Bots vs Bills: The Rise of RPA in Medical Billing
Intensifying workloads, intricate regulations, and ever-shifting healthcare landscapes are pushing medical billing departments to the limit. Fortunately, innovative technologies like Robotic Process Automation (RPA) are emerging as powerful tools to address these challenges and revolutionize the landscape of medical billing. What is RPA? RPA is a technology that utilizes software robots, also known as ‘bots’, to automate repetitive, rule-based tasks typically performed by humans. These bots can mimic human actions by interacting with various computer systems, extracting data, manipulating information, and triggering specific actions, all without human intervention. The Rise of RPA in Medical Billing: The repetitive and data-heavy nature of medical billing makes it a prime candidate for RPA implementation. Some of the most common tasks automated by RPA in medical billing include: Data Entry: Bots can extract patient information from various sources, such as registratio...