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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Patient Access in Healthcare | Revenue Cycle Management
Why The Handheld Ultrasound Market Is Poised for Next Wave of Growth
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the launch of the first handheld ultrasound scanner, GE Healthcare’s Vscan, yet the market has largely failed to live up to expectations. In 2018, sales of handheld ultrasound accounted for less than 2% of the $6.9 billion global markets for ultrasound equipment. The relatively high cost and limited performance of early generation handhelds were limiting factors. Steady product improvements over the years, coupled with fresh innovation from new market
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Prisma Health to Optimize Patient Access Post-Merger with Kyruus
Kyruus, a leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems announced that Prisma Health, a newly-formed health system based in South Carolina has selected the company’s provider data management platform to optimize patient access to the health system’s network. The health system will leverage KyruusOneÒ to create a system-wide, digital provider directory and implement ProviderMatch for Access Centers and ProviderMatch for Consumers to help patients find the right providers
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How Can Health System Command Centers Reduce Cost Growth?
Scott Newton, DNP, RN, MHA, EMT-P, VP of Care Model Solutions at Teletracking In our decentralized care landscape, health system command centers (HSCC) are coordinating high-quality care through complex and integrated delivery networks (IDN). Recently, command centers were recognized by KLAS and Gartner as a new model of care delivery with the potential to impact clinical, financial, and operational outcomes. That means in addition to improving routine health system operations—and increasing
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Imprivata Integrates Biometric ID with Verato’s Patient Matching
Imprivata, a healthcare IT security company, and Verato, a provider of patient identity matching solutions, today announced an integration partnership to offer a comprehensive solution for patient identification and record matching challenges. The integration will link links Imprivata PatientSecure, a positive patient identification solution for healthcare, with Verato Universal™ MPI, a cloud-based master patient index (MPI) solution powered by Verato’s proprietary referential matching
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Patient Access Solution Clearwave Receives Growth Equity Investment
Clearwave Corporation, an Atlanta, GA-based provider of patient access solutions via, mobile, kiosk and desktop self-service solutions has received a significant growth equity investment from Frontier Capital. Based in Charlotte, Frontier Capital’s firm is focused exclusively on software and tech-enabled business services companies.Investment FocusFrontier’s investment is intended to support Clearwave as it embarks on its next phase of innovation and growth in seeking to improve the customer
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2018 Patient Access Journey Report: 6 Patient Access Trends to Watch
The annual survey from Kyruus Highlights patient access trends & opportunities for health systems to differentiate with a comprehensive and cohesive patient access strategy. Within a relatively short number of years, patient experience has become a top priority for many healthcare organizations as consumerism continue to grow in healthcare. However, with so many players involved in delivering patient care, health systems are at a disadvantage relative to organizations in other industries
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Today’s Behavioral Health Providers are Failing: Why Data Analytics is the Solution
Today, behavioral health is more important than ever. Major news outlets, from The New York Times to The Wall Street Journal, constantly cover the mental health epidemics wracking the nation, be it widespread opioid abuse or the steady, upward creep of suicide and self-harm.Spurred on by the scope and severity of these societal problems (as well as new legislation passed to address them), the behavioral health sector has grown exponentially. Yet this field is not without its problems: despite
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Patientco Lands $28M to Reimagine the Patient Financial Experience
Patientco latest Series B funding fuels expansion of patient billing and payments technology platform focused on creating a smarter patient financial experiencePatientco, an Atlanta, GA-based next-generation patient billing and payments technology company has raised $28 million in Series B funding led by private equity firm Accel-KKR. The round also included participation from BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners / Sandbox Advantage Fund. Patientco plans to use the funding to accelerate expand
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Solving the Patient Access Labor Supply Challenge
Providers are struggling to stay profitable while also striving to keep patient satisfaction from being negatively impacted. Denials are on an upward trend, payors are becoming tighter around what is demanded of the providers, and patients are being squeezed to pay more out-of-pocket with the ongoing shift to self-pay and high-deductible plans.What many may not realize is that these financial challenges rear their head from the moment the patient walks through the door or schedules an
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