2020 Health IT Pivots: 9 Healthcare Leaders Discuss Their Team's New Strategies

In the wake of HIMSS cancellation, members of the Becker's editorial team touched base with technology and advisory firm leaders in March and April via phone or email. Each leader was asked to answer three questions. Here, respondents share their response to the question: Has your team's strategy changed in the last year? Why or why not?

Leigh Anderson. President of Performance Services at Premier: Over the last year we have increased our focus on automated prior authorization. We think that leveraging clinical decisions support and natural language processing to automate prior authorization will be a game changer for all parties within the healthcare ecosystem. We believe that if we get this right, the end result will be more patient-centered care, improved efficiency (across the board) and less clinician burnout.

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