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Verizon in Chicago: Becker’s HIT RCM

Healthcare leaders are discovering how reliable connectivity serves as the foundation for solving critical industry challenges like staffing and operational eff

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In this episode of Healthcare On Air by Verizon, host Robin Goldsmith discusses insights from the Becker's HIT RCM conference in Chicago. The conference served as a platform for healthcare leaders and tech innovators to explore the role of connectivity in addressing healthcare challenges. Key topics included staffing shortages, operational efficiency, and technology adoption. Breakout sessions covered diverse healthcare subjects, and a roundtable discussion offered insights from adjacent industries. Verizon's unwavering commitment to healthcare innovation in the digital age invites professionals to join in and drive transformative change.

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Hey, everyone, and welcome back to health care on air by Verizon. I'm your host, Robin Goldsmith Global Lead Global Lead for Health Innovation in strategy here at Verizon. So our Verizon healthcare team recently attended the eighth annual Becker's HIT RCM conference in Good Old Chicago where health care leaders and tech innovators from across the country and really across the globe, gather to discuss the latest trends and innovate on solutions together. Our Verizon team hosted an incredible roundtable featuring Scott Lawrence, RSVP of Global Solutions, and Gary Lynch, our global lead for Healthcare Innovation and was moderated by yours truly. With over two dozen senior level health care executives, our dedicated health care team, including Karen Finger, and Netcini discussed the critical role connectivity plays in delivering technology that addresses a whole host of challenges. To name a few staffing shortages, how to streamline operations, how to deliver an ROI when you're looking at adopting technology, and creating a basis for future technology adoption Breakout discussions focused on everything from health equity to hospital room of the future, contact centers, of course, patient experience, the digital front door, cybersecurity, and even a little bit of revenue cycle. And Scott shared critical insights from adjacent industries around tech advances that can be applied to the healthcare vertical. Verizon has committed to ongoing engagement and innovation with health care experts, as well as our partners. As we all move toward the common goal of driving meaningful and an impactful change in health care, We're all going through this digital evolution and health care together. So please come innovate with us.

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