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.
Digital Health’s Role in Enhancing Population Health. Telehealth, preventive care reminders, predictive analytics, and remote monitoring are just some of the advances driving improvements in population health, according to the Healthcare IT Today community. Read more…
Insights From the Experts at HLTH 2024. Healthcare IT Today caught several experts on camera in Las Vegas . They shared insights on achieving ROI from IT, addressing financial wellness, bringing care into the home, and bridging gaps among healthcare’s many stakeholders. Read more…
Balancing AI and Humans in RCM to Produce Clear ROI. Navaneeth Nair and Lora Pada at Infinx talked to John about AI’s role in improving RCM efficiency and reimbursement rates, along with finding a good balance between automation and human expertise. Read more…
Driving Improvement in Healthcare Administration While Empowering Staff. Chris House at HealthAxis joined John to chat about how AI is optimizing call center operations and transforming claims processing workflows to make work better for staff. Read more…
The Evolution to Health 3.0 – And Beyond. At HLTH, John sat down with Pranam Ben at The Garage to discuss how technology has evolved from Health 1.0 and what system architecture will be necessary to succeed in Health 4.0 as it arrives. Read more…
How SDoH Initiatives Are Impacting Population Health. We also asked the Healthcare IT Today community for good examples and heard about expanding access to screenings, checking on out-of-pocket costs for medication, and partnering with community groups. Read more…
Firsthand Experience With Sunoh’s AI Medical Scribe. Geli Brown at Dallas-based HHM Health talked to John about the clinical and financial benefits of using ambient clinical documentation – and how there wasn’t much need for training. Read more…
CIO Podcast: An Award Winner in Health Equity. John sat down with Leigh Williams at Virginia-based Augusta Health to discuss how addressing health equity has changed the organization and impacted the patient population. Read more…
How AI Can Bridge Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Detection. Fewer than 5% of patients eligible for lung cancer screening actually get screened. Prashant Warier at Qure.ai described how AI can look at chest X-rays, identify lung nodules, and increase early-stage cancer detection. Read more…
Secure Your Organization with Better Cyber Resilience. Beyond the basics, advanced endpoint protection, a strong perimeter, and an educated workforce are key to protecting healthcare organizations, according to David Sampson at Thrive. Read more…
Clarifying Common Misperceptions Now That TEFCA Is Live. Jay Nakashima at eHealth Exchange outlined why organizations need multiple data networks, how Payment and Health Care Operations exchange are working, and what individual access means. Read more…
Decoding This Year’s Cybersecurity Landscape. Amid a surge in ransomware attacks, Jason Griffin at Nordic Consulting discussed the role of multifactor authentication, encryption, and business associate agreements in bolstering cybersecurity. Read more…
Managing Healthcare Claims Backlogs Following a Cyberattack. Jim Bohnsack at Aspirion outlined several proactive steps organizations should take, from thorough documentation to a standardized appeals process to comprehensive staff training. Read more…
Commercializing “Governance” Through a Secondary AI Land Grab. Andrew Hines at Canvas Medical described the many overlapping efforts to provide quality assurance to AI tools in healthcare. Read more…
This Week’s Health IT Jobs for November 6, 2024: Multiple roles in system and application analysis. Read more…
Bonus Features for November 3, 2024: 95% of consumers want an easier way to pay medical bills, 90% of medical devices aren’t running anti-malware software. Read more…
Funding and M&A Activity:
- Autonomous medical coding product Nym announced a $47 million growth investment.
- Investment firm Accel-KKR acquired VisiQuate, a revenue cycle analytics and automation firm.
- Alternative asset management firm TPG is joining the Surescripts ownership group as a majority investor.
- Data science service provider Omniscient Platforms and its affiliate Omniscient Health launched following the merger of CenturyGoal and Analyticar.
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