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Patient Access in Healthcare | Revenue Cycle Management

Q/A: Dr. Masturzo Talks Addressing Food Insecurity with Patients

by Fred Pennic 03/13/2023 Leave a Comment

Dr. Arti Masturzo

Today, food insecurity affects more than 41 million Americans and is prevalent among children and the elderly population. Food insecurity is defined as the limited availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food or the inability to acquire these foods in socially acceptable ways. As a result, food insecurity can exacerbate medical conditions driving up hospital/health systems patient care costs. To learn more about how healthcare providers can address food insecurity, we sat down with Dr.
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Enabling a Better Future for All by Embracing Healthcare Interoperability

by Rajesh Sharma, Vice President and General Manager of Systems Integration, Data Analytics and Interoperability Product Offerings, Gainwell Technologies 03/10/2023 Leave a Comment

Enabling a Better Future for All by Embracing Healthcare Interoperability

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has laid the critical groundwork to create a connected healthcare system in which patients, providers, and payers can easily exchange information. This is thanks in part to the release of the Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule. With new policies now in place, CMS aims to generate better health outcomes through improved interoperability and better access to health information for all stakeholders. CMS has also identified a new
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Ambience Healthcare Launches Automated AI Medical Scribe Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 02/23/2023 Leave a Comment

Ambience Healthcare Launches Automated AI Medical Scribe Platform

What You Should Know: - Ambience Healthcare, an AI company developing technology to supercharge healthcare providers launches its fully automated AI medical scribe, Ambience AutoScribe. - Already in use by provider organizations across North America, AutoScribe is revolutionizing the way healthcare providers document patient visits. How AutoScribe Works AutoScribe comprehensively captures the nuances of each patient story, without the need for a virtual or in-person human scribe.
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AGS Acquires Offshore Patient Access BPO Unit from Availity

by Jasmine Pennic 02/21/2023 Leave a Comment

Availity

What You Should Know: - AGS Health, a provider for tech-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions announces the acquisition of the India-based patient access outsourcing business unit of the Florida-based healthcare technology company Availity. - With more than half of U.S. hospitals anticipating a year of negative margins, achieving full and accurate reimbursement for services has never been more critical. With this expansion, AGS Health is positioned to provide faster, more
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Epic, Impact Advisors, Nordic, Chartis Named 2023 Overall Best in KLAS® Awards

by Fred Pennic 02/09/2023 Leave a Comment

Epic, Impact Advisors, Nordic, Chartis Named 2023 Overall Best in KLAS® Awards

What You Should Know: Epic, Nordic, Impact Advisors and The Chartis Group won the 2023 Overall Best in KLAS® awards. Epic was named the top Overall Software Suite for the thirteenth straight year in 2023 Best in KLAS – Software & Services report, released, which reports on the top vendors for 2022. Epic was also named the top Overall Physician Practice Vendor. Epic won thirteen other Best in KLAS awards in various market segments.  - Impact Advisors tied with Nordic to be a
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Why It’s Time for Intelligent Prior Authorization

by Alina M. Czekai, MPH, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Cohere Health 02/09/2023 Leave a Comment

It’s Time for Intelligent Prior Authorization

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a new rule to advance interoperability and improve the prior authorization (PA) process for Medicare and Medicaid patients. Specifically, the rule stipulates that health plans adopt electronic prior authorization processes, adhere to shorter turnaround times, clearly communicate denial reasons, publish key metrics annually, and implement the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Application Programming Interface
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Why Proactive Patient Engagement Is The Pathway to Better Care Outcomes in 2023

by Diana Nole, EVP and General Manager, Healthcare Division at Nuance Communications 01/31/2023 Leave a Comment

Proactive Patient Engagement

When it comes to consumer engagement, other industries have had a significant head start. For years, retailers, banks, and other customer-centric organizations have been working hard on curating digital experiences that simplify, personalize, and secure interactions and transactions with their consumer base. Accessing your savings account through an app is now the standard for millions of people. It’s second nature to use the chat feature on a clothing retailer’s website to get information
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9 Executive Revenue Cycle Predictions/Trends to Watch in 2023

by Fred Pennic 01/23/2023 Leave a Comment

Executive Revenue Cycle Predictions/Trends

Nate Maslak, the co-founder/CEO of Ribbon Health Price Transparency: In 2022, we saw CMS’s Transparency in Coverage rule go into effect, requiring non-hospital entities like health plans and providers to publish publicly available rates for care. In 2023, we’ll see this price transparency data become more mainstream as it finally makes its way into the hands of patients, empowering them to find the best care for them, reevaluate their care choices, and shop around for the best possible care
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M&A: Arrive Health Acquires UPMC Enterprises Pharmacy Technology

by Fred Pennic 01/18/2023 Leave a Comment

M&A: Arrive Health Acquires UPMC Enterprises Pharmacy Technology

What You Should Know: - Arrive Health, a provider of real-time benefit tools and integrated solutions that improve patient affordability, today announced the acquisition of a suite of innovative patient engagement and automation technologies developed by UPMC Enterprises and the UPMC Pharmacy Network. - The acquisition adds AI-driven virtual assistant technology and a robust patient management system to its affordability offerings, expanding support for more than 200 million
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Orbita Launches Blaze to Convert Websites into Virtual Assistant

by Fred Pennic 01/18/2023 Leave a Comment

Orbita Launches Blaze to Convert Websites into Virtual Assistant

What You Should Know: - Orbita, a leading provider of intelligent virtual assistants and workflow automation for healthcare, launched a new solution set to transform the healthcare website experience. Orbita Blaze uses conversational AI and advanced search technology to interpret and address patients’ requests promptly and with precision, so they access the information and care they need. - Poor healthcare web navigation has historically been a barrier to care, as 78%
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