George Dealy is vice president of healthcare solutions at 

, an enterprise analytics company based in Burlington, Mass. You can follow Dimensional Insight on 

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In order to better anticipate and respond to future obstacles, providers must implement data analytics tools that will allow them to quickly and reliably identify potential weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.

How analytics can help address revenue cycle challenges

Neil Baum, MD, a Professor of Clinical Urology at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Baum is the author of several books, including the best-selling book, 

Marketing Your Medical Practice-Ethically, Effectively, and Economically,

 which has sold over 225,000 copies and has been translated into Spanish. He contributes a weekly video for 

 on practical ideas to enhance productivity and efficiency in medical practices.  His 5–7-minute videos and short articles provide practical ideas that can be easily implemented and incorporated into any medical practice. Dr. Baum can be reached at 

When a moment of magic often occurs, hopefully, more frequently than moments of misery, the positive movement is not recognized and is seldom celebrated.

Magic at Disney: It’s available in healthcare

Tom Cowen is the Head of Vertical Strategy, Healthcare & Life Sciences at Conga where he is responsible for institutionalizing Conga’s success in the HLS sector. He is a software industry executive who has worked for industry leaders and start-ups including Oracle, EMC, and Vendavo. Over the past 30 years, he has focused on bringing value to Healthcare & Life Sciences companies through applications including: CRM, ERP, quote to cash and price optimization. He has held roles in product & vertical strategy, finance, sales and sales engineering. While at Conga, Tom has had the privilege of working with top companies including Boston Scientific, AbbVie, Express Scripts, CVS Health, and McKesson.

Tom and his family founded Justin’s Smile Childhood Cancer Foundation in memory of his 13-year-old son, Justin, who passed away from Osteosarcoma. The foundation funds Childhood Cancer research and provides support for patients and parents.

Since Covid-19 began, telehealth usage has exploded, with approximately 80% of doctors now using the service.

Ins and outs of telehealth contract management

Chris Mazzolini is the editorial director of Medical Economics

Many physicians, burned out from the administrative hassles that come with running a volume primary care practice, are using the upheaval caused by COVID-19 to reevaluate their careers and are considering a membership-based model.

Summer Bootcamp: Burned out? How membership-based primary care could be your career reset

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The ten best states for receiving healthcare in 2022.

10 Best States for Healthcare in 2022

Amit Jayakar is the Vice President Commercial Operations of Fathom, a Tarsadia and Founders Fund backed company that uses deep learning to automate medical coding. At Fathom, Mr. Jayakar drives the demand generation and pipeline for the commercial organization.

Mr. Jayakar started his career as a software investor at Vista Equity Partners prior to entering the healthcare industry. His passion for healthcare service led him to build bundled payment plans for health systems to introduce them to value based models. Prior to joining Fathom, Mr. Jayakar was a Senior. Product Manager at Change Healthcare where he created API services for consumers by productizing data assets.

Mr. Jayakar earned his bachelor’s degree in Math and Economics from Georgetown University, and his master’s in Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

While virtually every aspect of a practice's operations affects revenue cycle management, one area holds massive power to either negatively or positively impact it—medical coding and billing.

Why computer-assisted coding software contributes to failing revenue cycle management goals

Rodrigo Martínez is a practicing otolaryngologist and the Chief Medical Officer for 

, a provider of healthcare communication and provider scheduling technology.

As patient behaviors evolve, it’s clear that today’s status quo is falling short.

 3 Ways technology can level up your practice’s communication workflows

The ten worst states for receiving healthcare in 2022.

10 Worst States for Healthcare in 2022

The quick survey will help address the challenges physicians are facing.

Take the Medical Economics 2022 physician burnout survey

After a 15-month fight with Long COVID, author Lucien W. Roberts, III, MHA, FACMPE, retired in February 2022 on the advice of his primary care doctor and his wife…perhaps not in that order.In retirement, he spends a few hours a week at a freestanding infusion center he co-owns, writes the occasional article, and tries not to drive his wife too crazy.He may be reached at 

These ideas should also help GI practices improve their performances as well.


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