FEATURED ARTICLES: DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

• 3 Steps To Leveraging Analytics For Revenue Cycle Improvements

  Now more than ever, healthcare organizations are realizing the benefits of implementing a robust BI and data analytics program. To start, with revenue cycle optimization, analytics can increase and accelerate revenue, as well as eliminate revenue cycle inefficiencies. A strong BI program can also contribute to an organization’s quest to prepare for value-based reimbursement; however, before realizing any of these benefits, organizations must develop a plan specific to its needs and positioned to attain near- and long-term results. By Jeff Wood, vice president of product management, Navicure

• Reducing Diagnostic Errors Through Clinical Decision Support

  5/20/2016

  Physicians have long approached diagnoses as a mixture of art and science. CDS is a means to bolster the science portion by providing a broader clinical view of the patient, including clinical details from ambulatory EMRs and the systems of labs, radiology departments, and more combined with evidence-based best practices. CDS systems operate mainly in the background of an EMR, monitoring clinical documentation as it is being entered, and issue alerts when information, often not available at the point of care, suggests a different course of action. In certain instances, these alerts can mean the difference between a timely and accurate diagnosis and a potentially dangerous diagnostic error. By Nancy Zimmerman RN, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer for medCPU

• $4.3 Billion Invested In Digital HIT In 2015

  1/5/2016

  While the number of venture capital-funded deals dropped, the average amount rose. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

• How Private Capital Is Accelerating Interoperability

  12/1/2015

  According to venture capital firm Rock Health, “Funding of digital health companies in 2015 is closely mirroring 2014’s record-breaking year, with funding surpassing $2B through the first half.” At this year’s Health IT Leadership Summit in Atlanta, executives from a group of fast-growth, venture-backed health IT companies spoke about the relationship between private capital and innovations in healthcare interoperability. One central theme emerging from the panel discussion: to secure investment capital, companies must demonstrate how their technologies solve key business challenges, in addition to technical ones. By Kirk Elder, Chief Technology Officer, Wellcentive

• Get It Right The First Time: Cleaning Up Claims Improves Profit And Service
• Technology Operating Costs On The Rise For Physician-Owned Practices
• Charting The Course Toward Value-Based Care With A Healthcare Data Lake
• Adaptation: The Key To Future HIM Success
• Can IT Boost A Hospital's Physician Appeal?
• As Medical Identity Theft Surges, Importance Of E-signature Security Rises

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

• Is Technology To Blame For Physician Burnout?

  According to a recent Medscape survey, 46% of physicians say they are burned out. How much is the drive towards health IT adoption contributing to this epidemic?

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