Financial/Revenue Cycle Management

Experian Health is the new brand for what were 11 businesses that serve the healthcare field, the company announced at HIMSS16.

Todd Dunn tells attendees at the Revenue Cycle Solutions Summit that creating new models requires executives to live in the setting of doctors and patients.

Health Catalyst has raised $70 million in its fifth round of funding, bringing the total of venture capital it has attracted to $235 million.

Group joins with insurance broker Willis Towers Watson on new program.

With more than 70 sessions on tap at HIMSS16 concentrating on value-based care, it promises to be among the hottest topics in this year’s show.

Revenue cycle management company ZirMed will launch its new Remit and Deposit Management system at HIMSS16, the company said.

Electronic health records are typically touted as providing two primary and vital services: readily accessible patient records and protection against contraindicated medications. But Intermountain Healthcare is benefiting from a growing and transformative versatility in the application of its EHRs.

The Baylor College of Medicine revenue cycle department has come back from dire situation that saw the division hemorrhaging staff over what CTO Alex Izaguirre called a lack of vision for department.

MidMichigan Health, a nonprofit health system affiliated with the University of Michigan Health System, is ready to replace a mixed bag of technology with an electronic health record from Epic Systems, which will provide the clinical, administrative and billing software.

Venture capital funding for health information technology totaled $4.6 billion in 574 deals in 2015, according to Mercom Capital Group, a global communications and consulting firm that keeps tabs on VC investments.