As a physician, the odds that you’ve had a negative experience related to the prior authorization process are (unfortunately) highly likely. According to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) 2023 Prior Authorization Physician Survey, 1 in 4 physicians report that prior auths “have led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care.” Think about the toll that this takes on professionals whose primary job is providing lifesaving care, and the thing preventing this care is outside their
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PCI DSS 4.0: A Guide to API Security for Healthcare Organizations
In recent years, several major health information exchange platforms in the United States have fallen victim to ransomware attacks. These platforms play a crucial role in U.S. healthcare infrastructure, facilitating the flow of patient records and managing payments for extensive networks of providers, including hundreds of thousands of doctors, tens of thousands of pharmacies, thousands of hospitals, and hundreds of laboratories. Some of these systems process billions of claims annually,
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Tassat, Veuu Partner to Streamline Healthcare Claims and Payments with Blockchain
What You Should Know:
- Tassat Group, Inc., the leading provider of private permissioned blockchain-based real-time settlement solutions, today announced its strategic partnership with Veuu, an innovative AI-powered healthcare fintech company, to improve the inefficiencies and opaqueness plaguing the healthcare claims and payment process.
- Leveraging Tassat’s smart contract capabilities, this collaboration empowers Veuu with a solution to provide greater confidence in the traceability
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Vorro CEO Talks Bridging the Interoperability Gap in Healthcare
Despite government mandates and advancements in technology, EHR interoperability remains a significant challenge for clinicians. A recent KLAS report highlighted widespread dissatisfaction with external data integration, hindering efficient care delivery and contributing to clinician burnout.
In this exclusive interview, Scott Sirdevan, CEO of Vorro, a leading provider of no-code data integration solutions, provides expert insights into the complexities of interoperability in healthcare. He
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Suki AI Integrates with MEDENT and Azalea Health EHRs
What You Should Know:
- Suki, the leader in artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, today announced two new partnerships with electronic health records (EHR) vendors, MEDENT and Azalea Health, who will each use Suki’s AI engine Suki Platformto directly embed AI capabilities within their respective solutions, enhancing user experience and improving patient care.
- The two companies join existing strategic partners athenahealth and MEDITECH as members of Suki’s EHR program,
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Reimagine Care Enhances Post-Operative Cancer Care with Expanded Program
What You Should Know:
-Reimagine Care, the nation’s leading on-demand cancer care provider, today announced an expansion of its innovative symptom-management program to now support surgical oncology patients, transforming the experience of post-operative cancer care.
- Global demand for cancer surgery is predicted to increase by 52% by 2040, translating to an additional 5 million procedures. However, with surgical oncology techniques advancing, more complex surgeries can mean greater risks
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Wondr Health Expands Weight Loss Program with Support for GLP-1 Users
What You Should Know:
- Wondr Health, a leader in virtual metabolic health programs, has announced the expansion of its weight and obesity care solution, Wondr Plus.
- The enhancement provides comprehensive lifestyle support and nutrition counseling for employees using GLP-1 weight-loss medications, addressing the challenges of medication adherence and side effects.
Addressing the Need for GLP-1 Support
While GLP-1 medications have shown promising results for weight loss,
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Thoughtful AI Launches AI Agents to Optimize Revenue Cycle Management
What You Should Know:
- Thoughtful AI, an innovator in AI-powered revenue cycle transformation, has announced the launch of its comprehensive team of specialized AI Agents for revenue cycle management (RCM).
- By optimizing back-office operations and reducing delays in billing, approvals, and claims processing, Thoughtful AI enhances the patient experience. This leads to faster access to care, fewer billing errors, and improved transparency regarding out-of-pocket
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How AI is Transforming the Acute Patient Journey
Optimizing patient throughput across the acute patient journey is essential if hospitals and health systems are to improve healthcare efficiency and clinical outcomes.The fundamental purpose of optimized throughput is to ensure the patient is in the best care setting possible for them at every point in their patient journey. Spending too little or too much time in an acute care setting can be detrimental to the patient. Take the case of a patient who stays in a hospital bed longer because they
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Canvas Medical Unveils First EMR for Longevity Medicine, Anova™
What You Should Know:
- Canvas Medical, the EMR company accelerating everyday medicine, today announced the launch of Anova™, an electronic medical record (EMR) system specifically designed for the rapidly growing field of longevity medicine.
- Built on the Canvas Medical EMR infrastructure in collaboration with Anant Vinjamoori, MD, a leading longevity physician, Anova delivers a fully integrated platform that empowers clinicians to better treat aging-related conditions,
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