Telemedicine News & Updates 11-14-2018
The latest in telehealth and telemedicine news from HealthSapiens, American Well, Bright.md, Health Recovery Solutions, Empower Clinics, HelloMD, Teladoc, Nurx, PS3G and more.
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Do Your Patient Statements Pass This Test? A Look at A/B Testing for Hospital Revenue Cycle
By April Wilson – Are you tired of email spam and annoying internet ads? Well, it might be time to pay closer attention to them. That’s because digital marketers know something about human behavior that you probably don’t.
AHRQ Step Up Challenge: With First-Phase Winners Identified, the Competition Intensifies!
By Gopal Khanna – I’m very excited to tell you about the 10 winners from the first phase of the AHRQ Step Up App Challenge. Their stellar work moves us closer to achieving the goal of developing an app that integrates standardized patient-reported outcomes data into clinical care and research.
2018 Healthcare Educational Virtual Summit
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 – This one day educational conference will cover topics including merchant services, patient engagement, denial management, analytics and revenue cycle management best practices.
The Denials Are Coming. Are You Ready?
By Marty Callahan – The way payer trends are developing, you can expect your 2019 to be a year defined by denials. Last year, the Advisory Board’s biennial survey on revenue cycle found a median 350-bed hospital was likely to lose $3.5 million to increased denials writeoffs over the previous four years.
Acute Care Hospitals Are More Interoperable Than Ever but Challenges Remain
By Don Rucker MD & Talisha Searcy – Today, nearly all non-federal acute care hospitals have adopted certified health IT. New data show that this momentum continues with the introduction of the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria…
The Current and Future State of Interoperability
The timing of our 3rd annual Interoperability Panel Discussion couldn’t be better, following in the wake of National Health IT Week in October. Healthcare attorney David Harlow will once again be our moderator during this 75-minute webcast. Register today!
The Measurement of Healthcare Quality
By Lillie Thomas – What is quality? The dictionary defines quality as “a peculiar and essential characteristic; an inherent feature; or a degree of excellence.” For many charged with leading quality in healthcare, quality is often measured as a success in certification, a successful audit, or decreasing rejections.
Giving Time Back to Clinicians
By Susmit Pal – Next-generation connected health solutions are helping clinicians be more efficient, patients more engaged, and IT more receptive to the needs of the modern healthcare system. Connected, intelligent healthcare organizations are reclaiming a precious commodity: time—more specifically, time to spend with patients.