What exactly is robotic process automation?
Today’s robots can be governed by business logic, structured inputs and artificial intelligence to manage complex processes and apply decision-making abilities.
Deciding whether to build or buy robotic process automation systems
There are many considerations in the quest to automate revenue cycle processes. Revenue cycle leaders must set the stage by determining whether to build a system internally or partner to implement robotic process automation.
Wireless infant sensors present an opportunity for ROI in innovation
The process of vetting new technology for infants in the NICU shows the rigorous standards for implementing technology in healthcare.
How to prepare your revenue cycle and your employees for a digital workforce
Transitioning the revenue cycle process to a digital workforce should include integration of a strategic human workforce plan to manage employee anxiety about job redeployment and attrition.
University of Rochester: Using telemedicine to reach more patients with Parkinson’s disease
An academic medical center’s efforts to bring telemedicine to patients with Parkinson’s disease has reduced costs and improved outcomes.
You can succeed with new technology by committing to one guiding principle: simplicity
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer says simplicity should be a guiding principle for success in an era of technological accelerations.
The role prescribing guidelines play in patient-monitoring
Research showed healthcare providers were able to reduce opioid misuse in their practices by 40% when they followed prescribing guidelines that included regular prescription drug monitoring program checks and toxicology testing.
Ways to reduce opioid misuse through patient monitoring
Tackling state and federal prescribing guidelines can improve healthcare providers documentation and administrative reporting and potentially reduce their liability for patient opioid misuse.
Digitization of care plans boosts clinical decision making
Digitization of care plans can help healthcare providers create processes of care that focus on achieving high-value outcomes.
Cutting through the hype to find practical approaches to interoperability
To promote interoperability, the healthcare industry should seek to optimize existing tools by ensuring consistency of use across the continuum of care.