Financial/Revenue Cycle Management

patient checkin on tablet at doctor office

Patient experience management platform saves solo practitioner from burnout

By Bill Siwicki 03:24 pm May 07, 2018

With the new automation, LifeArts Integrated Health Center sees more patients per day while saving administrative staff nearly 20 hours a week.

Elliott Management proposes $6.5 billion takeover of athenahealth

By Bernie Monegain 01:35 pm May 07, 2018

CEO Jonathan Bush is reviewing the offer, which the hedge fund says can help the cloud IT company realize its potential and create more value for shareholders.

Speech recognition works best when widely deployed, says KLAS

By Mike Miliard 02:57 pm May 04, 2018

To really work to its fullest potential, the technology must be used enterprise-wide, according to the report, which took a close look at customers with highest adoption levels.

Change Healthcare expands revenue cycle analytics with new platform

By Beth Jones Sanborn 10:06 am May 04, 2018

New technology that allows providers to readily access meaningful data no matter where it lives in the revenue cycle arrives as hospitals are poised to invest heavily in rev cycle tools.

St. Joseph Oakland is part of the Trinity Health system in Pontiac, Michigan. Credit: Twitter

Trinity Health chooses Epic for integrated EHR, revenue cycle management

By Mike Miliard 03:29 pm May 02, 2018

The Michigan health system, one of the largest in the U.S., says it wants to roll out a single, enterprise platform to deliver "people-centered care."

Amazon, Apple only part of 'seismic change' coming to healthcare

By Bernie Monegain 04:10 pm May 01, 2018

More than 80 percent of the Fortune 50 already have a presence in the market, so here’s what hospital IT shops should be thinking about as they digest that reality.

Mayo Clinic CIO Christopher Ross on breaking the $1 billion EHR and IT modernization rollout barrier

By Bernie Monegain 10:21 am May 01, 2018

Mayo Clinic is on the cusp of one of the biggest and most expensive EHR go-lives in history.

Michael Johnson, a decision support data scientist at St. Charles Health System, will be speaking at the HIMSS Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum on June 13.

Tips for doing DIY predictive analytics right

By Mike Miliard 09:17 am May 01, 2018

You don't have to rely on a vendor for one-size-fits-all algorithms. With a little elbow grease, it's possible to develop your own – and make them work for you.