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Accessing the funds requires a dedication of time to register and a continuing commitment for an investment longer term, says Kelly Arduino, a healthcare industry leader at Wipfli.
The two-phase expansion includes adding nearly 8,000 square feet to the surgical wing and a new clinic building.
Telemedicine opened doors to healthcare access, says Dr. Shawn Griffin, president and CEO of URAC, a telehealth accreditor that recognizes organizations for excellence in telemedicine to boost health equity.
Considerations include what stage of adoption hospitals are in, the challenges and benefits of the technology and the protection of patient data, says HIMSS senior market insights manager Nicole Ramage.
Compensation increased more than 5% for many specialties but only increased 3.6% among primary care specialties.
Generative AI is working, and the hallucination problems are easing, says Rob Havasy, senior director of informatics strategy at HIMSS.
Executives' highest priority for revenue cycle investment is technology, such as AI, automation and machine learning.
The company cut about $2B worth of total debt and added $2.5 billion in exit financing.
Providence is starting to see scale on AI in clinical use cases and in implementation evaluation, says Dr. Eve Cunningham, chief of virtual care and digital health at Providence.
The analysis also finds a high prevalence of vertical integration of PBMs with health insurance companies.