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Kaufman Hall Research Reports 75% of Providers Experience Rev Cycle Issues

January 20, 2022

As the world continues to battle COVID-19, hospitals and healthcare systems are understandably under more pressure than any other type of organization. They not only struggle with the issues of staffing shortages, supply chain, and declines in revenue, but also need to treat the onslaught of those getting sick from the virus. Kaufman Hall management…

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Did Hospital Operating Margins Fall 80% Below Pre-Pandemic Levels in Q4?

January 14, 2022

As the healthcare industry is in the midst of recovery, Healthcare IT News spoke to Diana Allen, CEO of the SSI Group, which markets a revenue cycle management solution for providers and payers, for her expertise on how the pandemic has altered healthcare operations. One of the primary topics covered was the impact the pandemic…

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Turning Heads: R1 RCM Acquires CloudMed for $4.1B

January 11, 2022

Big news in the healthcare RCM industry comes to us via a joint press release: R1 RCM has agreed to acquire Cloudmed, a leader in Revenue Intelligence™ solutions for healthcare providers. The details of the agreement are outlined in the press release: “MURRAY, Utah and ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  R1 RCM Inc.…

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OrboGraph Recognized as 2021’s Top 10 Healthcare Interoperability Solution Company

January 7, 2022

As 2022 begins, we are proud to be included in Healthcare Tech Outlook’s list of Top 10 Healthcare Interoperability Solution Companies for 2021. As we’ve noted in both Modernizing RCM with AI and the OrboNation Healthcare Payments blogs, Interoperability continues to be a point of emphasis in the healthcare industry, particularly when it comes to revenue…

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Out of Network COVID-19 Hospitalizations Can Cost Over $100K

December 30, 2021

Adding to the various burdens that COVID-19 has placed on world economies and the population in general, RevCycleIntelligence reports that, when delivered outside of a patient’s network, COVID-19 hospitalizations can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on where a patient is a treated. California was the most expensive state for out-of-network COVID-19 hospitalizations, with…

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OrboNation Newsletter: Healthcare Payments Edition – December 2021

December 28, 2021

In case you missed it, over the past month, we have published incredible content on our OrboNation Blog and Modernizing RCM with AI. Review the latest OrboNation Newsletter online or via PDF download.

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Pre-Bill Review of Docs and Coding Increase ROI 700-1000%

December 22, 2021

Enjoin CEO Dr. James Fee has some information every healthcare professional should be aware of: Bringing physicians into the mid-revenue cycle process can increase hospital ROI by 700%. In an article at Healthcare Finance, Dr. Fee says that hospitals and health systems can improve revenue through a pre-bill review prior to claims submission. His company,…

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Oracle to Acquire Cerner For $28.3B

December 20, 2021

Big news in the healthcare and technology industries comes our way via press release: Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) and Cerner Corporation today jointly announced an agreement for Oracle to acquire Cerner through an all-cash tender offer for $95.00 per share, or approximately $28.3 billion in equity value. According to the press release: “Working together, Cerner and Oracle have the capacity to…

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Season’s Greetings From OrboGraph

December 20, 2021

As the final days of 2021 wind down, we’d like to thank all our partners and clients for supporting OrboGraph in a record breaking year. Also enjoy our holiday video below! Season’s Greetings! The OrboGraph Family

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Automation – NOT Replacing Humans

December 17, 2021

If you are a reader of American Banker, you may have come across “Leaving the ‘numbing’ tasks to machines” (fear not, you can access the article free through a guest account.) The article addresses a common misconception that automation — and the underlying technology such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning — is here to…

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