# Patient Access * **Definition:** The ability of patients to obtain necessary healthcare services and information when needed, facilitated by processes and systems that improve the availability and convenience of these services. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Patient Access ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Patient Access**, for healthcare technology leaders * 20.9K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/23/2025 | [**Streamlining Hospital Discharge: How Technology Can Solve Readmission Challenges**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/23/streamlining-hospital-discharge-how-technology-can-solve-readmission-challenges/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**Proven Strategies for Getting Paid Despite Medicare Fee Cuts and Declining Medicaid Rolls**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/podcasts-beckers-hospital-review/proven-strategies-for-getting-paid-despite-medicare-fee-cuts-and-declining-medicaid-rolls/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/12/2025 | [**Mass General Brigham to invest $400M in primary care**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/care-coordination/mass-general-brigham-to-invest-400m-in-primary-care/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/8/2025 | [**Infinx Acquires i3 Verticals' Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Business**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/08/infinx-acquires-i3-verticals-healthcare-revenue-cycle-management-business/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/8/2025 | [**Japan to Get First Generative AI Healthcare Agent via Hippocratic AI Team-Up**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/08/japan-to-get-first-generative-ai-healthcare-agent-via-hippocratic-ai-eucalia-team-up/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/1/2025 | [**Regulatory Picture May be Blurry - But Missing Deadlines Could Cost You - Regulatory Talk Series**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/05/01/regulatory-picture-may-be-blurry-but-missing-deadlines-could-cost-you-regulatory-talk-series/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**ECU Health taps Force Therapeutics for care automation**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/care-coordination/ecu-health-taps-force-therapeutics-for-care-automation/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/22/2025 | [**The Top 25 Healthcare AI Companies of 2025**](https://thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com/the-top-25-healthcare-ai-companies-of-2025/) | [[Healthcare Technology Report]] | | 4/17/2025 | [**From Cost Center to Profit Driver: How Healthcare Tech is Changing the ROI Game**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-cost-center-profit-driver-how-healthcare-tech-changing-baracho-d4sye) | [[Linkedin]] | | 4/16/2025 | [**Japan's Adoption Of DCTs Is Slow But Steady - Clinical Leader**](https://www.clinicalleader.com/doc/japan-s-adoption-of-dcts-is-slow-but-steady-0001) | [[Clinical Leader]] | | 4/14/2025 | [**Rapid Expansion of Healthcare Outsourcing Market to Reach $662 Billion by 2028, Driven ...**](https://www.newswire.com/news/rapid-expansion-of-healthcare-outsourcing-market-to-reach-662-billion-22551235) | [[Newswire]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**The Future Of Wearable Technology In Clinical Trials**](https://www.clinicalleader.com/doc/the-future-of-wearable-technology-in-clinical-trials-0001) | [[Clinical Leader]] | | 3/12/2025 | [**ReferWell Appoints Kevin Healy as New CEO to Drive Growth**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/03/12/referwell-appoints-kevin-healy-as-new-ceo/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 3/10/2025 | [**Hummingbird Healthcare Closes $20M Funding Round in Support of Mission to Elevate Patient Access**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/03/10/hummingbird-healthcare-closes-20m-funding-round-in-support-of-mission-to-elevate-patient-access/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 3/3/2025 | [**Provider organizations that invest in cloud-first, AI-powered strategies will thrive**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/provider-organizations-invest-cloud-first-ai-powered-strategies-will-thrive) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 2/19/2025 | [**Lumeris Introduces Tom™, an AI-Powered Breakthrough to Transform Primary Care**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lumeris-introduces-tom-an-ai-powered-breakthrough-to-transform-primary-care-302379395.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 2/19/2025 | [**careviso and XiFin Announce Strategic Alliance to Modernize Prior Authorization and Revenue Cycle Management to Speed Reimbursement and Improve Patient Access**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/careviso-and-xifin-announce-strategic-alliance-to-modernize-prior-authorization-and-revenue-cycle-management-to-speed-reimbursement-and-improve-patient-access-302380329.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Key Trends Reshaping The Future Of U.S. Healthcare**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2024/12/19/key-trends-reshaping-the-future-of-us-healthcare/) | [[Forbes]] | | 12/12/2024 | [**Eli Lilly, telehealth firm team up to expand Zepbound access**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/glp-1s/eli-lilly-telehealth-firm-team-up-to-expand-zepbound-access.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 12/11/2024 | [**India Diabetes Care Market Report 2024: Focus on Digital Health Solutions and ... - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/india-diabetes-care-market-report-091100471.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 11/22/2024 | [**The Patient Access Solutions Market Report 2024-2031: Evaluating Growth Prospects and a ...**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/patient-access-solutions-market-report-2024-2031-evaluating-growth-7g92e) | [[Linkedin]] | | 11/13/2024 | [**Optimizing Patient Access Services**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/optimizing-patient-access-services/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 11/4/2024 | [**CareMetx Welcomes Scott Genone as Chief Product Officer - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/caremetx-welcomes-scott-genone-chief-182900834.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 10/10/2024 | [**SaaS, AI And The Future Of Healthcare: Evaluating Virtual Care Platforms - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2024/10/10/saas-ai-and-the-future-of-healthcare-evaluating-virtual-care-platforms/) | [[Forbes]] | | 7/3/2024 | [**Healthcare IT Market Poised for Explosive Growth, Projected to Reach $1.83 Trillion by 2031**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/851706-healthcare-it-market-poised-for-explosive-growth-projected-to-reach-1-83-trillion-by-2031) | whatech.com | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Careviso**: Offers prior authorization services and revenue cycle management solutions to improve patient access to diagnostic services. - **CareMetx**: Focuses on improving patient access and adherence to specialty medications through technology-enabled Hub services. - **MemorialCare Health System**: A health system implementing robotic process automation to improve efficiency in patient access. - **Vizient**: A healthcare performance improvement company that emphasizes strategic planning for patient access and operational efficiency. - **Primary Record**: A healthcare technology company focused on enhancing patient access to health data through interoperability. - **IKS Health**: Provides advanced technologies to streamline revenue cycle operations, improving patient access and care quality. - **Ballad Health**: A healthcare provider leveraging technology to streamline operations and enhance patient access. - **Oracle Health**: Offers support and innovative solutions to improve EMR implementation and patient access. - **MUSC Health**: A comprehensive academic health system utilizing AI technology to improve patient access and engagement. - **VSee Health**: A telehealth platform that provides services to improve patient access and reduce healthcare costs. - **Zappix**: A provider of a Digital Patient Engagement Platform that integrates with Epic's Connection Hub to enhance patient interactions and streamline care processes. - **Photon Health**: A healthcare technology company that partnered with Amazon Pharmacy to enhance prescription access and price transparency. - **MedaSystems**: A SaaS platform founded in 2021 focused on improving patient access to investigational therapies and streamlining expanded access programs. - **Bruce Meyer**: Executive Vice President of Highmark Health, highlights the impact of government-sponsored insurance on patient access. - **Artera**: A company expanding partnerships to improve patient communications in underserved communities. - **SkywardRx**: A healthcare consulting firm that collaborates with VSee Health to enhance patient access for vulnerable populations. - **athenahealth**: Provides integrated electronic health record (EHR), revenue cycle management (RCM), and patient engagement solutions to enhance patient care. - **myTomorrows**: A company focused on enhancing patient access to clinical trials and treatment options. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Infinx and Glidian**: Acquisition to enhance patient access solutions and automate prior authorizations. - **Artera and Federally Qualified Health Centers**: Expanded partnerships to improve patient communications in underserved communities. - **VSee Health and SkywardRx**: This partnership aims to provide telehealth and billing services to enhance patient access and reduce costs. - **athenahealth and Lone Star Family Health Center**: Transitioned to athenaOne to improve patient access and operational efficiency. - **Careviso and XiFin**: Allied to enhance operational efficiencies for diagnostic laboratories and improve patient access to critical services. - **OceanMD and Intrahealth**: Collaboration to integrate eReferral systems to enhance digital interoperability and patient access. - **IKS Health and Western Washington Medical Group**: Collaboration to enhance revenue cycle operations and improve patient care and access. - **VSee Health and Premier, Inc.**: A group purchasing agreement to provide special pricing for telehealth solutions to enhance patient care. - **ECU Health and Force Therapeutics**: Collaborated to automate care delivery processes and enhance patient engagement. - **Zappix and Epic**: Integration of Zappix's Digital Patient Engagement Platform into Epic's Connection Hub to enhance patient interactions. - **Caregentic and Northwell Health**: Partnered to deploy an AI-native patient automation platform to improve patient engagement. - **Kyruus Health and Abundant Health Acquisition**: Formed a partnership to enhance patient-centric digital experiences in healthcare systems. - **VSee Health and Tele911**: This partnership aims to address emergency room overcrowding by utilizing telehealth solutions for low-acuity 911 calls. - **Hummingbird Healthcare and UCHealth**: Collaborate to enhance patient access services through managed services. - **Luma Health's AI Solutions**: Luma Health has launched AI tools to automate patient interactions, improving access and operational efficiency. - **Andor Health and OSU Medicine Clinics**: This partnership aims to improve healthcare access for rural and underserved populations through AI-driven remote consultations. - **NC HIEA and NCCARE360**: Integration to facilitate sharing of health-related social needs data. - **Eli Lilly and Ro**: Partnered to enhance access to the weight loss drug Zepbound through telehealth services. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Patient Access Solutions Market Growth**: The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 14.5% from 2024 to 2031, driven by advancements in digital technologies. - **Patient Engagement Solutions**: Innovations aimed at enhancing patient experiences and access to healthcare services. - **AI in Patient Access**: MUSC Health deployed an AI agent named Emily to assist patients with appointment management and improve operational efficiency. - **CMS Proposed Changes**: Proposed changes to the OPPS Rule to improve payments for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, enhancing patient access. - **Funding for Patient Access Solutions**: Hummingbird Healthcare raised $10 million to enhance patient access and operational efficiency. - **Digital Health Platforms**: Emerging technologies that streamline patient journeys and improve access to care. - **TEFCA Framework**: Improves patient access and care by facilitating data sharing across the healthcare ecosystem. - **Digital Patient Engagement**: Zappix's platform aims to reduce no-shows and late cancellations while improving patient satisfaction through automation. - **AI-driven Operational Efficiencies**: Adopted by Providence to enhance patient-centered care. - **Robotic Process Automation**: Implemented by MemorialCare to expedite notifications to health plans regarding hospital admissions. - **Dash Direct**: An intelligent scheduling API platform by Relatient that automates patient interactions and improves access. - **Caregentic's AI-native platform**: Designed to streamline clinical workflows and improve patient experiences. - **Patient engagement technologies**: Including mobile health apps and wearables that foster active participation in healthcare. - **Interoperability Rule**: The final CMS Interoperability Rule mandates patient access to health data, driving hospitals to improve data sharing. - **Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCT)**: Growing trend to improve patient access, though adoption varies by region. - **Predictive analytics**: Used by Piedmont Healthcare to identify patients at risk for medication non-adherence. - **Telehealth solutions**: Growing trend in healthcare to enhance patient access, as seen in partnerships like Eli Lilly and Ro. - **Telehealth**: Gained prominence during the pandemic, facilitating remote consultations and improving access to healthcare services. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Data Access Challenges**: Despite mandates, only 60% of individuals reported being offered a patient portal, indicating significant access issues. - **Regulatory Compliance**: Challenges in integrating new technologies and ensuring data privacy in patient access initiatives. - **Data Security**: Challenges in ensuring data privacy and security in patient engagement and access solutions. - **Access to Care**: Healthcare organizations face challenges in leveraging new technologies to address access issues in the U.S. healthcare system. - **Workforce Shortages**: A significant barrier to improving patient access and operational efficiency in healthcare. - **Privacy and security concerns**: Significant challenges for patient engagement, necessitating robust cybersecurity measures. - **Misalignment of Medical Necessity**: Patients often unaware of insurance issues until receiving denials, leading to confusion and disruptions. - **Payment Increases**: Concerns from the American Hospital Association regarding insufficient Medicare payment increases impacting patient access, especially in rural areas. - **Healthcare Workforce Shortages**: Labor shortages in the revenue cycle workforce are impacting operational efficiency and patient access. - **Digital divide**: Affects older or less tech-savvy patients, posing challenges in patient engagement. - **Integration of New Technologies**: Healthcare organizations face challenges in integrating new technologies while maintaining patient access and care quality. - **Regulatory Delays**: The lengthy approval-to-reimbursement timelines for drugs in the U.S. hinder patient access compared to other countries. - **Healthcare Access Disparities**: Rural healthcare faces challenges such as hospital closures and staffing shortages, threatening care delivery in underserved communities. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: Ransomware attacks targeting healthcare data raise concerns about patient information security and access. - **Medicare Advantage Challenges**: Providers are reevaluating business models due to restrictive authorizations and decreased payer yields. - **Rural Healthcare Access**: Rural providers are losing patients to urban telehealth services, impacting their financial stability. - **Prior Authorization Burden**: A significant administrative burden causing inefficiencies, with 95% of physicians experiencing increased burnout due to prior authorization processes. - **Data Security Concerns**: Barriers to telehealth adoption include concerns over data security and privacy. - **Claim Denials**: Rising claim denials are costing hospitals billions annually, highlighting the need for improved front-end operations. - **Integration of technologies**: Described as a 'heavy IT lift', highlighting the complexity of creating seamless patient experiences. ## Related Topics [[Patient Access Solutions]]; [[Care Access]]; [[Access to Care]]; [[Healthcare Access]]; [[Patient Care]]