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Health Tech Startup, Outbound AI, Completes $16M Raise to Accelerate Growth of AI Agents Performing Administrative Tasks
The company today announced completion of its seed financing, with the latest round co-led by Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group and SpringRock Ventures.
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Outbound AI closes $16M seed round that includes KCRise Fund
Outbound AI may be based in Seattle, but the artificial intelligence for health care startup wants to make Kansas City its second hub. It already has hired five local employees, including its chief revenue officer, and recently closed a $16 million seed round that included KCRise Fund.
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Medical Billing Teams Offload Phone-Based Work to AI-Powered Virtual Agents
Anyone who works in healthcare’s back office knows all too well how much time and effort it takes providers to get paid for their services, which is why Outbound AI has set its sights on using the superpowers of conversational and generative artificial intelligence to remove administrative burdens across the revenue cycle.
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May 9, 2023
Medical Billing Automation Takes Giant Leap Forward With GPT-Enabled Virtual Agents From Outbound AI
The Seattle-based startup is using GPT among other AI cloud technologies to reduce healthcare's administrative costs, improve productivity and elevate the daily job experience for human talent.
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March 29, 2023
Generative AI Takes On Administrative Burdens
John Lynn of Healthcare IT Today visits with Outbound AI’s CEO, Stead Burwell, and CTO, Jonathan Wiggs, to discuss how healthcare workers can welcome new AI that removes the frustrating burdens of administrative tasks.
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March 28, 2023
Five Minutes in Healthcare – Stead Burwell
Philip Jacobus, CEO of DOTmed, talks with Stead Burwell, Founder & CEO of Outbound AI, about leveraging artificial intelligence to automate time-consuming administrative work and simplify provider interactions with insurers.
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March 28, 2023
OpenAI’s GPT failed a test to generate random numbers. What does this say?
Jonathan Wiggs, Co-Founder & CTO of Outbound AI, editorializes about the hyperbole surrounding ChatGPT, GPT-3 and GPT-4, and reflects on what failing a test to generate random numbers means in reference to their capabilities.
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March 17, 2023
Almost Half of Health Systems Use AI to Tackle Workforce Issues
The Health Management Academy surveyed 40 executives from 40 leading health systems and found almost half are using AI to tackle workforce challenges.
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March 16, 2023
Almost Half of Health Systems Use AI for Workforce Issues
A survey shows that 47.5 percent of health systems currently use artificial intelligence solutions to address workforce challenges, with the rest considering an AI solution for this purpose.
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March 16, 2023
AI Survey: Healthcare Execs Eye Workforce and Back Office Solutions
A new survey from The Health Management Academy finds that healthcare leaders are bullish on AI technology, especially if it can make back office operations easier and help with burgeoning workforce management issues.
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March 15, 2023
Survey by The Health Management Academy Reveals Accelerating Use of AI to Overcome Workforce Challenges
C-suite executives from leading U.S. health systems report widespread investments in artificial intelligence (AI) to support clinical and non-clinical staff.
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January 24, 2023
Outbound AI appoints Ryan Greenhaw as Chief Revenue Officer
The healthcare automation veteran will lead the Seattle-based startup’s sales and business development efforts.
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September 27, 2022
Madrona Venture Labs spinout aims to take the pain out of insurance claims
Outbound AI has a prescription for one of the biggest headaches of the medical system: interacting with insurance companies and other payers to process claims.
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