Andrew Lockhart

Nov 5, 2024 | hitconsultant.net | Andrew Lockhart

Epic’s Users Group Meeting (UGM) this year made one thing clear: AI adoption is accelerating, and fast. The developments we’re seeing are pushing the entire ecosystem of providers, payers, and patients to adapt. As a leader in AI medical coding, I see significant and exciting implications for leaders in health IT and revenue cycle management. With a month of distance from UGM, what are the top three takeaways still shaping conversations and opportunities?

May 24, 2024 | electronichealthreporter.com | Andrew Lockhart |Scott Rupp

Great Expectations: What Health Systems Want from AI Vendors By Andrew Lockhart, CEO, Fathom. Imagine this: physicians spend more time with their patients than with their paperwork. Billing is quick and accurate, with minimal denials. Healthcare workers enjoy a positive work/life balance. Thanks to the rapid advancement of AI, this vision of healthcare is becoming increasingly possible. Health system leaders are already investing toward this ideal state.

Mar 28, 2024 | hitconsultant.net | Andrew Lockhart

Autonomous inpatient coding. This may sound like a pipe dream for revenue cycle leaders, whose hopes were likely raised and crushed in the early aughts. But it’s coming sooner than most think. Why is true inpatient coding automation the “holy grail” – as Kerry Gillespie, a former CFO at Intermountain Health and now an executive consultant at Warbird Consulting Partners, said to me at a Healthcare Financial Management Association roundtable last year?

Jan 16, 2024 | livewiremarkets.com | Andrew Lockhart

2023 was a year in which investors – from institutions to family offices and financial advisers – realised the value of including private debt in a diversified portfolio. This trend is reflected in the continued growth of the global industry. Research house Preqin estimates total private debt assets under management will reach US$2.8 trillion by 2028, almost double the 2022 figure of US$1.5 trillion.

Dec 13, 2023 | histalk2.com | Andrew Lockhart

December 13, 2023 Readers Write No Comments AI: The Prescription for Healthcare TroublesBy Andrew LockhartAndrew Lockhart, MBA is co-founder and CEO of Fathom of San Francisco, CA.