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Practices should take a fresh look at their coding quality, which can help reduce denials, payer takebacks, and cash flow issues. Implementing intensive coding training, CAC technology, and internal audit and review programs can help. However, for practices that lack the resources to make such investments, outsourcing may be a better approach.

Of those who have chosen ACA Marketplace coverage so far in the 2024 Open Enrollment Period, 20% are new consumers and 80% are returning consumers, according to CMS.

At RSNA 2023, GE HealthCare announced the launch of a new AI suite designed to simplify radiologists’ workflows when reading mammograms and help them detect breast cancer in patients sooner. The new offering includes three AI tools made by iCAD.

Globally, health benefit costs are expected to increase 9.9% in 2024, according to a new report from Willis Towers Watson. This is a slightly slower pace than in 2023, which saw a record-high increase of 10.7%.

While more generative AI tools are becoming available in healthcare for diagnostics and patient communication, it is important for clinicians and healthcare staff to be aware of the security, privacy, and compliance risks when entering protected health information (PHI) into a tool like ChatGPT.

Alpha Sophia Founder and CEO Paul-Lukas Hoffschmidt explains how the company's software diverges from competitors in healthcare commercial intelligence, by focusing on smaller medtech innovators.

By revisiting practice workflows to implement more strategic habits of communication and documentation, clinicians can promote positive outcomes and mitigate practice liability risks at a time when patients maybe accessing care from myriad sources, some online.

AbbVie announced plans to acquire Immunogen — and the biotech’s recently approved ADC treatment for ovarian cancer — for $10.1 billion in cash. The pharma giant is diving into ADCs again after a previous multibillion-dollar acquisition of a different ADC drugmaker ended up failing a few years ago.

Two of Philips' most notable RSNA announcements were that its new cloud-based PACS is available and that its helium-free mobile MRI system will soon be deployed. More than 80 sites across the U.S. and Latin America have already migrated to Philips' new PACS, and its mobile MRI system will be traveling to various cities next year.

If we can simplify nurses’ work by embracing technology that streamlines, automates, and integrates processes like scheduling, credentialing, and compliance management to enhance quality outcomes, we can give nurses time back to spend on the moments that matter most.