# Patient Intake * **Definition:** The process of gathering and collecting patient information prior to a medical visit, often through automated forms, to reduce paperwork, minimize errors, and enhance efficiency in healthcare settings. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Patient Intake ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Patient Intake**, for healthcare technology leaders * 7.2K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/27/2025 | [**Rural Healthcare Challenges: How AI & Telemedicine Can Improve Access - HIT Consultant**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/27/rural-healthcare-challenges-how-ai-telemedicine-can-improve-access/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/27/2025 | [**John Snow Labs Acquires WiseCube to Bolster AI-Powered Biomedical Knowledge and Drug Discovery**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/27/john-snow-labs-acquires-wisecube/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/27/2025 | [**Stanford medical school dean outlines 3 urgent AI priorities - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/ai/stanford-medical-school-dean-outlines-3-urgent-ai-priorities/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/27/2025 | [**Emory, Stanford, Mercy: 6 Big Tech partnerships**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/innovation/emory-stanford-mercy-6-big-tech-partnerships/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/26/2025 | [**AI can solve many gaps in healthcare, but only with ethical implementation - Viewpoint**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/ai-can-solve-many-gaps-in-healthcare-but-only-with-ethical-implementation-viewpoint) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 5/25/2025 | [**Action Framework for AI Agents in Healthcare - by Alex G. Lee - May, 2025 - Medium**](https://medium.com/@alexglee/action-framework-for-ai-agents-in-healthcare-f4801f8dcaa6) | [[Medium]] | | 4/24/2025 | [**InteliChart Expands Patient Engagement Workflows for Office Practicum Providers with ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/intelichart-expands-patient-engagement-workflows-for-office-practicum-providers-with-access-to-its-award-winning-patient-intake-302436920.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/24/2025 | [**InteliChart Expands Patient Engagement Workflows for Office Practicum Providers ... - Morningstar**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250424cl71681/intelichart-expands-patient-engagement-workflows-for-office-practicum-providers-with-access-to-its-award-winning-patient-intake) | [[Morningstar]] | | 4/1/2025 | [**FirstHx Enters U.S. Healthcare Market with Revolutionary AI-Powered Patient Intake Technology**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/firsthx-enters-u-healthcare-market-140000809.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 3/31/2025 | [**FirstHx Enters U.S. Healthcare Market with Revolutionary AI-Powered Patient Intake Technology**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250401223227/firsthx-enters-us-healthcare-market-with-revolutionary-ai-powered-patient-intake-technology) | [[Morningstar]] | | 3/4/2025 | [**AI, MedTech And Big Tech: Who Will Lead The Next Medical Revolution? - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2025/03/04/ai-medtech-and-big-tech-who-will-lead-the-next-medical-revolution/) | [[Forbes]] | | 3/4/2025 | [**Portable Medical Devices Market to Reach USD 191.1 Billion by 2035, Driven by AI ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/portable-medical-devices-market-reach-123000217.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/28/2025 | [**The Home Care Tipping Point: Why 2025 Could Break or Make Your Business - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/home-care-tipping-point-why-2025-could-break-make-your-iqhvc) | [[Linkedin]] | | 2/26/2025 | [**LBMC Unveils Key Healthcare Trends for 2025: AI, M&A, Cybersecurity, and Policy Shifts ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lbmc-unveils-key-healthcare-trends-192100608.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/22/2025 | [**The Future of Digital Health: Key Trends and Opportunities in 2025 - by Kartheek Rao**](https://medium.com/@kartheekraom/the-future-of-digital-health-key-trends-and-opportunities-in-2025-64001a178563) | [[Medium]] | | 2/21/2025 | [**Roundup: AI and cloud tackle cyber risk and improve workflows - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/roundup-ai-and-cloud-tackle-cyber-risk-and-improve-workflows) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 2/5/2025 | [**Simple Interact Wins 2025 Best in KLAS Award for Patient Intake Management**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/simple-interact-wins-2025-best-in-klas-award-for-patient-intake-management-302368412.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**Revolutionizing Healthcare IT: The Power of Hyperautomation**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/01/31/revolutionizing-healthcare-it-the-power-of-hyperautomation/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 1/21/2025 | [**InteliChart Achieves HITRUST r2 Certification Demonstrating the Highest Level of ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/intelichart-achieves-hitrust-r2-certification-demonstrating-the-highest-level-of-information-protection-assurance-302354936.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/21/2025 | [**InteliChart Achieves HITRUST r2 Certification Demonstrating the Highest Level of ... - Morningstar**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250121cl99530/intelichart-achieves-hitrust-r2-certification-demonstrating-the-highest-level-of-information-protection-assurance) | [[Morningstar]] | | 1/14/2025 | [**Healthcare Trends Shaping 2025 And Insights For Industry Leaders - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2025/01/14/healthcare-trends-shaping-2025-and-insights-for-industry-leaders/) | [[Forbes]] | | 1/12/2025 | [**Hyperautomation in Healthcare: Transforming IT with Benefits and Risks**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/01/13/hyperautomation-in-healthcare-transforming-it-with-benefits-and-risks/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 12/21/2024 | [**Weekly Roundup - December 21, 2024 - Healthcare IT Today**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/12/21/weekly-roundup-december-21-2024/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 11/19/2024 | [**How Emory Healthcare reroutes 30f MyChart messages**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/ehrs/how-emory-healthcare-reroutes-30-of-mychart-messages/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 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 - **Simple Interact**: Provider of a patient intake management solution recognized for its customizability and integration with EMR systems. - **CheckinAsyst**: A digital patient intake platform that integrates with EHR systems to enhance patient workflows and payment processes. - **Athenahealth**: A health IT vendor providing comprehensive patient intake functionalities. - **Phreesia**: A company that automates patient intake and registration processes, improving operational efficiency and patient satisfaction. - **InteliChart**: Offers a patient engagement platform integrated with EHR systems, focusing on data protection and enhancing patient intake processes. - **FirstHx**: An AI-driven healthcare technology company that offers a patient intake solution to enhance efficiency and accuracy in healthcare data management. - **Epic**: Another health IT vendor known for its patient intake solutions. - **RevSpring**: A company that offers solutions for patient self-service and staff-assisted tools for scheduling, intake, and payments. - **Paubox**: Provider of HIPAA-compliant online forms for patient data collection, enhancing privacy and security in patient intake. - **Acclaim Autism**: Behavioral healthcare provider focused on improving patient intake efficiency through AI technology. - **Netsmart**: Offers TheraOffice EHR and practice management software, enhancing patient intake and documentation for physical therapy. - **Valer**: A company focused on enhancing patient intake experiences through automation and reducing staffing burdens in healthcare organizations. - **Florence**: A tech startup that has secured funding to improve patient intake and clinical workflow technology. - **Guidewell**: A healthcare organization utilizing AI applications like Prisma AI and Sunoh AI Medical Scribe to enhance patient intake processes. - **Health Note**: A healthcare technology company that has developed an AI Scribe tool to automate medical documentation and enhance patient intake processes. - **Weave**: A customer experience software and payments platform recognized for its excellence in patient relationship management and usability, enhancing patient intake processes. - **ReferralMD**: A company specializing in AI-driven healthcare solutions that automate patient intake and referral management, enhancing operational efficiency. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Beth Israel Lahey Health and MIT Sloan's Healthcare Lab**: Collaborated to optimize patient intake and retention processes for the Hospital at Home program. - **Appian and Acclaim Autism**: Collaboration to implement AI technology for reducing patient intake wait times. - **CheckinAsyst and Oracle Health**: Integration to enhance patient workflows and payment processes. - **GE HealthCare and Amazon Web Services**: Partnered to develop generative AI for diagnostics, which may impact patient intake processes. - **Valer and Clearwave**: Strategic partnership aimed at automating prior authorizations and improving patient intake experiences. - **Cleveland Clinic**: Implementing ambient documentation software to enhance EHR and clinician-patient interactions. - **Yosi Health and Elation Health**: Integration enhancing primary care practices with advanced digital patient scheduling, registration, and communication solutions. - **Infinx Healthcare and i3 Verticals**: Acquisition to enhance AI solutions for patient access and revenue cycle management. - **Kaiser Permanente and Abridge**: This partnership aims to enhance clinical documentation, allowing physicians to focus more on patient interaction. - **FirstHx and Jevan Consulting**: A partnership aimed at facilitating the integration of FirstHx's technology into American healthcare settings. - **Treatment.com and Alea Health**: A binding letter of intent for acquisition to enhance AI-driven mental health solutions. - **Duke University Health System and GE HealthCare**: Implementing Hospital Pulse Tile to enhance operational efficiency in patient flow management. - **Emory Healthcare and Switchboard, MD**: Utilizing a digital solution to manage high volumes of patient communications effectively. - **Teladoc Health and UpLift**: Acquisition to improve access to virtual mental health services. - **Healthcare organizations and tech companies**: Collaborating to develop AI-driven patient engagement solutions and improve operational efficiency. - **Florence and Luminis Health**: Collaborating to tackle constraints in care related to clinical capacity and patient management. - **Oracle Health, Cleveland Clinic, G42**: A strategic partnership to create an AI-powered healthcare platform for improved patient care and public health management. - **Netsmart and Vandoit**: Collaboration to develop a mobile healthcare delivery clinic integrating technology for mental health services. - **Mount Sinai Health System**: Opened the Hamilton and Amabel James Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Health to enhance healthcare delivery through AI and data science. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **InteliChart's Patient Intake Solution**: Enhances pre-visit workflows by integrating digital forms, eligibility checks, payments, and consents into a seamless process. - **Simple Interact's Patient Intake Management**: Recognized for its focus on user experience and automation of front office workflows, enhancing productivity and patient outcomes. - **Digital Patient Intake Solutions**: Emergence of platforms like CheckinAsyst that digitize and automate the patient intake process. - **AI in Patient Intake**: Utilization of AI applications to streamline patient intake processes, improve data accuracy, and enhance patient experiences. - **AI Integration**: AI technologies are being integrated into patient intake processes to enhance data collection, improve patient engagement, and streamline workflows. - **Digital Patient Intake Forms**: The transition from paper to digital forms is being facilitated by innovative SaaS solutions, improving efficiency and reducing data breaches. - **Paubox Forms**: A new feature allowing secure online data collection through customizable forms, enhancing patient intake efficiency. - **Automation of Prior Authorizations**: Efforts to reduce staffing burdens and improve efficiency in patient intake through automation. - **ReferralMD's AI Solutions**: Automates patient intake and referral management, improving operational efficiencies and patient experiences. - **AI Scribe by Health Note**: An innovative tool that automates documentation, saving clinicians significant administrative time and improving patient engagement. - **Telehealth Growth**: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telehealth and virtual care technologies, leading to increased demand for patient intake solutions. - **Generative AI Chatbots**: These are being used to enhance patient engagement during the intake process, making it more personalized and efficient. - **Hospital at Home Program**: Launched by Beth Israel Lahey Health to provide inpatient-level care at home, requiring effective patient intake and education. - **AI and IoT Integration**: Real-time monitoring and analysis of patient data to enhance care and outcomes. - **Remote Patient Monitoring**: The rise of telehealth and remote monitoring tools is transforming patient intake by allowing for more efficient data collection and patient engagement. - **Patient Engagement Solutions**: Expanding market driven by telehealth, wearables, and patient portals to improve healthcare consumerism. - **Vitalchat's AI Solutions**: Enhancing inpatient care through virtual nursing and automated workflows to improve clinician efficiency. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Data Privacy and Security**: Concerns regarding the protection of patient data during the intake process, especially with the integration of new technologies. - **Integration Complexities**: As healthcare organizations adopt new technologies, they encounter challenges related to interoperability and integration of systems, which can hinder efficient patient intake. - **Staffing Challenges**: Healthcare organizations face staffing shortages that impact the efficiency of patient intake processes. - **AI Adoption Barriers**: Challenges such as cost, complex integration, and workforce resistance hinder the full integration of AI in patient intake processes. - **HIPAA Compliance**: The complexity of HIPAA regulations poses challenges for healthcare practices transitioning to digital patient intake forms. - **Vendor Limitations**: Many small healthcare practices report dissatisfaction with their core health IT vendors' patient intake functionalities, leading them to seek third-party solutions. - **Integration with Legacy Systems**: Healthcare organizations face difficulties in integrating new technologies with existing systems, impacting the efficiency of patient intake. - **Interoperability Issues**: Many healthcare providers, especially in rural areas, struggle with outdated systems and lack of connectivity, impacting patient intake efficiency. - **Documentation Burden**: Physicians are overwhelmed by documentation demands, impacting their ability to focus on patient care during appointments. - **Staffing Issues**: Healthcare organizations face challenges related to rising salaries and staffing shortages, impacting patient intake and overall service delivery. - **Regulatory compliance**: Ensuring adherence to regulations like HIPAA while implementing advanced patient engagement technologies. - **Data security and privacy**: Ongoing concerns regarding the protection of patient data amidst increasing technology adoption. - **Integration Challenges**: Poor integration with EHR systems can lead to adoption challenges for new technologies. - **Patient Trust in AI**: While there is growing trust in AI for patient interactions, concerns about security and accuracy remain prevalent among consumers. - **AI Implementation Concerns**: Experts emphasize the need for a balanced approach to AI adoption in healthcare, prioritizing patient care and data privacy amidst concerns about accuracy and bias. - **Compliance with Regulations**: Ensuring that new technologies and processes comply with HIPAA and other regulatory requirements. - **Data Interoperability**: Organizations must ensure data interoperability before adopting new health tech tools. - **Data Security and Privacy**: Concerns regarding patient privacy and data security necessitate stringent protections and transparent governance frameworks.