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Aside from the number one goal of providing quality patient care, hospital and health system executives will tell you that driving revenue is key. Keeping the doors open and lights on – especially in today’s tumultuous post-pandemic business climate, has become more challenging than ever. Organizations are constantly seeking ways to generate revenue and sustain […]

A new survey of provider CFOs and operations executives shows that, over the past year, the number of hospitals and health systems using automation technologies has tripled. Half of respondents said their hospitals are monitoring automation technologies to improve accuracy and reduce costs, and of these, 38 percent are already experiencing positive results. “The pressure […]

Like Dorothy following the yellow brick road to Oz, new adventures lead to new discoveries and observations. During our most recent adventure introducing the new cloud-based Refyne™ healthcare platform, our team here at Vyne Medical made a few observations we thought are worth sharing. Acronyms Everyone in healthcare knows there are likely more acronyms associated […]

Authored by Tim Hoskins – Senior Director of Client Services, Vyne Medical for The Healthcare Guys — June 8, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses across the globe to find new, non-traditional ways to keep their businesses afloat and their employees safe. Hospitals and healthcare systems face the unique challenge of preparing for the […]

Technology solutions help improve hospital workflow efficiencies, team productivity, financial performance, and patient care. A fringe benefit from these digital solutions that is often overlooked is the tangible and important impact they can have on the environment. Reducing Paper Consumption According to Becker’s Hospital Review, the average 1,500 bed hospital prints around 96 million pages […]

One of the more complex challenges facing healthcare leaders across the country is balancing effort between providing exceptional care to patients while performing administrative tasks efficiently and effectively. Whenever providers spend more time performing administrative functions than caring for the patient, patient satisfaction and care outcomes often take a negative hit. It takes a lot […]

As the nation forges ahead in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, programs like the Medicare Fee for Service (FFS) Recovery Audit Program have also restarted after a brief hiatus that started in March 2020 during the Public Health Emergency. Today, Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) are back to business reviewing claims on a post-payment basis, […]

Authored by Scott Overholt – Chief Business Officer, Vyne Medical for HIT Consultant — May 7, 2021 According to the 2020 CAQH Index report, an annual report published by the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, a study of eight key transactional areas revealed opportunities for cost savings totaling $13.3 billion for medical providers and plans […]

Recent reports from TIME and Harvard magazines as well as the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) show that approximately one-third of healthcare spending across the U.S. is related to healthcare administration rather than the actual patient care being provided. Seem impossible? Not to those who understand the burdens of paperwork, record-keeping and payment coordination […]

Author: Ruchi Medhekar, SVP, Strategy & Platform   The sheer volume of new patients flooding hospitals and health systems has created a new set of challenges for healthcare providers to overcome. One of the most critical issues is the need for capturing, organizing, and sharing information to create more complete patient records, expedite workflows and […]