By Hannah Nelson
January 17, 2024 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F).
The rule outlines requirements to streamline health information exchange (HIE) and prior…
Prior authorization is a significant pain point for physicians and their care teams, as the process can delay care and create a mountain of time-consuming administrative tasks. The paperwork and approval process is so cumbersome…
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Siva Namasivayam, Cohere Health, on transforming prior authorization into a quality improvement processSubscribe for your weekly fix of health tech stories, wherever you get your news: Substack, Twitter, Apple, or Spotify.Siva NamasivayamOur guest on this…
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Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more prevalent in physicians’ daily workflows — whether it be through the automation of administrative tasks, generation of clinical notes or deliverance of insights to improve clinical decision…
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Healthcare IT News sat down with Paul Brient, chief product officer of athenahealth, to gain his insights into how artificial intelligence can improve patient experiences and healthcare delivery, simplify healthcare interactions, and make healthcare more accessible,…
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Oscar Wilde once wrote, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” My experience with cancer treatment mirrors Pixar’s parody of how insurance works in The Incredibles. And listen—whether or not you see The…
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“Watch for genAI to analyze an individual’s clinical history.” “Digital prior authorization will take center stage as expectations for 24-hour approvals become real.”
“Intelligent automation is poised to unlock efficiencies across the board.”
“We may likely see…
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Healthcare robotic process automation vendor Olive AI shuts down after selling its clearinghouse and patient access assets to Waystar and its prior authorization line to Humata Health.
Olive, which was once valued at $4…
What You Should Know:
– Healthcare automation company Olive today announced it will shut down its business after selling its Clearinghouse and Patient Access business units to Waystar and its Prior Authorization business unit to…
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One of the challenges of specialty pharmacies is the need to improve the patient experience. Incomplete patient data, interoperability issues between the prescriber and pharmacy, and the lengthy prior authorization process are just a…
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