Patients – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions.  We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.  In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.  Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media. All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 16, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions ABOUT ABOUT Healthcare Amanda Bury Amit Kapoor Cedar Chris Blackley Christian Hardahl Clarify Health Clin Source Type: blogs

Claims Software Can Ease Manual Processes Related to Treating Medical Tourists from Outside the U.S.
The following is a guest article by Rob Stuart, Founder and President at Claim.MD Medical tourism is big business for leading hospitals and health centers around the world. In the United States, the overwhelming perception is that American patients seek treatment in Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, and other places to save money over what they’d pay for the same treatments. But the U.S. has been named the top worldwide medical tourism destination. Because many people don’t proclaim themselves as medical tourists on travel documents, reliable statistics on the prevalence of medical travel are scarce. However, a 2017 survey li...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 15, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Revenue Cycle Management Claim.MD Claims Software CPT Codes DRG Codes Healthcare Claims International Healthcare Claims Interoperability Medical Tourism Source Type: blogs

Healthcare Generative AI and Data – 2024 Health IT Predictions
The objective is not to supplant human roles but to harness AI’s additional value to aid staff, patients, and their families. Properly executed, AI and automation can cut down non-clinical workloads, freeing up professionals to focus on direct patient care. The industry’s aim for 2024 should be this collaborative approach and ensuring data safety as we advance this remarkable technology. Healthcare organizations aim to strengthen communication channels. Integrating RTLS visibility with patient workflow software allows automated text updates for patient-approved contacts, enhancing trust, clarity, and safety. RT...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions AI Data Amy Brown Artificial Intelligence Authenticx Brian Laberge C Source Type: blogs

Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions.  We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.  In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.  Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media. All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Revenue Cycle Management 2024 Health IT Predictions Amy Amrick Ashish Shah Aspirion Benjami Source Type: blogs

Value Based Care – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions.  We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.  In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.  Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media. All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 5, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations Revenue Cycle Management 2024 Health IT Predictions 9amHealth Andreessen Horowitz Anthony Hudson Anton Kittleberger Source Type: blogs

How Healthcare Can Manage Compliance with Fine-Grained Protection
The following is a guest article by Marlena Herrera, Director at Protegrity Healthcare organizations are becoming more lucrative targets for hackers, as their data is rich with extremely sensitive information and is often susceptible to vulnerabilities. In the same step, the number of regulations governing the sector has grown in complexity, which stems from movements including the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative and fallout from the reversal of federally protected abortion access. Combining this with the increasing number of digital-first health applications and services on the market, protecting data at every touchpoint...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 2, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Analytics/Big Data Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Security and Privacy Data Protection Fine-Grained Data Protection Healthcare Compliance HIPAA Marlena Herrera Protegrity RBAC Role-Based Access Control Source Type: blogs

R1 RCM to Acquire Acclara
Acquisition of Providence’s Current Modular Services Business Accompanied by 10-Year Agreement to Provide Comprehensive Revenue Cycle Management Services R1 RCM Inc. (R1), a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the patient experience and financial performance of healthcare providers, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Acclara, a leading technology-driven revenue cycle management company, from Providence, one of the nation’s largest health systems; and the Company has been selected by Providence as its long-term revenue cycle management partner. The p...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Acclara ArentFox Schiff LLP Baker Donelson BDT & MSD Partners Centerview Partners LLC Greg Hoffman Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A J.P. Morgan Kirkland & Ellis LLP Lee Rivas McDermott Will & Source Type: blogs

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Takes Social Determinants of Health to New Heights
During the past decade, finally, health care is starting to deal in a structured, measurable manner with the life factors and environments that play the biggest role in their patients’ health. A recent offering from LexisNexis Risk Solutions promises to greatly expand access to this data, called social determinants of health (SDoH), for payers, clinicians, public health agencies, pharma companies, and other researchers. The company LexisNexis Risk Solutions is almost synonymous with the data banks of consumer data that financial firms and other businesses consult for identity verification and outreach. The company...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations Diana Zuskov Health Data Diversity Health Equity Healthcare AI Bias LexisNexis LexisNexis Risk Solutions McKenzie Funk Pub Source Type: blogs

Experian Health Acquires Wave HDC, Immediately Enabling Real-Time, Single Inquiry Insurance Discovery/Verification at the Point of Patient Registration
The Companies’ Combined Capabilities will Deliver Previously Unattainable Efficiencies, Contributing to Increased Staff Productivity and much Faster Collection of Millions in Payer Reimbursements Experian, the global information services company, announces it has acquired Wave HDC, a healthcare technology leader that offers AI-enhanced data curation solutions to identify unknown insurance benefits coverage and critical patient demographics at the start of a patient’s healthcare journey. The acquisition bolsters the Experian Health business portfolio with more comprehensive and faster healthcare coverage identificatio...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Experian Experian Health Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Jordan Levitt Tom Cox Wave HDC Source Type: blogs

The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care
The following is a guest article by Venki Subramanian, SVP Product Management at Reltio When data is missing, inaccurate, incomplete, or misdirected, it can have severe, sometimes life-altering impacts. For example, in a survey by the Journal of the American Medical Association, approximately 1 in 5 patients who reviewed their electronic health record (EHR) ambulatory notes found an error–and 40% of these patients perceived the mistakes as serious, including mistakes in diagnoses, medical history, medications, test results, notes on the wrong patient, and sidedness. Healthcare organizations are grappling with the challen...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 20, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Analytics/Big Data EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Data Management Healthcare Data Integrated Data Patient Care Regulations Reltio Security Threats Venki Subramanian Source Type: blogs

Featured Health IT Job: Epic PB and HB Claims Analyst
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Epic PB and HB Claims 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 an Epic PB Claims and HB Claims certified analyst to support a client health system in Texas with claims and remittance build and troubleshooting, in coordination with its Revenue teams. This project will include bringing a new Epic Community Connect partner live at the end of January 2024...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 20, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Analyst Jobs Epic PB and HB Claims Analyst Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers Remote Jobs Stoltenberg Consulting Jobs Source Type: blogs

NextGen Focusing on AI to Improve Workflows and on Street Medicine
NextGen Healthcare is taking a methodical approach to AI and deploying it in places based on customer demand and where it will have maximum positive impact. Right now, that means using ambient clinical voice to generate SOAP notes. The company is also delivering more mobile capability to enable street medicine. In an exclusive interview with Healthcare IT, David Sides, Chief Executive Officer and Dr. Robert (Bob) Murry, Chief Medical Officer at NextGen Healthcare (NextGen) sat down to explain their AI strategy, their view on AI in healthcare, and their plans to support customers with street medicine programs. We caught up ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Ambient Assist Ambient Clinical Voice American Health Network Brian Heimer David Sides Dr. Bob Murry Dr. Ebony M. Funches Dr. Robert Murry FQHC He Source Type: blogs

Conversational AI is Making Healthcare More Personal
The following is a guest article by Brett Petersen, Chief Revenue Officer at Inbenta The Technology Uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to Give Artificial Intelligence a Human Touch Picture this: It’s 3 a.m. and you’re not feeling well. You have burning questions about your symptoms or medication, but your doctor’s office is closed and you don’t want to endlessly search the internet for questionable information. Now imagine getting real answers fast, 24/7, 365 days a year. That’s the power of conversational AI. It’s why the healthcare industry is starting to use the technology to bridge the gap between patie...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 11, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Brett Petersen Conversational AI Generative AI Healthcare AI Healthcare Conversational AI Healthcare Source Type: blogs

Abridge Aims at Transparency, Reliability, and Credibility with Their Ambient Clinical Voice Solution
Started in 2018, Abridge now offers analytical generative AI to more than 55 specialties and many languages. In this video CEO and co-founder Shiv Rao, MD discusses their approach to quality, and how they can help with clinical notes, ordering, coding billing, and other aspects of health care using ambient clinical voice. Abridge offers “deep integration” with the EHR so doctors can use its capabilities within their workflows. He says that, as a clinician, he wants “technology that makes me feel done before I leave the room.” To Rao, “trust consists of transparency, reliability, and credibilit...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 8, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Abridge Ambient Clinical Voice Ambient Clinical Voice Research Healthcare AI Healthcare IT Video Interviews Source Type: blogs

HOPPR Launches Groundbreaking Foundation Model for Medical Imaging
Health2047’s Newest Portfolio Company Unveils First-of-its-Kind Medical Imaging AI Platform Powered by Amazon Web Services; Early Partners Include RadNet and Rad AI Today, HOPPR announces the launch of Grace, a multi-modal foundation model for medical imaging, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and available via private beta to developers, radiology PACS, and AI companies for fine-tuning and application development. Together with a milestone investment from Health2047, a venture studio founded by the American Medical Association (AMA), this launch marks a significant step forward in HOPPR’s quest to unlock the potent...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 8, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AMA Amazon Web Services American Medical Association AWS Dan Sheeran Dr. Khan M. Siddiqui Evidium Grace Gradient Health Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Health2047 HOPP Source Type: blogs