Healthcare DIVE October 20, 2020
Dive Brief:
- Health systems rapidly scaled up their telehealth, artificial intelligence and revenue cycle programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, according a report from the Nokia-GE Healthcare-UPMC-backed Center for Connected Medicine and Klas Research. But their speedy implementation magnified opportunities for improvement many want to address in the coming year.
- The survey of 117 executives representing 112 provider organizations found increasing interest and use in AI. Half of respondents said they now employ those applications for clinical decision support and management of beds and devices, among other uses.
- Revenue cycle management is also a greater priority for systems and an area ripe for improvement, according to the fourth “Top of Mind for Top Health Systems” report. Systems said they plan...