Is Amazon’s approach with HealthScribe smart?

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Top Story Is Amazon's Approach With HealthScribe Favoring Collaboration Over Competition Smart? Amazon recently unveiled HealthScribe, an API that software companies can use to create clinical note generation apps that providers can later adopt. With this approach, Amazon is seeking to collaborate with companies that are building clinical documentation AI apps rather than compete with them. Some think this approach is clever, but others think it does little to facilitate bi-directional EHR integration and create standardization. Sponsored Content Payer's Place: David Calabrese of OptumRx Presented by HLTH and MedCity News The Payer's Place video series continues as David Calabrese, Chief Clinical Officer of OptumRx sits down with us and discusses how the marketplace for drug prescriptions has changed with newer companies providing affordability and convenience.  He also shares how OptumRx is working with providers to make prior authorization less burdensome. Click here to watch the interview!

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