Financial/Revenue Cycle Management

Duke Health building in South Durham, North Carolina

Duke Health earns HIMSS Davies Award with innovative approach to reducing readmissions

By Mike Miliard 03:39 pm September 21, 2018

Post-surgical readmissions were halved at the health system, HIMSS says, driven by EHR optimization and decision support tools – it's also helped combat potential opioid dependency.

Amazon Web Services now hosting Change Healthcare’s blockchain tech in the cloud

By Susan Morse 04:09 pm September 18, 2018

Change Healthcare on Tuesday said that its blockchain-enabled Intelligent Healthcare Network will be available on Amazon Web Services. Change’s network enables blockchain technologies for more secure and efficient financial transactions throughout the claims process.

Hal Wolf speaking on the stage of Health 2.0 in Santa Clara, California

HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf: Every hospital has to innovate for Silver Tsunami

By Laura Lovett 03:26 pm September 17, 2018

The global aging population may be straining resources, but could also be what pushes digital health innovations.

doctor looking at imaging results on a computer screen

Mercy commercializes cloud-based PACS for mid-sized hospitals

By Mike Miliard 03:26 pm September 11, 2018

Mercy Technology Services, the IT division of the sprawling St. Louis-based health system, has developed a new cloud-based imaging platform and is commercializing it for other hospitals to deploy.

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack speaking at AHA Summit

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack announces the new AHA Center for Health Innovation at AHA Summit. Credit: Twitter

American Hospital Association opens new Center for Health Innovation

By Mike Miliard 02:52 pm September 10, 2018

The AHA's new initiative aims to help health systems navigate the complex imperatives of value-based care with new ideas, market intelligence, cybersecurity help and more.

exterior view of South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts, is part of the South Shore Health System. Credit: Google Maps

Mobile health app boosts HCAHPS scores, lowers costs at South Shore Health System

By Bill Siwicki 02:46 pm September 05, 2018

The pregnancy app, developed in-house with some help, allowed the hospital to improve its OB-maternity HCAHPS by 68 percent – and cut printing costs for paper handouts by half.

Epic, Cerner, Allscripts gaining traction in a European EHR market that's in competitive flux

By Mike Miliard 02:55 pm August 28, 2018

KLAS assesses regional preferences across one of the most dynamic and competitive health IT markets in the world.

Healthcare is ready to invest in blockchain as new business cases emerge

By Mike Miliard 01:50 pm August 23, 2018

The technology is "getting closer to its breakout moment," says Deloitte, whose new survey finds healthcare organizations seeing "disruption" on the horizon and preparing to spend accordingly.

nurse with telehealth patient at John Hopkins

Johns Hopkins' telemedicine program. Credit: YouTube

How telehealth can improve the hospital revenue cycle

By Jeff Lagasse 09:08 am August 20, 2018

Among the lesser-known benefits of telehealth are its abilities to help hospitals strengthen a provider’s billing and payment collections.

KLAS says Epic leading advanced analytics integration, others making progress

By Mike Miliard 09:24 am August 17, 2018

Whether its vendors developing tools focused on specific clinical and financial use cases, or enterprise-wide platforms from Epic and Cerner, there's no shortage of analytics tools for IT decision-makers to consider.