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April 20, 2026 l Issue #333

🔍 Top Insights

1. CMS taps 150 digital health companies, providers for ACCESS Model
2. Epic rolls out health alerts to flag rising rates of illness at the county level

The Big Unlock Podcast 

Dr. Hasselberg makes a compelling case for sustainable digital transformation in healthcare.

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Dr. Klasko challenges the industry to rethink its fundamental assumptions and move toward a more sustainable, patient-centered future.

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MyEyesAI At C10 Labs NYC AI Nexus Bootcamp

Funding and M&A Moves

• Luminai raises $38M to scale AI workflow automation platform
• Medicare navigation company Chapter banks $100M series E funding round

🤖 AI in Action

Use Case of the Week:  Autonomous AI Coding for Revenue Cycle Optimization    

Health System:  Mercyhealth   

Mercyhealth implemented an autonomous AI medical coding platform to automate clinical documentation review and coding workflows. The AI analyzes patient charts, assigns billing codes without manual intervention, and identifies missed reimbursement opportunities. By reducing coder backlog and improving documentation accuracy, the system enabled scalable coding across multiple specialties while allowing human coders to focus on complex cases. 

The deployment resulted in a 5.1% revenue increase, faster claims processing, and significant reductions in aging accounts receivable — demonstrating how AI-driven coding can directly improve financial performance and operational efficiency in healthcare revenue cycle management.

📊 Industry Spotlight

1. AI speeds up prior auth, coding while driving higher costs for health systems: PHTI report (PDF)
2. Why Companies That Choose AI Augmentation Over Automation May Win in the Long Run
3. US adults still turn to providers for accurate health information even as AI chatbot use grows: Pew survey

🧠 Thought Leadership

Who else found this absolutely fascinating?

Anthropic’s paper says that LLM’s have upto 171 disctinct emotions and their responses sometimes depend on what they are “feeling”. Learn more

• From Guidelines to Outcomes: What Autonomous AI Can Deliver in Healthcare Today
• From Pilot to Production: How Healthcare & Pharma Are Scaling AI Voice Agents for Real Impact
• Escaping Pilot Purgatory: How Healthcare Leaders Can Scale What Matters
• Augmenting Care and Strengthening Trust with Healthcare AI

💬 From the Frontlines

“The whole issue now is continuous health narratives — using data, wearables, and AI so healthcare happens continuously, not once a year.”

—  Stephen Klasko, former CEO of Jefferson Health, Executive in Residence at General Catalyst, Board Chair at DocGo, Teleflex, and one of healthcare’s most provocative voices (The Big Unlock Podcast Episode #200 )

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