Tips for managing healthcare operations

Our billing partner MedHelp asked IA Engine BARD to write an article on the use of RPA in Healthcare. Here are the results! Robotic process automation (RPA) is a technology that can be used to automate repetitive rules-based tasks in a variety of industries, including healthcare. In healthcare, RPA can be used to automate tasks in revenue cycle management (RCM), which is the process of billing and collecting payments for healthcare services. There are many benefits to using

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health as, “a state of complete well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.” Nearly one in five adults in the United States live with a mental illness however, many do not receive treatment because of the stigma surrounding mental health disorders, and social

Healthcare organizations dedicate a tremendous amount of time and money into Electronic Health Records. These mammoth systems generate terabytes of data that are used by numerous health facilities, such as health insurances, federal and state agencies, and healthcare systems themselves. The ability for health organizations to extract data and apply the information to meet clinical quality measures is an extremely useful tool and provides an opportunity to improve services.

Health and healthcare access are significant aspects of the injustices plaguing our nation. Traits such as race and class have noteworthy impact on how healthy an individual may be. To truly understand this, let’s first look at a quote from Dr. Robert Bullard, who has been deemed the father of environmental justice. “Today, zip code is still the most potent predictor of an individual’s health and well-being. Individuals who physically live on the ‘wrong side of the tracks’ ar

How a focus on compliance can improve your grant writing and implementation

Telemedicine – a word that has become very familiar to all in recent memory. From a fairly unused concept a few years ago to the recent norm, COVID-19 has assisted in making Telemedicine a staple in our healthcare system. We have seen frequent articles and research on Telemed services and expansion. Recently, Health and Human Services (HHS) data cites billed visits increasing to 52.7 million in 2020; a 63-fold increase from previous assessments mostly due to the expansion of

Every few years, I seem to come back to the topic of gift acceptance for Health Centers and other nonprofits. Although I have posted the following information in the past, it has been a while and based on some conversations over the past few weeks it seems like a great time to revisit the topic. Traditionally, Health Centers have two main sources of revenue: federal grants and patient service fee revenue. For many Health Centers, the third would be 340B pharmacy. Although