Mark Martin, vice president of product management for Availity, discusses how the company employs AI and machine learning to assist providers and payers in streamlining referrals, approvals and claims management.  

In another round of divestitures, Centene will be selling off its Spanish and central European businesses to French hospital operator Vivalto Santé for an undisclosed sum, in a transaction expected to close before the end of the year.

Confidence in the security and confidentiality of personal health information is beginning to erode, if the results of a new survey are any indication. Released by the American Medical Association, it showed that more than 92% of patients believe privacy is a right, and their health data should not be available for purchase.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare industry have been profound, resulting in shifting profit pools, spikes in innovation, and the creation of new business models, while diversification and vertical integration are likely to accelerate in the pandemic’s wake.