Financial/Revenue Cycle Management

Regulations with "this level of negative market impact for health IT developers also inherently mean disruption and stress for providers" who participate in CMS payment programs, vendors say.

With large ransomware breaches up more than 260% since 2018, "the health care sector needs to get serious about cybersecurity and complying with HIPAA," says the director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

ChristianaCare and UAB Health are set to make the move to Epic, while Oracle has a new pair of critical access hospitals to its CommunityWorks suite and is looking "beyond the EHR."

It's already happening: CFOs are getting Teams calls from their "CEO" asking for reports on financial transactions, says ChristianaCare CISO Anahi Santiago ahead of her appearance at the 2024 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum.

The lower MA premiums are expected to drive enrollment to 35.7 million by 2025 - about 51% of all Medicare beneficiaries.

The focus will be on ensuring rural communities have access to primary care, emergency services and specialty care.

Soccer star Brandi Chastain and fashion designer and entrepreneur Tory Burch also participated in the virtual care company's funding round.

The healthcare industry contributes more than 6% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., says William Theisen, CEO of EcoAct North America. 

It can help coders "work faster and perform better," says one AI and RCM expert. "Imagine that kind of potential across an entire revenue cycle."