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Prior Authorization

Edifecs and VirtualHealth Partner to Automate Prior Authorization

by Fred Pennic 02/01/2023 Leave a Comment

Edifecs and VirtualHealth Partner to Automate Prior Authorization

What You Should Know: - Today, Edifecs and VirtualHealth, a medical management company, announced a new partnership automated prior authorization to VirtualHealth’s HELIOS® platform for healthcare payer and provider clients. - The Edifecs solution will automate and optimize the prior authorization process across HELIOS to significantly reduce the administrative burden, alleviate friction between payers and providers, and ultimately expedite patient care. Growing Need for Automated Prior
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9 Executive Revenue Cycle Predictions/Trends to Watch in 2023

by Fred Pennic 01/23/2023 Leave a Comment

Executive Revenue Cycle Predictions/Trends

Nate Maslak, the co-founder/CEO of Ribbon Health Price Transparency: In 2022, we saw CMS’s Transparency in Coverage rule go into effect, requiring non-hospital entities like health plans and providers to publish publicly available rates for care. In 2023, we’ll see this price transparency data become more mainstream as it finally makes its way into the hands of patients, empowering them to find the best care for them, reevaluate their care choices, and shop around for the best possible care
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How to Empower Patients With Price Transparency

by Kyle Kiser, CEO, Arrive Health 11/29/2022 Leave a Comment

How To Empower Patients With Price Transparency

The evolution of e-commerce – led by Amazon – has created an intensely savvy consumer population. Amazon’s platform allows users to easily compare products from different vendors to get the best price. People travel to retail stores to try on clothes and shoes, only to purchase them online for less. Even the longest running game show in television history awards points for knowing how much consumer products cost.  Healthcare, on the other hand, does not engender the same kind of
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Prior Authorization Reforms Don’t Address the Real Problem. Here’s How AI Can Help.

by Matthew Plack, VP for Innovation and New Solution Strategy, Apixio 11/21/2022 Leave a Comment

Prior Authorization Reforms Don’t Address the Real Problem. Here’s How AI Can Help.

After waiting weeks for an open appointment, John finally gets in to see the orthopedic surgeon to evaluate his acute knee pain. He’s already been off work for over two months and has barely been able to leave the house, popping anti-inflammatory and pain medicine to manage the pain every day.  Suspecting a torn meniscus, the doctor orders an MRI to verify the diagnosis and plan his treatment approach. The nurse begins the process by calling John’s insurance carrier to verify coverage,
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AdvancedMD to Roll Out 35+ Updates in Major Product Release

by Jasmine Pennic 11/18/2022 Leave a Comment

AdvancedMD Acquires NueMD to Expand Footprint by 27%

What You Should Know: - AdvancedMD announced its 2022 Fall product release that includes 35 new features added to its suite of all-in-one medical office and remote care cloud software. This marks one of the largest product release updates in AdvancedMD history, reflecting the robust nature of the leading cloud-based platform used by more than 40,000 practitioners across 13,000 practices, and 850 medical billing companies.  - AdvancedMD’s fall release ensures more unified and smoother
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HLTH22 Day 3 News Summary

by HITC Staff 11/16/2022 Leave a Comment

17 HLTH 2022 Predictions from Digital Health Executives to Watch

DispatchHealth Raises $330M for Hospital-at-Home Care DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care raises $330M led by Optum Ventures with support from current investors such as Humana (NYSE: HUM), Oak HC/FT, Echo Health Ventures and Questa Capital. New investors included Adams Street Partners, the Olayan Group, Silicon Valley Bank, Pegasus Tech Ventures and Blue Shield of California. Patients and their care partners can request DispatchHealth medical care via phone, mobile app, or
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Edifecs Partners with Empowered-Home to Deliver Automated Prior Authorizations

by Fred Pennic 11/16/2022 Leave a Comment

Edifecs Partners with Empowered-Home to Deliver Automated Prior Authorization Solution to Seniors

What You Should Know: - Edifecs and Empowered-Home announced a partnership to provide automated prior authorizations to medical associations, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Independent Physician Associations (IPAs), medical groups, and home health care agencies. - The Edifecs prior authorization solution combined with the clinical decision support system of patient management software company, Privis Health, forms the backbone of Empowered-Home’s ecosystem. Empowered-Home is
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Notable Survey: 61% of Patients Skip Medical Appointments, Due to Scheduling Hassles

by Syed Hamza Sohail 11/14/2022 Leave a Comment

Notable Secures $100M to Expand Intelligent Automation in Healthcare

What You Should Know: - Notable, the leading intelligent automation company for healthcare, today announced the results of a new patient survey, highlighting that legacy digital solutions and manual workflows limit patients’ ability to access care. - 61% of patients surveyed said that they skipped going to the doctor in the past year because scheduling an appointment was too much of a hassle.  Evaluating Why Patient Portals Fail to Meaningfully Expand Access to Care Notable is
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3 Questions Healthcare IT Leaders Should Ask Before Implementing AI in Their Operations

by Varun Ganapathi, Ph.D., CTO and co-founder at AKASA 11/09/2022 Leave a Comment

3 Questions Healthcare IT Leaders Should Ask Before Implementing AI in Their Operations

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are no longer nice-to-have technologies for healthcare providers. They are mission-critical tools for addressing significant challenges many health systems and hospitals face today — from volatile patient volumes to ballooning labor costs and staffing shortages to low operating margins. Many of these challenges are macro-level economic trends that will continue to prevail for the foreseeable future.  According to research from Kaufman Hall,
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Humana Taps Cohere Health to Streamline Prior Authorizations for Cardiovascular & Surgical Specialties

by Fred Pennic 10/24/2022 Leave a Comment

Cohere Health Launches with $10M to Increase Transparency Across Care Journey

What You Should Know: - Health insurer Humana has expanded its partnership with Cohere Health to streamline the prior authorization process for cardiovascular care and surgical specialties. Both these care pathways are clinically complex, involving multiple exchanges between primary care physicians and specialists, which can contribute to costly and unnecessary variations in care. - For surgical services, Humana staff will use the Cohere Unify™
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