerged as the go-to solution, enabling compliance while maximizing operational efficiency. Why Is Compliance Management Important?

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 10, 2022

In April, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf laid out areas of challenge and opportunity when it comes to improving health outcomes, restoring public trust in science, and making the most of our ongoing investments in data analytics and clinical research. Wang, Chief Medical Officer of COTA, Inc. But how do we achieve just that?

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 31, 2022

Tectonic shifts in the way healthcare organizations are reimbursed are unearthing the shortfalls of reactive systems that don’t get ahead of claims issues, denials management and the rapidly growing bad debt associated with patient responsible balances. Matt Seefeld, Executive Vice President, MedEvolve. And the primary culprit?

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

All the big tech companies are convinced they can fix our health care system. Malezis pointed out that healthcare landscape is strewn with high-tech failures such as IBM Watson and Google Health. Malezis and I talked about the steps that could lead to success in healthcare. Let’s delve into the challenges involved.

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