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To Improve Revenue Cycle Performance, Look Beyond Mere EHR

October 18, 2019

A new Navigant analysis has found that over 60 percent of hospitals and health systems are not realizing optimal value from their EHR system.

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Deep Dive: Financial Crime & Fraud in the Age of Cybersecurity

October 17, 2019

Want to go deep on financial fraud and crime, and learn the difference between the two while also learning about the role of modern cybersecurity tools in curtailing both? Get comfortable and spend some time with this comprehensive article from McKinsey & Company covering Financial crime and fraud in the age of cybersecurity. Their analysis…

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Poor Digital Experience Equals Lost Patients

October 14, 2019

An article at HealthcareDive.com paints a bleak picture for healthcare providers who are not staying up-to-date with the latest digital patient interfaces. About 41% of patients said they would consider switching providers for a better digital experience, according to a survey of more than 1,600 adults commissioned by New York-based patient billing company Cedar. Compared…

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Traditional Fraud Prevention Falls Short in Age of AI

October 9, 2019

Paymnts.com reported recent data (from West Monroe Partners) that found 77 percent of banks are already putting AI solutions to use in some way. Count Chase as one of the forefront adopters of Artificial Intelligence solutions and technology. Chase is embracing AI and ML to help customers conduct business while preventing fraudsters from making off with data or financial…

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One Bed – One Bill; A Concept Whose Time Has Finally Come?

October 3, 2019

You might remember the post where we explored the misadventures of a patient who tried — in vain — to anticipate and control the costs of a planned procedure by interacting with his medical facility. It didn’t go so well. Loyale Healthcare recently asked a question that a lot of people — medical professionals and…

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Business Satisfaction with Banks: Dips But Remains High

October 1, 2019

A new report by FIS finds that business satisfaction has dipped slightly, but remains high. The FIS research found that 78% of U.S. SMBs report being extremely or very satisfied with their PFIs, down slightly from 81% in the 2018 study. SMBs with $25M-$75M in revenue reported the highest satisfaction in their banking providers (85%).…

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AI and the Resurrection of Moore’s Law

September 26, 2019

Moore’s Law famously states that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every two years, though the cost of computers is halved. A new essay on Medium.com explores how Moore’s Law had actually been “phasing out” for a period of time: Moore’s Law, one of the fundamental laws indicating the exponential progress in the…

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AI Becoming More and More Vital in Banking

September 24, 2019

Let’s face it: Human beings are indispensable, but we are learning that in order to bring the level of service that is expected in today’s marketplace, machines and analytics have to work together and deliver quicker, more intelligent solutions than we’ve previously seen or experienced. This is the root of Artificial Intelligence and its value…

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Pew: Congress Should Adopt ONC Guidelines for Cures API Mandates

September 19, 2019

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC’s) has issued guidelines for adopting application programming interfaces (APIs) into health data and EHR use. (You can see their report on hospitals’ usage of EHR data here.) The organizations who signed on to the letter are: American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Neurology…

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Cashing Checks: Like Gold in Your Pocket – Ask This NFL Star

September 17, 2019

Checks are still ubiquitous across generations. They remain popular, and they are — in spite of repeated premature eulogies — still alive and well in the world of treasury and B2B. Let’s say you have a check payment from a friend, or you’re running a small business on check payments, or you’re still getting a…

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