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Healthcare predictions for 2020: Health systems will get bigger, demand for physicians will grow

By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review There are seven healthcare industry sectors ripe for growth, consolidation and investment in 2020, according to a report from Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors. Based on their experience advising clients in the healthcare industry, the attorneys and advisors who authored the report predict the aging baby boomer…

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Chicken soup for the healthcare CIO: tough questions about AI that have fairly simple answers

In collaboration with Ankur Teredesai, Co-founder & CTO, KenSci for Becker’s Hospital Review Chicken soup for the healthcare CIO: tough questions about AI that have fairly simple answers Tumultuous… the word that best describes the hope, expectations and trepidations regarding artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare CIOs across the globe today. Traditionally in healthcare, CIOs have…

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Top 5 revenue cycle management stories of 2019

By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review Physician specialties that generate the most revenue for hospitals and Medicare payment rules were among the healthcare revenue cycle management topics that piqued the interest of readers this year. Here are the five most popular revenue cycle management stories published by Becker’s Hospital Review in 2019: 1. These…

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Uber lands EHR deal with Cerner

By Rebecca Pifer for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Uber Health is now available on Cerner’s EHR platform, allowing U.S. providers and Cerner clients to schedule non-emergency medical transportation for their patients in the ride-hailing giant’s first EHR integration. The two companies will begin rolling out the product to select customers later this year, such as…

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The human side of EHR implementation: 5 key tactics for a smooth transition

Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review EHR implementation and upgrades continue to play a big role in the CIO’s responsibilities. However, CIOs are now more cognizant of the challenges for physicians and clinicians during new technology roll-out. During the Becker’s Hospital Review 5th Annual Health IT + Revenue Cycle event in Chicago on Oct. 10,…

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Inaccuracies found in physician residents’ EHR documentation

By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Emergency department residents do what all physicians do: They document patient encounters into an electronic health record. But the information they’re entering may not be all that accurate. A study published in JAMA Network Open tasked 12 observers with following nine physician residents as they documented patient encounters into…

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Clinician burnout: Physicians name the technologies they think could best solve it

By Mike Miliard for Healthcare IT News SANTA CLARA – At Health 2.0 on Monday, National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. Don Rucker listed a litany of challenges faced daily by physicians and nurses, and contributing to the ongoing scourge of clinician burnout: onerous documentation requirements, boilerplate electronic health records and the “monster burdens” of…

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Denial Reasons You Never Saw Coming

By Jacqueline Thelian, CPC, CPC-I, CHCA, CPMA for For the Record Many health care organizations can relate to the following scenario: An insurance carrier, Medicare, or a Medicaid HMO requests medical records for the purpose of an audit. The provider believes it has forwarded all the necessary supporting documentation, but the results indicate a 90%…

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How AI can transform hospital revenue cycle management — 5 thoughts

Scott Becker and Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review Artificial intelligence is making big waves across many industries, and healthcare organizations are exploring ways to harness AI’s transformative power. Many hospitals and health systems are already leveraging AI to improve care, support clinical decisions and boost clinician satisfaction. However, the role of AI in healthcare…

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