Healthcare Automation

Boston Software Systems Interview with Brad Cox, Director of Patient Accounting, Northwestern Medicine

When a provider contacts a payer to check a claim status, it takes an average of 14 minutes and costs the provider $7.12. By the time a claim reaches a denied status, the provider has lost at least two weeks. Considering that the time between claims submission and payment can be as long as four
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Does Your Digital Transformation Strategy Include RPA?

Digital transformation refers to improvements in a “digital era.” Healthcare has seen significant strides from digital transformation efforts during the past year. Projects have included a diverse range of solutions, from hosting IT services in the cloud, to creating touchless encounters like telehealth, reducing manual tasks, and improving connectivity across disparate systems. COVID-19 increased the
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How Can a Digital Workforce Address Healthcare’s Challenges?

It’s truly been a year in healthcare, and with it came many changes as a result of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology quickly accelerated the adoption of digital health services and solutions like telehealth and RPA, because organizations were in need of tools that could be deployed quickly and easily, without interruption
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How Healthcare Automation is Reducing Resource Requirements

Hospitals and health systems worldwide have embraced the ability of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to facilitate services and drive operational efficiencies over the last year. These digital transformation efforts continue to be advantageous – and not just for these chaotic times of COVID-19. RPA technology has proven to be an enabler for people, with benefits
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KLAS 2021 RPA Satisfaction Scores

KLAS Research released their annual “Best in KLAS 2021” report last week on Software and Services. We’re thrilled to be introduced in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) vendor category, a new market segment for 2021. KLAS puts forth significant effort to find the true story of what is happening with every healthcare vendor solution. New
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Robotic Process Automation is not Artificial Intelligence.

Hospitals and healthcare organizations face ongoing challenges with process efficiencies and the need to accomplish more with reduced margins. We think it’s important to do a deeper dive into some of the things Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is, and what it’s not. It’s not Artificial Intelligence (AI). As much as some vendors want to attach
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How Automation Helps Minimize Workflow Challenges During the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

As hospitals and health systems ramp up COVID-19 inoculations, the challenges surrounding them are complex. At Boston Software Systems, we are simplifying the vaccine rollout process for our client hospitals, health systems, and technology partners by automating many of the tasks associated with the vaccine rollout. These are the most frequent automations we are working
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Boston Software Systems Latest Release, BWS20, Debuts in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud

An increasing number of businesses are moving to the cloud, including businesses looking to take advantage of Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Boston Software Systems, the global leader in healthcare-specific RPA solutions, announced this week that its latest product offering, Boston WorkStation 20 (BWS20), is now available in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. The AWS
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RPA is a Key Component of Healthcare’s Digital Transformation

The RPA software market will total $2.9 billion in 2021, according to Forrester. RPA is a hot topic this year, accentuated by the ramifications of COVID-19. Hospitals and health systems are looking for automation tools that can be deployed quickly and easily as part of their digital strategy, without interruption to the larger IT infrastructure.
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Robotic Process Automation Helps with COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Tracking, and Reporting in 2021

COVID-19 vaccines have begun arriving at hospitals and health systems across the U.S. this January, beginning an initial milestone in the fight against a pandemic that has killed millions of people and brought the healthcare system to its knees. While the availability of vaccines is a major milestone, distribution and administration has been a logistical
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Revenue Cycle Challenges: Make Automation a Key Ally in 2021

2020 highlighted existing administrative hurdles and operational speed bumps across the healthcare industry. Normal challenges in the revenue cycle, like prior authorizations, claims processing, posting, and account adjudication, were magnified by reduced staffing, remote teams, and gaps in productivity. Many smaller practices and rural hospitals were not able to keep up with the demands of
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Key Technology Trends for 2021

As we approach 2021, it’s time to look back at the key trends in healthcare technology. The past year taught us a lot about what we could do with technology when put to the test. And we are certainly ready to put 2020 in our rear view. As hospitals and health systems look to improve
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Increasing Health Equity by Improving Data Collection and Reporting in Healthcare

It’s the 10th anniversary of National Health IT (NHIT) Week and this year’s topic is #HealthEquity. Health equity is best described as giving people what they need to achieve their best health outcomes. Unfortunately, much of the data we use to improve patient outcomes in areas like population health, mental health, and chronic disease management,
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Did We Revamp Digital Health Collaboration During COVID-19?

Technology has unrealized potential to elicit powerful changes in healthcare. Breaking down barriers and coming together as a community benefits everyone, since we’re stronger as a group than we are as individuals. Was COVID-19 the “shot in the arm” we needed as a community, to work together toward the advancement of digital health? Collectively, as
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How Automation Improves Healthcare

Since the pandemic began, we’ve witnessed ways in which Robotic Process Automation (RPA) reduces gaps, increases organizational productivity, and streamlines operations. These are the driving reasons why many hospitals and health systems are embracing the benefits of RPA, and prioritizing it as a key aspect of their digital transformation. Here are a few areas to
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KLAS Spotlights Boston Software Systems for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Excellence

Recognized for Overall Customer Satisfaction and Fast Time to Value. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, September 29, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — Boston Software Systems, a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions for the Healthcare industry, announced its recognition as an emerging technology vendor in a new KLAS 2020 Research Spotlight. The report details the company’s top
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