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Don’t Keep Checks in Your Wallet!

December 11, 2019

If you’ve seen the Leonardo DiCaprio movie Catch Me If You Can, then you know who Frank Abagnale is, and why he’s a good guy to listen to when it comes to protecting yourself from fraudsters – – he is (or was) the best, after all. Abagnale is using his powers for good these days,…

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So Many Payment Options… So Much Consumer Confusion?

November 20, 2019

Remember “cash, check, or credit card”? Ah, the simpler days of yore. As reported in PaymentsJournal.com, we are experiencing more payments choices at the consumer level than ever before. Indeed, their article starts out with a parade of options: “Swipe, dip, tap. Credit, charge, debit, prepaid, reloadable. Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Starbucks, Dunkin’.…

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Short-term & Long-term Implications of Real-time Payments

October 22, 2019

The US real-time payments network currently reaches about 50% of the population, and was on track, via private sector channels, to provide complete coverage by the end of next year, as noted in an article at Forbes.com by Ike Brannon, a senior fellow at the Jack Kemp Foundation.

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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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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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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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TV News Reports “New” Mobile RDC Check Fraud Scam

September 11, 2019

The ability of fraudsters to create an image of a check is not necessarily a new technique. What is newsworthy is accessibility.

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Winning Strategies for Value Based Reimbursements (VBR)

September 9, 2019

At the The 2019 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices conference, Senior Associate Ken Carr provided a deep dive into that subject in his session entitled Are You Ready For Value-Based Reimbursement? An Executive Guide For Assessing Readiness In A Value-Based Market, which is summarized at the Open Minds website. During the session, Mr. Carr zeroed…

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Cryptocurrency vs. Real-Time Payments vs. Checks; Which Will Win?

September 4, 2019

When Facebook announced its Libra payment system, reactions were varied, to say the least. Can a gigantic company that cannot be trusted to safeguard our heretofore private information be ready to handle cryptocurrency? PYMNTS.com wonders if another giant company, Walmart, might have a better chance to succeed in the payments field, particularly in light of…

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5 Thoughts on AI Transforming RCM

August 29, 2019

Becker’s Hospital Review has looked over some recent studies and surveys to create a short and sweet list of insights regarding Artificial Intelligence and its role in transforming the Revenue Cycle Management process. The magic spot is the intersection between overcoming costs and creating a better, more effective patient experience. Yes, artificial intelligence implementation helps…

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