Value-based care has become one of the most misunderstood terms in the healthcare industry, according to Lakshmi Halasyamani, chief clinical officer at Endeavor Health. She said hospitals tend to treat
Prior Authorization Is Draining Revenue: Why Automation Has Become a Strategic Imperative
Prior authorization has become one of healthcare’s most expensive administrative bottlenecks, affecting far more than physician practices. Across hospitals and health systems, it slows patient access, adds labor-intensive work, increases
AI Readiness Starts with Solving Healthcare’s Data Fragmentation Problem
Healh insurers are interested in assessing the potential for AI to improve everything from prior authorization to member management. But data fragmentation poses an enormous challenge to AI readiness in
Crystalys Therapeutics Tacks On $130M for Pivotal Tests of Gout Drug
Crystalys Therapeutics does not yet have data from pivotal tests of its gout drug, but the company is already looking ahead to potentially bringing the drug to the market, plans
Candid Health Snags $120M for AI RCM Platform
Candid Health, a revenue cycle management platform, announced Wednesday that it raised $120 million in Series D funding. San Francisco-based Candid Health serves medical groups, managed service organizations and digital
Healthcare Investors Are Rewriting the ROI Playbook from Cost-Cutting to Cash Flow
Healthcare has weathered tech-driven capital waves before, like the dot-com boom or the dawn of DNA sequencing — but this one is different, according to a panel of four investors.
Healthcare’s Next Source of Alpha Is Moving Upstream
Healthcare venture investing has always been a competition to identify the best companies. This next decade will belong to the investors identifying the best breakthroughs before they become companies at
AI Will Reshape the Patient Experience
Nearly no one got into the business of health care because they want to think about identity. But AI is making us all rethink healthcare, and quickly. And identity is
A Prescription for Drug Costs: Inject Transparency and Improve Accessibility
Drug research continues to churn out new advances, some that are potential cures. But even though more than $800 billion a year is spent on pharmaceuticals, many Americans either don’t
What Health Tech Investors Love in Founders — and What They Can’t Stand
Digital health investors have heard nearly every founder pitch imaginable, including many that start along the lines of “healthcare is broken, and I’m the one who’s going to fix it.”









