Prior authorization companies are moving into ambient listening, while ambient listening companies are expanding into prior authorization — a trend underscored by yet another partnership bridging the two spaces.

On Thursday, Cohere Health , a clinical intelligence company working to improve the relationship between payers and providers, announced a collaboration with Microsoft Dragon Copilot to advance prior authorization. It comes shortly after Highmark Health and Abridge launched a similar partnership aiming to streamline prior authorization through ambient AI.

Through the Cohere and Microsoft collaboration, providers using Dragon Copilot’s ambient listening technology during patient visits will be able to immediately send prior authorization requests and receive feedback from he

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