Change Healthcare, which is majority-owned by McKesson, will integrate PokitDok's APIs into its existing Intelligent Healthcare Network, which relies on blockchain for processing transactions.
The health IT company launched the latest group of APIs at the American Telemedicine Association conference in Minneapolis this week.
"Strategics are not responsible for your success. They are there to help," said Lisa Maki, PokitDok co-founder and CEO.
McKesson Ventures managing director Tom Rodgers talks about its investment in PokitDok.
PokitDok eliminates essential transaction fees in a challenge to information clearinghouses.
The funding will be used to nearly double PokitDok's ranks from its current level of 40 to 70, particularly for business intelligence, technical and marketing support.
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In a collaboration with PokitDok, Evidation Health sees a useful partner to validate mobile health apps for clinical applications.
Silicon Valley startups PokitDok and Doctor on Demand announced a strategic alliance that they said will help users of Doctor on Demand’s telemedicine services more quickly determine what’s covered, thereby streamlining both the visit and payment process. Doctor on Demand CEO Adam Jackson said the effort will eliminate the often-slow or burdensome process of connecting […]
Silicon Valley startup Pokitdok rolled out an Enterprise Scheduler, enabling a wide range of providers — group practices, hospitals and telehealth — to centralize scheduling and move away from clunky call centers and switchboard operations. The San Mateo-based company said most providers lack an electronic calendaring program “that captures availability of every physician in the […]
PokitDok today said that 152 insurers were added as “trading partner connections,” with the goal of automating back-end communications between payers and providers, thereby reducing costs on overhead and making the data exchange between them more valuable. The Silicon Valley startup said the new information from insurers will allow health systems, health IT entrepreneurs, employer […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Silicon Valley startup PokitDok today unveiled a host of new tools aimed at furthering healthcare price transparency, including a national price index, along with software that lets users both schedule and pay for treatments. Users of the company’s API – among them digital-health developers, self-insured corporations and health systems – will have access pricing information […]
California startup PokitDok is in the midst of raising another $7.5 million that will support further expansion, according to an SEC filing. The company, started in 2011, has developed an API platform that parses claims data, which can then be used by third-party developers, health systems, insurers or employers looking to track in real time […]
The forces of transparency in healthcare pricing got a boost today. PokitDok now has 4 million more dollars to make it easier for consumers to do comparison shopping among doctors. The company’s series A round was led by New Atlantic Ventures and syndicated with Rogers Venture Partners. Seed investors including Subtraction Capital, Zac Zeitlin and […]
