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December 2020 Edition – Healthcare

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The Best of 2020: News, Trends, and Events

2020 has been quite the year! We have seen major declines as well as recovery in healthcare payments and claim volumes. The pandemic has presented RCM companies, clearinghouses, billers, and healthcare providers with both challenges and opportunities. As you see in our article publications, we are still in a transformational stage.

On the positive side, 2020 was an exciting year for OrboGraph, highlighted by the ORBOIMPACT Virtual ConferenceRelive it now.

As we close out this eventful year, let's take a look back at the best news, trends, and events from 2020.​​​​​ Like to read more? Check out the OrboNation Healthcare & Modernizing RCM with AI blogs.

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Healthcare Digital Transformation Accelerated by Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the ways healthcare organizations -- in particular healthcare RCM -- operate, as many businesses shut down office locations and move to...
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Digitization vs Electronification… What’s the Difference?

What is the difference between digitization and electronification? Many believe that the process and purpose are basically the same. We are here to clear up that misconception...
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Understanding AI: What is a Deep Learning Node?

To the layman, much of the language in the AI space can be mystifying, particularly in deep learning. Take for example one of the core elements; the node. A deep learning node is...
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AI Will Optimize RCM: But How Quickly?

OrboNation readers are well aware of the value Artificial Intelligence has in Revenue Cycle Management. Still, as reported by RevCycleIntelligence.com, a recent...
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2020: Healthcare’s Year of Digital Payments

Pymnts.com’s Karen Webster interviews Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards about the world of instant disbursements, and whether their popularity heralds the possibility of...
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Implementing AI in Healthcare: Start Small for Real Results

It is no secret that Artificial Intelligence has immense potential to drastically change and improve healthcare. What many healthcare organizations and their vendors​​​​​​...
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Is the Healthcare Industry Ready to Transition RCM Workers to Work-From-Home Permanently?

A survey conducted through the Healthcare Financial Management Association's (HFMA) Pulse Survey program and sponsored by Alpha Health provides intriguing insights...
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Coronavirus Payments Update: The Industry Responds

The world continues its effort to flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic. Governments have issued stay-at-home orders and have temporarily closed locations of nonessential businesses. PricewaterhouseCoopers...
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Optum Report: Revamping HC Administration with AI

One of the primary topics scheduled to be covered at this year’s HIMSS20 was — no surprise – the use of Artificial Intelligence in modern healthcare administration...
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AI is the Secret Sauce for Reducing Administrative Waste in RCM

More than ever before, the healthcare industry is forced to maintain spartan budgets -- even as an unprecedented pandemic puts stress on all aspects of the industry. In a HIMSS20...
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RCM: The Unsung Heroes of Healthcare

While the world is adjusting to life under self-quarantine to flatten the curve of the COVID-19, the heroes of healthcare are those providing treatment in the field. Doctors, nurses...
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Alternative to Monitoring WFH: Gamification of RCM

Employee productivity, especially during these unprecedented conditions where remote environments are becoming more common, is a top priority for healthcare RCM...

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