Weekly Roundup – July 1, 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. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. For Tempe, Public Health Means Being a 20-Minute City. The Arizona city is using GIS data to map which neighborhoods make it possible to meet basic needs in a 20-minute trip on foot, by bicycle, or via mass transit. Dr. Stephanie Deitrick told Colin how this work is helping the city improve access to grocery stores, civic buildings, commercial corridors – and paths with shade. Read more… RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New. We posed two questions to the Healthcare IT Today community about RCM. Our first focused on how to optimize old practices while layering on new processes and technologies. 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. Read more… How Can Technology Like AI Optimize RCM? Our other question was about automating revenue cycle processes. Answers from the experts focused on integrating payment and EHR systems, avoiding a hodgepodge of payment and billing systems, and analyzing patient data to determine who’d benefit from outreach or assistance. Read more… Centralization and Specialization Enable Financial Stability...
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