If you’re wondering what revenue cycle management is, it helps healthcare organizations maintain their financial health. RCM encompasses a patient’s entire financial journey in healthcare, from billing and collections to coding and provider enrollment. Implementing technologies such as automation and digital patient intake forms can make the collection, processing and management of patient billing information…
The healthcare landscape is changing. External forces, such as the pandemic, are behind some of that change, but so are digital health leaders pushing for improved care delivery, equity and patient outcomes. Change in digital health comes in different forms. Driven by patient requests for on-demand access to care, clinician shortages and the growing collection…
Basic cyber hygiene is just as important for healthcare professionals as personal hygiene, according to John Riggi, senior adviser for cybersecurity and risk with the American Hospital Association and a 28-year veteran of the FBI. “It should be second nature to lock the computer when you walk away and not to share passwords,” Riggi says.…
Some 91 percent of healthcare providers globally rely on virtual care capabilities, with most of them implementing telehealth during the pandemic, according to a 2021 survey from Arlington Research commissioned by Kaspersky. As telehealth develops into a key component of hybrid care delivery, building and strengthening patients’ trust is a critical part of informing…
From patient questionnaires to Internet of Medical Things devices, healthcare systems collect, store and rely on massive streams of data to deliver care, especially as they undergo digital transformations. In North Carolina, Chapel Hill-based UNC Health responded to the pandemic in 2020 by deploying new telemedicine capabilities, an online symptom-checker chatbot and automated models to…
Digital health tools can make healthcare more accessible to patients in medical deserts or who have difficulty attending in-person appointments. They can also help physicians identify risk factors for disease early and provide preventative care. Healthcare technology can empower and engage patients while supporting clinicians, but it must be implemented with intentionality to ensure patient…
With cybercrime on the rise and the collection of valuable patient data increasing, many healthcare organizations are more vulnerable to attacks. In this excerpt from a recent CDW Tech Talk webcast, learn how community hospital Sky Lakes Medical Center survived a ransomware attack thanks to a recent upgrade to its infrastructure. REGISTER: Enjoy these live…
