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Complimentary from the publishers of Care Analytics News

January 2021

"Much of the health information that we ingest is unstructured, like notes and handwritten PDFs, and it is a challenge to find solutions that allow us to realize the full analytic value of that data. With 60 percent of the market share in risk adjustments, this is a huge opportunity."
- Sasidhar Mukkamala, SVP of Data Management, Ciox Health.

According to a new study by Change Healthcare, two-thirds of hospital and health system executives report using AI in some revenue cycle capacity and nearly all expect to be using it within three years. By 2023, 98% of healthcare leaders anticipate using AI in RCM, and 81% have conducted a tech evaluation, reviewing AI technology providers, solutions, or software systems aimed at improving RCM processes.

Excerpted from: Care Analytics News, Volume 14 Number 2, January 2021, "AI to Become Widespread in Hospital Revenue Cycle by 2023: Change Healthcare Research."

Cheryl Rodenfels: 5 Ways to Bolster Healthcare IT Security

1. Increase visibility by creating accurate application maps that visualize application and network interactions.
2. Invest in detection and containment strategies to stop ransomware spread if network is breached.
3. Ensure the underlying infrastructure, such as unified hybrid cloud solutions, supports security goals.
4. Educate and hire expert staff.
5. Implement secure remote work practices.

Source: Help Net Security, January 22, 2021

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Data Governance, Interoperability are Must-Haves for Population Health Analytics

Jonathan Weiner, professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses some of the data fundamentals necessary for effective AI and machine learning algorithms.

Digital Transformation in Healthcare: 3 Trends to Keep an Eye On
CIO Review, January 14, 2021

Safeguarding the Ethics of AI in Healthcare: Three Best Practices
Health Catalyst, January 6, 2021

Nearly 4M health records breached in December
Becker's Hospital Review, December 31, 2020

Big Data Analytics Platform Helps Chicago Track COVID-19 Cases
Health IT Analytics, December 30, 2020

Predictive Analytics Forecasts Deterioration in COVID-19 Patients
Health IT Analytics, December 29, 2020

Predictions for AI-powered digital healthcare in 2021
MedCity News, December 23, 2020

UCI researchers create model to calculate COVID-19 health outcomes
UCI News, December 17, 2020

Veterans Affairs Invests Big in Artificial Intelligence
RT Insights, December 17, 2020

Predictive Analytics And AI Trends Impacting Healthcare IT In 2021
Health IT Outcomes, December 17, 2020

High-Resolution Agent-Based Modeling of COVID-19 Spreading in a Small Town
Advanced Theory and Simulations, January 18, 2021

A Framework for Pandemic Prediction Using Big Data Analytics
Big Data Research, abstract only, January 16, 2021

Hospital acquired pressure injury prediction in surgical critical care patients
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, January 6, 2021

For a critical appraisal of AI in healthcare: The problem of bias in mHealth
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, abstract only, December 23, 2020

New Online COVID-19 Mortality Risk Calculator Could Help Determine Vaccines
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health News Release, December 11, 2020

AI and Predictive Analytics are Transforming Healthcare. Here’s How. By Smitha Radhakrishna
AI to Become Widespread in Hospital Revenue Cycle by 2023: Change Healthcare Research
Kaiser Permanente Data Key to Nation’s COVID-19 Vaccine Surveillance Strategy
Industry News with briefs regarding VirtualHealth, Pealize and Lumiata
Jvion Appli Clinical Artificial Intelligence to Help Prioritize COVID-19 Vaccine DistributionA

In the first January edition of Care Analytics News:

Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Can Predict Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients With Mild Symptoms in ER
New Year, New Numbers: Blue Health Intelligence Accelerates Analytic Insights
How EMS Documentation Changed in 2020 by Daniel Frey, Vice President of Business Development, FieldMed
Highmark Health Partners to Build Their Living Health Model With Google Cloud
Industry News with briefs regarding Hospital IQ; CitiusTech; Azara Healthcare and SPH Analytics
OptumInsight and Change Healthcare Combine

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