By Peyman Zand – A CereCore sponsored survey of executives and CHIME members, on their top concerns. Over 67% reported technical debt is a concern particularly around scope creep and costs, outdated IT infrastructure, problems maintaining systems or staying current with upgrades.
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By Vitaly Prus – Medical wearables device development is a dynamic field. According to eMarketer, over a quarter of the US population will use smart wearables by 2025. Besides, Market Data Forecast reports the size of the US wearable medical device market will reach $8.2 billion by 2028.
By Matt Fisher – Snooping into medical records is a long established privacy concern. It is one of the classic examples of how a data breach can occur because it trades on an individual’s natural curiosity that must be contained. Despite snooping being a widely known concern, it still occurs.
By Teri Gatchel-Schmidt – In the pursuit of delivering high-quality patient care, the complexities of healthcare management continually present challenges and regulation changes. Example, the Prior Authorization process, overloading medical staffs with administrative and resource demands.
By Beth Friedman – HFMA 2023 was held at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee. The event promised the conference would “embrace the need for change.” And change is certainly required against the backdrop of declining profitability and 0.3% median year-to-date operating margins.
By Kathrine Williams & Anne Barton – Hospitals and healthcare systems are well acquainted with the rise in demand for an optimized and frictionless customer journey—from a patient’s first appointment call to automated reminders, wayfinding, and essential provider information.
By Scott Cullen MD – Health systems are facing new and rapidly evolving challenges and leaders are being pushed to innovate at the same pace as a result. Meeting the immediate needs of the system may seem paramount, but healthcare leaders must take a long-term, strategic approach to transformation to reap the full benefits.
From the CMS Blog – CMS is committed to fostering innovation while ensuring that people with Medicare have faster and more consistent access to emerging technologies that will improve health outcomes. As part of this commitment CMS announced a proposed Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway.
By Ritesh Ramesh – Overcoding may net higher reimbursements for healthcare organizations, however the ramifications of getting caught far outweigh the revenue boost – and the likelihood of that happening are high as CMS continues its quest to ferret out fraud and abuse and recoup improper reimbursements.