What You Should Know: - Notable, a San Mateo, CA-based intelligent automation company for healthcare has launched expanded capabilities for comprehensive revenue cycle management (RCM) automation. - Unlike traditional point solutions that only automate siloed parts of the revenue cycle, Notable's intelligent automation platform is the only platform that combines robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI), patient engagement, and no-code configurability to provide the
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XFIN Acquires Radiology Revenue Cycle Provider CMS – Health M&A
What You Should Know: - Health IT company XIFIN announced the acquisition of Computerized Management Services (CMS), a provider of comprehensive revenue management services for hospital-based radiology groups and imaging centers. CMS provides a comprehensive suite of outsourced financial services focused on maximizing radiology client revenue and cash flow streams. Its services leverage strong technology systems and analytics,
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Mednax Taps R1 for Enterprise Revenue Cycle Management Services
What You Should Know: - R1 RCM Inc., a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the patient experience and financial performance of healthcare providers, and Mednax, Inc., a national medical group specializing in prenatal, neonatal and pediatric services, have entered into an agreement that will make R1 the primary provider of enterprise revenue cycle management services for Mednax. - The agreement is expected to bolster the overall patient experience and optimize
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Patient Experience 2.0: A Shift in Priorities Defined by A Year of the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the healthcare continuum within the past year, creating many roadblocks in the path towards high-quality care delivery. Amid these challenges, we have witnessed a significant shift in patient wants and needs, in addition to heightened demand for accessible, convenient clinical care. Notably, the desire for more care processes to be performed digitally has emerged as a priority among patients. According to a recent survey by Accenture about patient behaviors, 60%
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Why the Digital Front Door is Critical to the Healthcare Revenue Cycle
The COVID-19 crisis has upended many of our traditional business procedures and processes. However, because digital transformations were well underway before the pandemic, the shift to remote work and contactless consumer self-service was swift. In healthcare, digital strategies that were expected to take 10 years to accomplish may now be compressed into three. That acceleration is especially evident with the “digital front door” – a strategy for engaging patients at every major touchpoint of
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Health2047 Spins Out Emergence Healthcare Group to Empower Independent Physician Practices
What You Should Know: - Health2047, the innovation arm of the American Medical Association, today announced the spinout of a new company, Emergence Healthcare Group, that offers the first turnkey practice solution designed to enable greater physician autonomy by relieving them of administrative burdens and financial pressures intrinsic to today’s private practice. - Emergence Healthcare Group provides physicians more time to focus on the health and well-being of their patients,
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Q1 2021 Health IT/Digital Health PC/VE, M&A, IPOs/ SPACs Activity
The first quarter of 2021 has been one of investor optimism as the vaccine rollout continues ahead of expectations and economic activity begins to accelerate in response. Within the Health IT industry, the already strong investment and M&A trends seen in 2020 have only accelerated. Over the course of the quarter, we observed $7 billion in private equity and venture capital investment across 158 companies. By comparison, Q1 of 2020 saw $3.2 billion and 127 investments. Health IT
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Cardinal Health and Deep Lens Collaborate for AI-based Oncology Clinical Trial Matching
What You Should Know: - Today, Deep Lens and Cardinal Health announced a strategic collaboration that will integrate Deep Lens’ AI-based clinical trial matching solution, VIPER, into community-based oncology practices throughout the Cardinal network. VIPER will be a part of Cardinal Health’s new Navista advanced suite of technology solutions designed to help oncologists improve outcomes, provide high quality care at the best possible cost and select the right care plan at the onset of
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3 Barriers Stalling AI Adoption in Revenue Cycle Management
AI technology is quickly evolving and already surpassing human decision-making in certain instances; sometimes, in ways, we can’t explain. While many are alarmed by this, AI is producing some of the most effective and dramatic results in business today. Adoption of AI in healthcare is growing, but there are still barriers to overcome AI can be defined in many ways but, broadly, it is the ability of a machine to perform cognitive functions we associate with human minds, such as
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Omega Healthcare Acquires himagine Solutions to Expand Global Delivery Model
What You Should Know: - Omega Healthcare, a provider of outsourced revenue cycle management and other healthcare support services, today announced the acquisition of himagine Solutions, a St. Louis based provider of medical coding and registry services. The transaction expands the service capabilities and geographical footprint of both companies, enhancing the ability to service clients globally. - Through this acquisition Omega Healthcare will be
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