The implementation of artificial intelligence into healthcare is becoming more widespread by the day. EHRs may have worked to improve data use among medical providers, but these tools are still far from perfect. Digital medical records have introduced a host of problems, including disrupting clinician workflows, limited interoperability, and creating data overload. But with the […]
First hand experiences from the country’s most innovative revenue cycles will be shared next month in West Palm Beach, Florida. What issues keep revenue cycle executives up at night? As the HealthLeaders’ revenue cycle editor, I will moderate discussions and hear firsthand experiences of successes, challenges, and the latest ideas coming out of the country’s most innovative […]
Intelligent Automation (IA) is a major opportunity for healthcare providers in our country that can be an answer to the growing public health crisis. The state of healthcare in the United States is at an inflection point and the imperative to lower costs and drive efficiencies is greater now than at any other time in […]
Among the many examples of Artificial Intelligence, AI in healthcare is clearly one of the leaders. AI is already reshaping medicine in many ways, and its influence will only increase in the years ahead. To shed light on this major shift, I spoke with Dr. Krishnan Nandabalan, founder and CEO of InveniAI, an AI healthcare company based in Connecticut. We […]
Big data and electronic health records — along with other technologies — could change the way long-term care is delivered. We’re living in an age of unprecedented technology. Back in the 1960s, when most of the residents at your long-term care facility were establishing their careers and rearing children, the first computers began appearing in […]
Healthcare organizations have a tremendous opportunity to harness artificial intelligence in an area that may not seem flashy but is important nonetheless: revenue cycle management. Although 94 percent of companies firmly believe AI can give healthcare organizations a “massive competitive advantage,” according to Change Healthcare’s Adam Sullivan, PhD, less than 5 percent have extensively incorporated […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making big waves in healthcare from detecting lung cancer and gene mutations that lead to autism to addressing social determinants of health and chronic conditions. The technology is automating and optimizing clinical workflows, leading to improved outcomes, lower costs, and enhanced patient and provider satisfaction. The critical role artificial intelligence now plays in healthcare prompting some providers to […]
The accelerating challenge around patient needs’ calls for new technology and automation, but on a personal level. As hospitals turn to technology to overhaul the patient experience and improve profits, a range of vendors are bringing new products and outsourced services to meet that demand with artificial intelligence, data analytics and natural language processing as […]
The entrepreneurs behind Sift Healthcare are using predictive analytics (AI) to crack the code on unpaid medical bills, helping health facilities work smarter when managing budgets. Last month, Alabama’s Georgiana Medical Center closed its doors, making it the 13th Alabama hospital to close in eight years. Seven of the 13 shuttered hospitals served rural communities. In […]
The importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Coding is often understated and also overstating the same is quite difficult.. to get in-depth with how AI is actually bringing changes in MCA, we must get to the basics of what Medical Billing and Coding really are. Medical Coding Medical coding, if we talk about it […]