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- IKS Health, a global leader in care enablement solutions designed to support clinicians, staff, and patients throughout the care journey announced a significant partnership with GI Alliance, the largest independent gastroenterology (GI) services organization in the United States.
- The collaboration aims to deploy advanced AI-enabled technology and human intelligence to create a best-in-class revenue cycle management (RCM) process specifically tailored
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Infinx Acquires i3 Verticals’ Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Business
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- Infinx Healthcare, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for patient access and revenue cycle management (RCM), today announced it has acquired the Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Business of i3 Verticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IIIV).
- The transaction strengthens Infinx’s market presence in the healthcare RCM space and expands its footprint into new customer segments, including academic medical centers and other large provider groups.
Infinx Enhances AI-Driven
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Cedar Launches ‘Kora’ AI Voice Agent to Automate Patient Billing Calls
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- Cedar, a patient financial platform for healthcare providers announced the launch of Kora, its advanced AI voice agent designed to automate patient billing calls.
- Developed in collaboration with communications platform Twilio and already being implemented at leading providers such as ApolloMD, Kora leverages Cedar's deep healthcare expertise and proprietary billing data to deliver efficient and empathetic call resolution at scale.
Kora: An AI Voice
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Cleveland Clinic Taps AKASA to Launch AI Tools for the Revenue Cycle
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- Cleveland Clinic and AKASA have established a strategic collaboration to deploy generative AI tools to support efficient and accurate medical coding practices.
- Through this partnership, Cleveland Clinic will apply multiple AKASA AI-powered tools during the mid-revenue cycle – the phase between patient care and billing, where documentation and coding occur – across its U.S. locations.
Cleveland Clinic Advances Revenue Cycle Operations with AI-Powered Coding
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Kiwi Launches with $10M to Tackle LATAM Healthcare Financing Gap
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- Kiwi, a healthcare financial platform, announced its official launch, bolstered by a $10M seed funding round. The $10M seed round comprises $2M in pre-seed equity financing and $8M in debt financing allocated initially for Peru, with a potential extension planned for Mexico. The round saw leadership from key industry figures: Tyler Johnson (CEO at HFD, General Partner at MVRK Capital), Beau Woodward (Director at HFD, General Partner at MVRK Capital and WDC Genesis),
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Lyric Acquires ClaimShark to Bolster AI-Powered Payment Accuracy Platform
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- Lyric, a recognized leader in solutions for healthcare payment accuracy and integrity, has officially announced its acquisition of ClaimShark. ClaimShark is known for its innovative technology platform designed to enhance integration, transparency, and precision in payment integrity for health plans.
- The strategic move will see ClaimShark's solutions integrated into the Lyric 42 Platform, Lyric's flagship AI-driven offering, significantly advancing Lyric's
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John Snow Labs Unveils New AI-Powered HCC Coding Engine
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- John Snow Labs, a company specializing in artificial intelligence for healthcare, today announced the launch of its new, end-to-end Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) coding engine.
- Introduced during the company’s annual Healthcare NLP Summit, this solution is engineered to assist healthcare providers and payers in significantly improving risk adjustment accuracy and strengthening revenue integrity.
Addressing Critical Gaps in Risk
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Youlify Raises $4.3M to Optimize Medical Billing with Generative AI
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- Youlify, a physician-founded AI company rebuilding the financial backbone of healthcare, today announced $4.3 million in seed funding to help hospitals and doctors get paid faster and more accurately.
- The platform replaces traditional billers with AI and provides an end-to-end revenue cycle management platform that completely automates coding, claims, and denial recovery. The round was led by Brett Queener at Bonfire Ventures, with participation from Top Harvest
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Protecting Margins in Home-Based Care with Smarter Revenue Cycle Management
Healthcare providers are heading into another year where financial uncertainty remains a top concern. While many for-profit and nonprofit organizations reported improved margins in 2024, industry analysts warn that rising expenses and process inefficiencies could put those gains at risk. Home-based care agencies, in particular, continue to face workforce shortages, changing reimbursement structures and administrative challenges – making revenue cycle management (RCM) a critical tool for
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RISA Labs Raises $3.5M for AI-Powered Oncology Prior Authorizations Platform
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- Cancer patients don’t just fight the disease - they fight the system. Today, life-saving treatments are routinely delayed by days or even weeks due to manual, error-prone workflows
- To solve this, RISA Labs has raised a $3.5M funding round to help healthcare organizations eliminate one of the most persistent barriers to timely cancer care: prior authorization delays. RISA Labs has already proven that faster care is possible by dramatically reducing manual
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