When Andreessen Horowitz, a tech-focused venture capital firm, released its “Big Ideas in Tech” list for 2025, one standout idea had broad implications for companies and consumers: applying artificial intelligence (AI) to regulatory compliance.
On the surface, regulatory compliance isn’t the sexiest AI application one might find in a list of tech predictions for 2025, especially in a year when nearly every prediction touches on AI. But it’s an idea that has the single biggest impact on all
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The Economic Impact of EHR Design: How System Architecture Drives Healthcare Outcomes
As healthcare systems face mounting financial pressures, the role of Electronic Health Record (EHR) design in driving economic outcomes has become increasingly critical. From workflow optimization to technical infrastructure, how an EHR system is architected can significantly impact a healthcare organization's financial health, operational efficiency, and staff satisfaction.
Workflow Optimization: The Direct Line to ROI
Well-designed EHR systems that streamline clinical workflows deliver
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Tackling Healthcare Claims with AI and Agentic Workflows
Last-generation technology and practices in healthcare’s claims value chain often lead to unnecessary work, provider and member friction and increased costs. Other industries deliver intelligent, largely digital billing and payment processes to consumers. It’s past time for healthcare to match or even exceed those experiences.
The challenge is that claims are complicated. Payers often have multiple contracts with different rules for the same provider group operating from multiple locations.
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California’s H5N1 Emergency Declaration Highlights Need for an Urgent National Response to Avian Flu
The H5N1 virus is spreading so rapidly among cattle in California that Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency. Sick cattle not only produce less milk, but their milk is also infected with the virus, so it cannot be sold. The US Federal government will only partially reimburse dairy producers for the losses they incur when infected cattle are removed from the herd.
The damage to the poultry industry has been even more catastrophic because while H5N1 does kill a small number of cattle
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How AI Is Reshaping Healthcare for Patients & Providers
Imagine refilling a prescription, getting real-time health advice, and managing chronic conditions — all with the help of AI. The future of healthcare is here, and it’s powered by artificial intelligence.
As AI technology becomes more integrated into healthcare, hospitals and pharmacies are exploring new ways to improve patient outcomes, optimize operations, and ease administrative burdens. AI is also helping the industry address the generational shift in healthcare preferences, where
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Solving the Physician Shortage: A Sustainable Long-Term Solution
The United States is currently grappling with a significant issue in the healthcare sector: a severe shortage of physicians. According to McKinsey & Company, by the end of 2024, the country faced a deficit of as many as 64,000 physicians. Current projections suggest that this shortfall could grow to 86,000 by 2036.
This shortage is primarily driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exacerbated pre-existing burnout among physicians and led to an unprecedented exodus from the clinical
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5 Key Trends Shaping the Future of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitative Care in 2025
Physical therapy (PT) and rehabilitation care are areas of healthcare delivery prime for the adoption of technology solutions that can augment the reach of clinicians, fill key gaps across the care continuum, and improve patient outcomes. Following a few years of significant advancements in technology built to enable and uplevel clinicians in this field, Here are five key trends poised to transform rehabilitative care in 2025 and beyond.
1. Bridging the mind-body divide: Physical injury and
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Beyond the iPhone: Why Android is the Ideal Choice for Healthcare
Apple or Android? Ask any healthcare worker which device they prefer on the frontline and most will say Apple. It’s familiar, regarded as secure, and carries a certain prestige. However, in a medical context, Android is particularly suited to patient data and healthcare ecosystems. Also, and this often surprises people, it’s the device ecosystem that corporations prefer, with some of the world’s biggest companies choosing Android over Apple by about 60/40.
As the founder of an enterprise
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Human-Generated Data: The Missing Link in AI-Powered Revenue Cycles
Mounting financial pressures for healthcare organizations mean sustainability hinges on reducing the cost to collect. Ongoing challenges associated with declining reimbursements, higher clinical and administrative costs and staffing shortages in the billing department leave providers without a lot of recourse for improving operational margin. Yet within the growing list of negative bottom-line issues, there is one area where healthcare leaders have some control to improve the outlook: increasing
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Advancing Drug Development and Regulatory Compliance with AI-Enhanced Real-World Evidence
In recent years, regulatory bodies, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have increasingly emphasized the use of real-world data (RWD) in clinical research and regulatory decisions, recognizing its potential to enhance drug development and improve patient outcomes. This shift includes a focus on sourcing RWD that adheres to strict regulatory standards for effective use in drug approvals and postmarket surveillance.
Unlike traditional
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