Revenue cycle leaders across the country are rethinking how their organizations capture, protect and collect revenue, and the initiatives paying off look different from one health system to the next. Some leaders point to centralizing fragmented operations while others to…
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In this episode, Deb Muro, Chief Information Officer, El Camino Hospital, discusses how the organization is using AI to improve patient access, clinician workflows, and operational efficiency while measuring the real value of technology investments. She also shares her vision…
In this episode, Deb Muro, Chief Information Officer, El Camino Hospital, discusses how the organization is using AI to improve patient access, clinician workflows, and operational efficiency while measuring the real value of technology investments. She also shares her vision…
The National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and 15 allied agencies issued a joint advisory in July on a Russian FSB unit exploiting poorly configured routers worldwide. The unit, known as…
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New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals disclosed that a data breach at business associate Solventum Health Information Systems affected 58,778 patients. The incident involved unauthorized access to protected health information by a threat actor and occurred on or around…
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As health systems face mounting margin pressure, finance leaders are turning to every available lever to stabilize or improve their operating margins, and some are finding relief in an unlikely place. Asset Relifing, the practice of aligning the useful life…