Anyone who touches the healthcare industry also touches the burdensome administration and management issues that erode the resources that could be applied to patient care. Patients struggle with confusing forms and tasks, while approximately 40% of healthcare workers spend at least a quarter of their workweek on repetitive tasks. Thankfully, the industry is embracing intelligent automation (IA) as a solution to streamline operations and improve patient experiences.
Freeing Administrative
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Eliminating Cancer Treatment Side-Effects Through Targeted Drug Delivery
Last year, the American Cancer Society predicted that in 2024, the US would reach two million annual new cancer cases for the first time in history. This number is staggering and signifies that cancer is truly a disease that impacts many lives each day.
While not all of these cases result in the grueling treatment associated with chemotherapy and radiation, many of those diagnosed will face the difficult road to recovery. Patients in chemotherapy experience a range of symptoms, from
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How to Scale New Innovations in Autism Therapy
Autism acceptance differs from awareness in that acceptance reinforces the need for inclusion—an acknowledgement that neurodiversity can be a strength and that people with autism are valued, contributing members of society.
This sentiment has never been more important as the United States faces an unprecedented and fast-growing rise in autism cases. Unfortunately, against that backdrop, it’s also become clear that the way we as an industry and a health system have supported
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How Cyber Threats Are Reshaping Healthcare Revenue Cycle Strategy
The impact of any data breach cannot be overstated, especially in healthcare. Unlike other sectors, such as financial services or travel, healthcare records contain “one of one” data – medical history cannot simply be replaced or revoked, making this data uniquely valuable to threat actors.
Unfortunately, healthcare has seen a clear surge in data breaches in recent years.
Financially motivated hackers and insider threats are increasingly exploiting cybersecurity gaps that were
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Some Pets Now Get Better Medical Treatment Than Their Owners
Separate conversations with a couple of friends recently led me to a rather shocking conclusion about the provision of healthcare in the UK today.
One friend was bemoaning the experience of his mother, who is on an NHS waiting list, waiting for an operation on cataracts. The standard waiting time for this procedure, from referral to treatment, is 18 weeks, but she has already been waiting several months and has been told it could be up to a year before she receives her operation.
Meanwhile
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Hormone Optimization Goes Digital: Supporting the Next Wave of HRT and Longevity Clinics
Hormone optimization has entered a new era, where digital platforms are reshaping access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and longevity-focused treatments. By going digital, specifically through telehealth platforms, patients and providers are experiencing a new level of convenience and efficiency in care delivery. As more patients seek personalized healthcare solutions for aging, wellness, and hormonal balance, telehealth-driven HRT clinics are experiencing rapid growth. This shift is
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Why Your Health IT Project Needs a Coach, Not Just a Manager
Project managers are no longer mere overseers of projects; they are transitioning to become coaches who lead their teams to success in the changing healthcare environment. In the healthcare technology domain, where collaboration occurs between diverse teams, the role of project managers is shifting to include team mentoring and empowerment. Technology integration into healthcare systems is complex, and leaders can bridge the communication gaps, encourage collaboration, and direct the teams
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Beyond the Basics: 3 Ways to Win with Your Mobile Health Strategy
Consumers get a more high-tech experience from their Chick-fil-A app than they do from most health system mobile apps, and it’s a major dissatisfier, even when the quality of care is strong. It’s one reason why mobile strategy has moved center stage as table stakes for meeting health system’s business goals, including around consumer loyalty and engagement.
But delivering the types of mobile experiences healthcare consumers crave takes more than launching a health system app. That’s
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Healing Healthcare Finance: How AP Payment Automation Solves Staffing Challenges and Improves Patient Care
Healthcare providers and facilities face a dual challenge in their accounting operations: a critical shortage of accounting professionals coupled with increasingly complex payment processes. Unless properly addressed and managed, this problem can threaten the operational stability and security of any healthcare organization, from large hospitals and clinics to rural and specialty care providers.
The number of accounting graduates entering the workforce has declined by 33% over the past
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Fighting the Chronic Disease Crisis with AI and Value-Based Care
Poorly managed and uncontrolled chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States, and represent a growing national crisis. Five of the top 10 causes of death – heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and hypertension – are chronic conditions, or closely linked to preventable and treatable chronic conditions. The prevalence of these diseases has steadily increased over the past two decades. Today, 42% of Americans have two or more chronic conditions, and the
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