How AI and Automation Are Reshaping Hospital Revenue Cycle Technologies
June 28, 2023
Under constant pressure to improve efficiency and optimize financial operations, hospital revenue cycle leaders are leaning toward technology solutions that leverage automation, AI, and machine learning. However, deciding to adopt these newer technologies for the revenue cycle isn’t straightforward due to the expense, the lengthy and complex implementation process, and the product development work required before, during, and after the rollout.
In the latest Healthleaders Industry Focus Section, we spoke with three hospital leaders with expertise across revenue cycle, clinical documentation integrity (CDI), and IT, who shared their recent experiences and insights on the value and limitations of adopting these technologies.
Payers face another tumultuous year as they address the persistent impact of COVID-19 and ballooning costs, all white pivoting toward value-based care programs, reducing healthcare inequities, and prioritizing consumer engagement.
Healthcare leaders from Geisinger Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA, and more weigh in on key areas they are spotlighting as they navigate this tricky terrain.
Can Clinicians Get More Work Done With AI and Machine Learning?
Sponsored by
Yosi Health
December 9, 2022
Increasing administrative tasks, multiple screens and clicks, and ongoing workforce gaps are top challenges that prevent clinicians from working smarter, increasing efficiency, and most importantly, spending more time with patients.
Physicians and nurses are begging for relief, say hospital and health system tech leaders, which is leading to heightened interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to automate manual tasks and reduce clicks.
Download the Industry Focus Section to learn how to ease clinician burdens and more!
Data Interoperability: Getting the Right Information Into the Hands of Clinicians and Patients
September 30, 2022
Improving data interoperability continues to be a top goal for healthcare organizations still challenged with data silos and clinical and financial IT systems that don’t talk to one another, including different HER systems across inpatient and outpatient settings. However, the unprecedented adoption of digital technologies during the pandemic, increasing innovation, consumer pressure, and a succession of regulatory and legislative moves have built momentum for greater interoperability.
In our latest Industry Focus Section, three health system chief information/informatics leaders share key ways interoperability is evolving, barriers that persist, and how their organizations are increasing data sharing and creating more connected systems.
How Will Hospitals Continue to Navigate Financial Uncertainty?
July 27, 2022
Two healthcare CFOs reveal how they lead during unforeseen times
The last two years have been some of the most volatile for hospital finance leaders. Their organizations endured relentless bottom-line attacks due to the pandemic’s repeated surges, tanking surgery volumes, widespread staffing shortages, and higher prices for supplies. Even more financial uncertainty lies ahead with the end of COVID-19 subsidies, worsening labor shortages, and climbing inflation and costs.
In our latest Industry Focus Section, hear from Darryl Linnington, CFO of CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC)—a 469-bed acute care facility in Los Angeles—and Ben Spence, chief financial and business services officer for Lee Health, a public health system in Fort Myers, Florida, with four acute care hospitals, for insights into how they’re navigating their organizations during these unforeseen times.
Health Plans Reveal 4 Transformative Trends in 2022
Sponsored by
Zelis
March 21, 2022
Masks may be coming off, but health plans face pandemic-related challenges and a host of high-priority issues in 2022 in the race to improve health equity, value, and the member experience while tamping down costs.
In the latest HealthLeaders Industry Focus Section, we had the opportunity to interview Praveen Thadani, president of Priority Health, and John Baackes, CEO of LA Care Health Plan, on top trends bubbling up amid so much disruption. They emphasize the importance of dialing in digital and virtual health strategies, data sharing and efficiency, and provider engagement to stay on top of members’ evolving needs, care access, quality, and spending.
Download now to learn about four payer trends to watch this year.