Open Data Platform Simplifies Payment Estimates
With laws such as the “No Surprises Act,” government has thrown its considerable weight behind the pressure on payers and clinicians to give patients good-faith estimates of the total cost of treatment. According to Marcus Dorstel, VP of Operations at Turquoise Health, both payers and providers have struggled and invested large amounts of effort in meeting the new requirements.
Payers and providers who want to meet the intent of the law by adding up or “bundling” the many parts of treatment offer “service packages” that estimate what a patient will pay. These service packages get very de...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 5, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Administration Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Regulations Bundling Healthcare Bundles Healthcare Price Transparency Healthcare Prici Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Paragon Lab and Clinical Documentation Analyst
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Paragon Lab and Clinical Documentation Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc. and is remote.
Here’s a description of the position:
Now seeking a Paragon specialist to assist a client hospital with daily system support and maintenance across both Lab workflows and general Clinical Documentation. An ideal candidate is well rounded in both areas and is able to support general build, break/fix maintenance, and provid...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 5, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Analyst Jobs Clinical Documentation Analyst Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers Paragon Jobs Paragon Labs Remote Position Stoltenberg Consulting Jobs Source Type: blogs
Happy 4th of July!
At Healthcare IT Today, we hope that you’re having a great 4th of July holiday. We’ve taken the day off from our usual health IT content, but we definitely wanted to celebrate this important holiday. Plus, hopefully you’ll get some joy out of the great festive dog picture.
Thanks to all those who make it possible for us to live in this amazing country. And we appreciate all those healthcare workers that are out there working this holiday. Have a great holiday and we’ll be back tomorrow with more great health IT content! (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 4, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Healthcare IT 4th of July Personal Musings Source Type: blogs
CIO Podcast – Episode 58: Virtual Nursing with Carol Boston-Fleischhauer, JD, RN, MS, SVP
For the 58th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Carol Boston-Fleischhauer, JD, RN, MS, SVP, Chief Clinical Officer at Banyan Medical Systems to talk about virtual nursing! We kick off this episode by getting Boston-Fleischhauer’s perspective on how the front line of healthcare is looking and how nurses are feeling today. Next, we discuss how virtual is transforming the current nursing models. Then we take a look at healthcare to see what areas virtual nursing will improve and what areas it won’t make any impact. With virtual nursing being new for some people, Boston-Fleis...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare CIO Podcasts Healthcare IT Banyan Medical Systems Carol Boston-Fleischhauer Carol Boston-Fleischhauer JD RN MS SVP CIO Leadership Health IT Leadership nurses Nursing Models Virtual Nurs Source Type: blogs
Three Key Benefits for Hospitals With Real-Time Operating Room Data
In conclusion, hospitals are challenged with keeping expenses in check and need to weigh the pros and cons of investing in the many innovative technology solutions available. Time, efficiency, staff satisfaction, and patient outcomes should all be considered. For real-time data and display, the measurable increases in efficiency and safety lead to capacity growth that results in a revenue increase that quickly exceeds the investment.
About Jeff Robbins
Chief Executive Officer Jeff Robbins has led LiveData and served as a strategic and technology visionary since founding the company in 1991. A passionate software innovator,...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Analytics/Big Data Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Data Confidence Improving Patient Safety Jeff Robbins KPI LiveData OR Data OR Scheduling OR Software Real-Time Data Real-Time Surgical Status Source Type: blogs
Aya Healthcare Acquires Flexwise Health, Amplifying Workforce Optimization Capacity and Cost Savings through Predictive Analytics
Aya Healthcare, the largest healthcare talent software and staffing company in the U.S., today announced its acquisition of Flexwise Health. Through sophisticated analysis of hundreds of thousands of data points, Flexwise technology forecasts gaps in patient demand and staffing levels to assist hospitals in optimizing resource allocation and cost. Predictive recommendations enable real-time insights for staffing decisions while providing visibility to workforce capacity months into the future.
“We’re excited to offer Flexwise to help healthcare systems reduce labor costs by using the power of predictive analyti...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AHA AHA Innovation Development Fund Alan Braynin American Hospital Association Aya Aya Healthcare Doug Shaw Flexwise Flexwise Health Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Kevin Godsey Predictive Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – July 2, 2023 – Nuance and Epic integrate, 5 in 6 physicians say telemedicine improves continuity of care, news from HFMA, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. 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.
News and Research
HHS and the Office of Inspector General released the final rule implementing information blocking penalties, with fines of up to $1 million per violation for vendors and HIE entities. Penalties for providers h...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 2, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Revenue Cycle Management Adam Boehler Asimily Avalon Healthcare Solutions Black Book Cotiviti DAX Express Dennis E. Dahlen DexCare Double Black Imaging Doximity eClinicalWorks eCW Epic Evelyn Source Type: blogs
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 ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 1, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Process Automation Requires More than Just Technology
Healthcare sites are desperate to cut costs and reduce staffing needs through automation: As explained by Logan Lewis, Chief Operating Officer, EnterBridge Technologies, costs are increasing faster than reimbursements and few institutions in healthcare are expected to produce better profits over the next few years.
EnterBridge Technologies specializes in custom solutions to robotic process automation (RPA). This is not robotics in the sense of roaming machines, but simply software process automation for tasks such as getting prior authorizations, handling denials, and checking for suspect billing requests.
In this video, L...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Revenue Cycle Management EnterBridge Technologies Healthcare AI Healthcare Billing Healthcare Denials Healthcare IT Video Inte Source Type: blogs
Health Humor – Fun Friday
Happy Friday everyone! It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done an edition of Fun Friday, so we need to remedy that now. For those not familiar with Fun Friday, it’s the time where we let our hair down and enjoy a little healthcare humor. I think you’ll enjoy these cartoons below.
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— Michael Savage (@...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Healthcare IT Aaron Miri Fun Friday Healthcare Cartoons Healthcare Humor Surgery Humor Source Type: blogs
Apixio and ClaimLogiq Merge to Create a Leading Connected Care Platform
New Mountain Capital Leads Follow-On Investment to Enable the Merger
Eir Partners Provides Additional Capital to Support the Transaction
Apixio, an artificial intelligence company that supports health plans and provider groups in their delivery of value-based care, announced today that it has completed its merger with ClaimLogiq, a healthcare technology business that delivers savings for health plans by reducing claim errors prior to payment. Together, the combined entity will be branded as Apixio.
The merger creates a leading healthcare data and analytics company powered by an advanced AI-driven platform that applies both...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AI Apixio Brett Carlson ClaimLogiq Eir Partners Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare Data Healthcare M&A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Matt Holt New Mountain New Mountain Capital Ropes & Gray LLP Sac Source Type: blogs
RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New
Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is like a one of those huge Lego sculptures. From the outside it looks one thing, but upon further inspection there are a million tiny little pieces that fit together to create the whole. Having a well executed RCM strategy is crucial to keep your organization running because it impacts everything. When things are simple and easy to pay for, patients are happy, the staff is happy, and you are most definitely happy. But if any part is misaligned, the whole sculpture can be disformed or even fall apart. So how do we improve? How do we make our sculpture be more realistic? The key lies in optimi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations Revenue Cycle Management Amy Brown AristaMD Authenticx Branden Barkema Brooke LeVasseur Clara Lambert Clarissa Ri Source Type: blogs
What Are The Current Regulatory Changes And Compliance Requirements That ASCs Need To Be Aware Of In Their Billing Practices?
The following is a guest article by Isaac Smith, Billing, Coding, and Reimbursement Specialist at Medcare MSO
ASCs are types of medical facilities that are subject to stringent regulations. Each ASC is responsible for ensuring that they are in compliance with the numerous statutes and regulations that are in place at both the state and federal levels. These laws regulate everything pertaining to ASCs, from their day-to-day operations to the manner in which they are compensated.
ASCs must stay current on healthcare regulations that affect billing. New CMS and AMA guidelines, coding changes, and reimbursement methods have be...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Ambulatory Healthcare IT Regulations Revenue Cycle Management AMA ASC ASC Billing ASCs Regulatory Changes CMS Conditions for Coverage CPT Emergency Preparedness HOPD ICD-10-CM Isaac Smith Medcare MSO Medica Source Type: blogs
BurstIQ Acquires Business Intelligence Platform from Olive AI
The Partnership Elevates Evidence-Based Business Intelligence for Cost Savings, Efficiencies, and Quality Improvements
BurstIQ, a trusted leader in data-driven healthcare solutions, proudly announces the acquisition of Olive AI‘s business intelligence solution. This strategic move expands BurstIQ’s portfolio of innovative products, reinforcing its commitment to helping healthcare organizations navigate the complexities of data-driven solutions while maintaining strict privacy and compliance standards. The acquired solution, now known as LifeGraph Intelligence, further enhances BurstIQ’s offerings, revolu...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AI BurstIQ Frank Ricotta Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A LifeGraph Intelligence Machine Learning Natural Language Processing Olive Olive.ai Source Type: blogs
For Tempe AZ, Public Health Means Being a 20-Minute City
The City of Tempe, Arizona, is using modern technology and an advanced infrastructure planning approach to enable people to make better health choices. This means ensuring everyone has access to fresh food, convenient transportation, and even adequate shade cover. It’s all part of their “20-minute city” initiative. To achieve their goals, city leaders are using a data-informed approach, enabled through GIS technology, to identify gaps in community infrastructure and planning.
Healthcare IT Today sat down with Dr. Stephanie Deitrick, Chief Data and Analytics Officer for the City of Tempe, to learn more a...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Analytics/Big Data Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System City of Tempe esri GIS for Health GIS technology Health Data Health GIS Healthcare Mapping Public Health Public Health GIS Stephanie D Source Type: blogs
