< + > A deep dive into a new RCM tech adoption model

The Revenue Cycle Management Technology Adoption Model from HFMA and FinThrive generates insights and optimizes technology investments. Kim Waters, an RCM consultant at CereCore, offers a comprehensive look at the tool.

< + > The Evolving Challenge of RCM and Keys to Successful RCM with Compass Health Systems

Coming out of the pandemic we learned some important lessons.  One of the important ones is that effective RCM (Revenue Cycle Management) is essential to running a successful medical practice.  The challenges and importance of RCM have never been greater.  Payers are continuing to take advantage of healthcare organizations with poor RCM.  Healthcare organizations that don’t have high quality RCM will always struggle with cash flow problems.  This leaves them struggling to provide services to patients let alone continuing to innovate.  Of course, the opposite is also true.  Medical practices with great RCM are thriving.

At the eClinicalWorks National Conference, I sat down with Sandy Washburn, VP of Operations at Compass Health Systems, to learn about their efforts to do effective RCM at their organization.  Washburn leads off our interview by describing how important RCM is to the success of their organization.  Plus, she talks about how RCM including things like claims and denials have become more and more challenging over time.

One of the ways Washburn has improved the RCM in her organization has been her decision to use eClinicalWorks RCM Consulting Services.  In our interview, she describes how valuable it has been for her to be able to turn to eClinicalWorks RCM experts to answer some of her most challenging problems.  eClinicalWorks deep bench of experts and broad view of RCM challenges across hundreds of medical practices makes for an incredible resource for Compass Health Systems.  Washburn told me that she has thrown some tough ones at them and they have been a great help.

Check out our interview with Sandy Washburn from Compass Health Systems to learn more about their RCM efforts including how their leadership and staff have reacted to the change and where she thinks RCM is headed next.

Learn more about Compass Health Systems: https://www.compasshealthsystems.com/

Learn more about eClinicalWorks: https://www.eclinicalworks.com/

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< + > Bali hospital bags new Stage 6 EMRAM for Indonesia

Kasih Ibu Hospital Group is the second Indonesian hospital to be validated for the EMR maturity model.

< + > Tips from a small hospital CIO to succeed with legacy vendors

Eric Jimenez of New Mexico's Artesia General Hospital also discusses the value of optimizing current systems over rip and replace and facilitating social determinants of health data capture.

< + > Republicans want changes from HHS on AI assurance labs

Four GOP members of Congress are asking Micky Tripathi and ASTP/ONC to halt efforts toward government-administered artificial intelligence safety testing, and "walk back support" for a lab model proposed by the Coalition for Health AI.

< + > Reduce Costs, Improve Security, and Maximize Access to Data with an Effective Health Data Archiving Partner

Harmony Healthcare IT, described by CEO Tom Liddell as an “enterprise data management solution,” has expanded over time from archiving health care data and decommissioning systems to management secondary uses, and especially AI, which “allows us to think in different ways.”

At the CHIME Fall Forum conference, Liddell talks in this video of the “life cycle of data” and how it is often important to have quick access to data that is stored deep in an archive, even if the data isn’t being used day to day.  Every healthcare organization has hundreds of IT systems storing health data, and having a thoughtful approach to archiving legacy applications is important.  Key to this decision is the quality of the data being archived, the costs saved by sunsetting legacy applications, and the security of the data archiving solution.  Finding the right partner that can do all of these is essential.

Harmony Healthcare IT consolidates data stored in many different places and robustly removes the unneeded old storage and applications. By centralizing control over data, the service improves security, reduces costs, and helps organizations maximize their use and therefore the value of their data. This is “data management for life.”

The service is particulary important during acquisitions, where many old systems must be decommissioned.  Having a vendor that can adapt quickly and supports archiving a wide breadth of applications like Harmony Healthcare IT is key to a successful merging of IT systems after an acquisition.

Liddell talks in this video about the dedication of their staff, how they can start quickly on projects, and building trust. He also speaks about their flexibility (from on-premise to SaaS) and quality control by interviewing and surveying their own staff. Watch the video for details on how every healthcare organization can save money, improve their security posture, and meet data retention requirements with the right health data archiving partner.

Learn more about Harmony Healthcare IT: https://www.harmonyhit.com/

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< + > Remote therapeutic monitoring reduces readmissions, academic research shows

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine did a controlled test and showed the odds of infection-related readmissions were decreased in the RTM group by 76% at 30 days, 80% at 60 days and 68% at 90 days.