Feature Articles

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Three Tech Takeaways from RISE: Health Plans Focus on Engagement, Collaboration and Compliance

by Thirumalai "Raj" Rajagopal | Mar 20, 2023 | Feature Articles

Three Tech Takeaways from RISE: Health Plans Focus on Engagement, Collaboration and Compliance March 20, 2023 Health IT Answers  by Beth Friedman, FINN Partners It has been said that wherever Medicare goes, so do all the rest of the payers. If last week’s RISE...

3 specific areas of data sharing to clarify and consider in 2023

by Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB | Mar 7, 2023 | Feature Articles

3 specific areas of data sharing to clarify and consider in 2023 March 7, 2023 Health Data Management  As Fred Bazzoli’s article on the ONC notes, work on interoperability has been happening for more than 20 years and the “coming attractions” are here. While no one...

Hospitals require an integrated team approach to ensuring revenue integrity

by Dawn Crump, MA, CHC, SSBB | Feb 28, 2023 | Feature Articles

Hospitals require an integrated team approach to ensuring revenue integrity February 28, 2023 HFMA  Healthcare organizations cannot expect to achieve financial sustainability without having a deliberate focus on ensuring revenue integrity. Only with such a focus can...

Information Blocking: Leading the World in Patient Access: Two Insights Post Data Liberation Day

by Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB | Feb 15, 2023 | Feature Articles

Information Blocking: Leading the World in Patient Access: Two Insights Post Data Liberation Day February 15, 2023 For The Record  October 6, 2022, marked the formal enforcement and compliance deadline for the United States health care industry to provide patients...

Payer Plugs Gap with Innovative Alliance

by Thirumalai "Raj" Rajagopal | Feb 6, 2023 | Feature Articles

Payer Plugs Gap with Innovative Alliance February 6, 2023 Health Payer Specialist  And to gather additional contextual data that is not included in the claims data, CareFirst has partnered with Rockford, Ill.-based FIGmd, a software platform that supports data...

2023 forecast: Balancing patient privacy and data sharing

by Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB | Jan 20, 2023 | Feature Articles

2023 forecast: Balancing patient privacy and data sharing January 19, 2023 Healthcare IT News Harmonizing HIPAA with interoperability, third-party compliance and data usability are among the priorities this year for Rita Bowen, a member of the Sequoia Project board of...