Financial/Revenue Cycle Management

At RadNet, AI-fueled prior authorization tech shows promise

By Bill Siwicki 02:38 pm May 06, 2019

The radiology provider says up to 5,400 authorizations could be required per day. Automation of the process, while maintaining a human touch, has brought many efficiencies.

Implementation best practices: Ringing up success with finance IT

By Bill Siwicki 03:04 pm May 01, 2019

Five experts in financial information systems offer insights and tips for launching technology to help drive cost efficiencies and boost hospital bottom lines.

KLAS: Epic, Cerner still lead EHR pack

By Mike Miliard 03:04 pm May 01, 2019

The research firm says 2018 was the busiest in recent years for EHR market flux, and recent purchasing decisions show an evolution in the electronic health record landscape.

IoT and cloud adoption will boost cybersecurity investments toward $8.7B by 2023

By Mike Miliard 11:42 am April 23, 2019

Frost & Sullivan says the healthcare security space is set for big growth as hospitals recognize new vulnerabilities and vendors innovate their products and pricing models.

How AI and emerging tech are transforming the healthcare workforce

By Mike Miliard 04:53 pm April 18, 2019

Hospitals and health systems are seeing their clinical and operational processes reshaped by the same forces as the rest of the economy, says Deloitte: AI and robotics, automation, virtualization, the 'gig economy' and more.

Activist investors pushing Cerner to reach for higher margins

By Nathan Eddy 09:29 am April 18, 2019

Starboard, which got two members appointed to Cerner’s board last week, sees the EHR vendor’s business as “highly sticky.”

All-in-one practice management system enables a fivefold increase in patients

By Bill Siwicki 02:31 pm April 15, 2019

Advanced Behavioral Health's practice management, billing, scheduling and clinical data collection system has reaped the practice many rewards, including reducing time spent on billing from three hours to 30 minutes per week.

Cerner CEO Brent Shafer said the EHR vendor is focused on refining its operating model to become more efficient.

Cerner strikes agreement with activist investor and adds board members

By Tom Sullivan 03:02 pm April 09, 2019

The EHR vendor is also undergoing operational improvement initiatives, officials say.

Specialty-specific EHR enables urgent care group to slash patient throughput time

By Bill Siwicki 03:02 pm April 09, 2019

Among other improvements, the EHR and other systems in the suite enabled Yucaipa Urgent Care to cut patient throughput time from two hours to 30-45 minutes.