Applying AI in Healthcare for Iterative Efficiencies
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The Hardest Part of Clinical Training May Be Deciding When To Use It
By Matthew Sappern – Between courseware, tools and personnel time, the healthcare industry commits significant resources to clinical training, but data suggests we can significantly improve the return on this investment.
Ransomware Attack on CT Optometry Office Raises Tax Fraud Concerns
By Art Gross – Cybercriminals target businesses of all industries and sizes, however, it seems as though their sights are set more on small and medium-sized businesses than large corporations.
Changes Could Be Coming to HIPAA — and Providers Are Worried
By Kayla Matthews – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act went into effect in 1996, and it has changed dramatically in the intervening decades. Initially created to make health insurance coverage easier to maintain for employees as they moved between jobs…
HIMSS19 Revenue Cycle Solutions Summit Recap
By Erin Wabol – Held one day before the HIMSS19 Conference kickoff, the Revenue Cycle Solutions Summit covered twelve sessions in eight hours. Here is my take on the topics covered on stage, and off.
When is Enough, Enough?
By Matt Fisher – An easy to overlook aspect of the HIPAA Privacy Rule is the requirement that all uses and disclosures be of the “minimum necessary” amount of protected health information. That means the least amount of information needed for the intended purpose should be used.
ONC Pleased with its Own Work
By William A. Hyman – The 700 plus page ONC Proposed Rule on “21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program” was released on February 11, 2019.
Healthcare Data Analytics and Insurance System Reform
By David Harlow – The U.S. healthcare system is on a journey – a journey to the future. When we get there, we need to be sure that environmental conditions are right; if they are not, the system — and possibly all of the system’s patients — will be at grave risk.
Reinventing the Revenue Cycle in 2019 With a Consumer-Focused Mentality
By Casey Williams – Most revenue cycle processes and procedures were put in place to serve insurance payers, but with growing self-pay responsibilities, today’s patients are assuming the role of the savvy consumer in their own healthcare experience.