Tag: Healthcare Technology

Clinical Documentation Improvement Vendors

Clinical Documentation Improvement Vendors Gaining Momentum

The clinical documentation improvement (CDI) vendor landscape has undergone significant changes over the last couple of years, including vendor acquisitions and technology developments. And these changes and other factors have had an impact on customer experience, according to a recent KLAS report. For example, vendors like Iodine, Optum, and 3M have gained momentum over the past […]
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Advanced Technology for Reimbursement

Advanced Technology Will Help Drive Reimbursement Change

Telehealth, remote monitoring will boost patient outcomes and value-based care results Limited by the slow pace of change in traditional reimbursement models, shifts in the paradigm for patient care have also lagged far behind the possibilities created by transformative technology. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed that, catalyzing improvements in reimbursement by both commercial and government […]
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Medical Billing & Coding opportunities

Top Challenges, Opportunities of Medical Coding and Billing

By April of last year, seemingly every news station in American was featuring the heroic efforts of physicians, nurses, and other clinicians fighting COVID-19. These providers transformed healthcare, implementing telehealth and virtual care, standing up new wards in hotels, sports arenas, and schools, and finding new ways to stretch precious supplies. But behind those transformations […]
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Health System for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

4 Ways Health Systems are Approaching COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

As hospitals and health systems continue the battle against COVID-19, shipments of vaccine are arriving to protect the highest-risk employees. As more doses become available in the weeks ahead, initiatives will ramp up in an effort to deploy the vaccine to millions of Americans. HealthLeaders has been talking to health system representatives about their deployment […]
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Telemedicine Risk Management

Managing Telemedicine Risks During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As more US patients are diagnosed with COVID-19, a number of industry associations have recognized telemedicine—the practice of using technology to deliver healthcare remotely—as a viable means to give patients access to care and minimize exposure to the disease. Adoption of virtual care has increased as the pandemic has significantly imperiled the country and the […]
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Revenue Cycle Management in Radiology Practices

After COVID-19, Radiology to Rethink Revenue Cycle Management

More Medicaid and self-pay patients, fewer radiologists, and a greater need for efficiency should prompt radiology practices to optimize revenue cycle management. Declining volumes and revenues during the COVID-19 pandemic could spell big trouble for many radiology practices unless the providers refocus revenue cycle management efficiency and effectiveness for a post-pandemic world. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
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Artificial Intelligence in Medical Coding

Artificial Intelligence Meets Medical Coding

  Medical billing and coding is an integral component of healthcare. The medical coding outsourcing market alone is projected to reach16.9 billion dollars by 2021. However, coding accuracy is an ongoing challenge. To maximize efficiency and accuracy of the medical coding process, companies are testing the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications. The current problem […]
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Telehealth of Outlook

New Outlook for Telehealth

“In our journey towards virtual healthcare & telehealth in Western NSW, there was a really purposeful transition toward it, looking at some of the problem areas across our region as pain points we had to address,” said Dr Shannon Nott. On Day 1 of the HIMSS APAC Malaysia Digital Health Summit, Dr Shannon Nott, Director […]
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