Financial/Revenue Cycle Management

Investing in companies founded by entrepreneurs from historically marginalized communities is important, says Kaakpema "KP" Yelpaala, who adds that ensuring those individuals have a say in the organizations that receive funding is crucial.

The prior authorization process is a pain – even the Surgeon General knows. Here, one physician IT leader highlights how electronic prior authorization can make life a lot easier for all involved.

Competitors Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealthcare formed the alliance to unlock the potential of distributed ledger technology. Michael Kim, CIO at MultiPlan, discusses their work.

Amplo led the capital raise supported by Scott Belsky of Behance, Chelsea Hirschhorn of Frida, Kate Ryder of Maven Clinic, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Interplay Venture Capital and others.

This was all part of a broader effort to improve the patient experience: Staff want to ensure all communications are clear and understood.

Pre-service conversations enable staff to discuss payment plans with patients concerned about higher balances. The tech allows staff to set up these patient payment plans before care is delivered.

Veteran healthcare executive Shreesh Tiwari argues that health equity is not a social issue, but a financial issue.

Frank Hester, founder and CEO of TPP UK, underscored that the cost of digital technologies in every industry is going down, except in healthcare.

Federal and state advocacy team members discussed the status of telehealth policy as the public health emergency deadline looms and the industry questions, 'Is the pandemic over?'

The startup currently offers virtual services and plans to open a brick-and-mortar clinic in Berkeley, Calif., at the end of the month.