AI in Healthcare: A Great Add-on, Not a Replacement
There has been this huge rush to implement AI wherever it can be added. And while nothing is wrong with this, it’s important that we don’t loose sight of AI being a tool and…
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AI Shows Promise in Improving Orthopedic Surgery Documentation
By Shania Kennedy
March 08, 2023 – Research presented at the 2023 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting evaluated multiple clinical documentation modalities to determine the overall quality and how long each…
Opkit Launches First Insurance Verification Platform for Telehealth
What You Should Know:– Y Combinator startup Opkit emerges from stealth with an automated health insurance verification platform that is purpose-built for the new telehealth companies and virtual medical clinics that are providing care for…
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Abridge Begins the Largest Deployment of Its Medical Documentation AI
Abridge, a company that sells AI software for medical documentation, on Thursday announced the largest deployment of its technology to date. The University of Kansas Health System will adopt the software for more than…
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EHR Association urges CMS to extend comment period for prior authorization process
The HIMSS EHR Association this week sent a letter asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend the comment period on its Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes proposed rule by…
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Why Blue Shield of California Made Its Wellvolution Platform Available to Medi-Cal Members
Blue Shield of California (BSC) created its Wellvolution platform, a collection of wellbeing apps, with the intention of helping members with their diet, exercise, sleep and overall health. But until last month, it has…
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KLAS: What Impact Do Automated Prior Authorization Solutions Provide?
What You Should Know:– Prior authorization is mandated by payers to ensure that certain clinical procedures and medications being ordered are necessary. To alleviate the heavy administrative burden this requirement causes, healthcare organizations have adopted automated prior authorization solutions.– For this report, KLAS interviewed 30 respondents from 26 unique organizations to understand their experiences using these solutions and what outcomes they have seen.Understanding the Impact Automated Prior Authorization Solutions ProvideThis report is a perception study designed to help readers understand where the automated prior authorization market is and what outcomes organizations using automated prior authorization are seeing. To gather these perspectives, KLAS…
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