What You Should Know: - Cognizant and Phillips announced a strategic collaboration to develop digital health solutions intended to improve patient care and accelerate the clinical trials process by increasing connectivity across patients, providers and clinical researchers. - The strategic alliance brings together Philips HealthSuite, a cloud-based platform and Cognizant’s digital engineering expertise
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RCM Myth: Healthcare Billing Is Just A Back-Office Job
Historically, there was a belief in healthcare that revenue cycle management (RCM) was only a job for the back office. But today, medical practices are well-aware all staff members are critical to the revenue cycle. This responsibility extends through every aspect of a practice, from the front office to back office with the clinical staff in between. The front office, for example, plays a role in generating revenue, because they can optimize scheduling and collect patient and insurance
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COVID-19 Crisis Makes Complying with Data Interoperability a Priority
With healthcare organizations focused on battling COVID-19, the recent federal healthcare regulation requiring data interoperability may have become an afterthought. However, compliance with this rule will create a powerful tool for fighting COVID-19 recurrences and future pandemics. If interoperability had gone into effect earlier this year as originally scheduled, many insurance companies and the federal government would now be able to securely share the data they have for most of the
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Improving Social and Cultural Determinants of Health Through Technology
In a perfect world, every individual would have equal access to adequate healthcare services regardless of socioeconomic status or cultural background. In the real world, both play a significant role in the level and quality of care a person might receive. It is critical that the healthcare industry as a whole remains cognizant of social and cultural determinants as it continues to innovate and transition towards value-based care models.
We have long been aware of the care challenges faced by
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HHS Should Be Careful Not To Go Too Far Too Fast on New EHR Rules
Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on Wednesday said, “The administration should not move too far, too fast on implementing new rules on electronic health information.”Improving the access, use, and exchange of electronic health information is important to this committee,” Alexander said. “In March, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two proposed rules to implement
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Cognizant to Acquire Health Care Service Corporation’s Unit TMG Health
Cognizant has entered an agreement to acquire Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) subsidiary TMG Health, a leading national provider of expert solutions for Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Managed Medicaid plans. As part of the acquisition, TMG Health will continue to provide information technology, business process and other services to HCSC’s operating units and subsidiaries. The combination of capabilities from TMG Health and both Cognizant’s Digital Operations and Digital Systems
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Cognizant Unveils TriZetto Healthcare Administration Platform for Healthcare Payers
Cognizant announced the launch of the TriZetto Healthcare Cloud Solution, a secure, compliant, managed services platform for healthcare payers of any size, powered by Microsoft Azure. Based on Cognizant’s TriZetto Facets and QNXT end-to-end core administration software, the new solution is available on Azure, Microsoft’s HITRUST CSF-certified cloud platform.Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Company (WPS Health Solutions) is migrating its administration infrastructure to the TriZetto
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Cognizant Unveils Digital Health Platform for Increased Consumer Engagement
As the healthcare industry shifts from fee-for-service to value-based care models, healthcare organizations are looking for new ways to deliver consumer-centric care leveraging digital communication and access. To solve this, Cognizant has announced the development of Cognizant Health TranZform. The solution, developed with technology from Orion Healthcare, will aggregate data from multiple systems, including Cognizant’s TriZetto payer core administration platforms, physician practice management
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Oschner Health Pilots Apple Watch to Manage Chronic Diseases
After being the first Epic client to integrate with the Apple HealthKit, Ochsner Health System has announced it is now the first hospital in the nation to use the Apple Watch for managing patients suffering from chronic diseases. As part of the Ochsner Hypertension Digital Medicine Program pilot program, the New Orleans-based provider will utilize the Apple Watch to track several hundred patients who are struggling to control their blood pressure. How It Works Through wireless blood
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Cognizant Completes Acquisition of TriZetto
Cognizant, a global leader in information technology, consulting and business process services, today announced it has completed the acquisition of TriZetto Corporation for $2.7 billion in cash. The combination of the Cognizant and TriZetto platform and capabilities will enable healthcare organizations to focus on making their operations as efficient as possible, while at the same time investing to drive future growth in an increasingly competitive environment. TriZetto develops, licenses
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