Ascertain

As we enter the holiday season, we're reflecting on the people who make healthcare work: the care coordinators, the nurses, the teams who show up every day to ensure patients get the care they need. Their dedication, often under challenging circumstances, is what drives us. Thank you to our partners, customers, and the care teams within them. We're grateful to play a small part in giving you back time for the work that matters most. Wishing you and your families a restful, restorative Thanksgiving.

🎦 The practical AI guidance for healthcare founders Cure.'s second Concept to Cure lesson is live. Mark Michalski, MD, Ascertain's CEO and CIO of Deerfield Management, shares what founders need to know about building and deploying AI in healthcare responsibly. From data readiness and clinical validation to regulatory strategy and team design, this lesson separates AI hype from proven healthcare impact. It's grounded in real-world experience building systems that providers trust and patients benefit from. 🎬 Watch The Healthcare Founder's AI Handbook (members only): https://lnkd.in/eHBuWaKe #ConceptToCure #AIinHealthcare #HealthcareInnovation #HealthcareAI

The results are in and they’re redefining what efficiency looks like in specialty care. We’re excited to announce our partnership with The Oncology Institute. Before Ascertain, The Oncology Institute’s 100+ clinics spent 350 hours every week on prior authorizations; manual faxes, portal logins, and endless follow-ups. In just 60 days, that time dropped by 95%, freeing up care coordinators to focus on what truly matters: helping patients start treatment without delay. This isn’t just time saved, it’s administrative transformation at scale, because when technology handles the complexity, people can focus on care. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/enaZhZq6 #HealthcareAI #PriorAuthorization #OncologyCare #HealthTech

We’re excited to welcome Molly O'Neill as Ascertain’s new Chief Commercial Officer! 🎉 Molly is a distinguished healthcare executive with more than 30 years of experience leading growth, innovation, and partnerships across health systems, startups, and global enterprises. She has held senior leadership roles at Tenet Healthcare, Duke Health, Mass General Brigham, and Proteus Digital Health, and most recently served as Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer at Aegis Ventures. At Ascertain, Molly will help accelerate our mission to eliminate administrative complexity in healthcare. With her expertise and leadership, we’re expanding the reach of our agentic AI platform — automating prior authorizations, payer interactions, and care management so providers and payers can restore time, trust, and focus to patient care. Please join us in welcoming Molly to the team! Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eDU5uF8c #Healthcare #AI #Leadership #Innovation #Automation

Thrilled to see Ascertain recognized in the latest NY Healthcare Innovation Report as part of the next wave of healthcare innovation in New York. At Ascertain, our mission is simple but ambitious: give healthcare teams their time back. By bringing agentic AI into complex care management and revenue cycle workflows, we’re helping health systems, payers, and provider groups do more with less, without burning out their teams. This recognition is a testament to the vision of our team and the trust of the healthcare leaders who partner with us to push the boundaries of what’s possible in automation. If you’re building for the future of healthcare or you’re simply tired of watching your teams spend hours on administrative work let’s talk. The next wave of innovation is here, and it’s purpose-built for healthcare. #HealthcareInnovation #AgenticAI #HealthcareAutomation #NYTech #FutureOfHealthcare #DHNY

Proud to partner with Northwell Health to turn the tide on clinician burnout. Ascertain’s AI platform handles the grunt work like documentation and prior authorizations. This frees up care teams to spend more time on what really matters – the patients. Thank you Jill Kalman, M.D. for your visionary leadership in making this collaboration a success.   https://bit.ly/4kuMSiI #PatientJourney #CareCoordination #ReadmissionReduction #PostAcuteCare #LengthOfStay #HospitalEfficiency #PriorAuthorization

“I hope AI won't take my ability to have an original thought!” Mark Michalski’s not worried about that. “Our challenge - and our opportunity - is to ensure that these technologies empower us to think more deeply and originally, not less. I believe our creativity and critical thinking will set us apart. AI is here to enhance what we do, not replace the spark of originality that makes us human.” Mark is Chief Information Officer at Deerfield and the leader of our #DeerfieldIntelligence team. (Also, he’s hiring!) *Graphic created by ImageThink for Deerfield’s inaugural AI Forum.

Our vision at Ascertain has always been clear: build AI that makes healthcare worthy of the providers who deliver it and the patients who rely on it.   Today that vision takes a major step forward. Deerfield Management has led our $10 million financing round, joined by Northwell Health. At the same time, I’m stepping into an additional role as Chief Information Officer at Deerfield, where I’ll launch a firm‑wide Software, Data & AI team. I'm honored to work with James Flynn and the rest of the incredible Deerfield team to scale the impact of AI across our firm, partners, and portfolio companies.    For Ascertain, this round unlocks resources for faster product cycles and a deeper impact for hospital case‑management teams. The scale and strategic reach of Deerfield will be integral to making intelligent automation part of everyday care. I’m grateful to the Ascertain team for the late nights and weekends that brought us here, and to Deerfield and Northwell for believing in the mission.   As for what's next: I’m looking for dedicated builders—software developers as well as data, AI, and ML engineers—to partner with. If you’re ready to build, let’s talk.    Exciting journey ahead for both teams—now, back to work.   #AI #Ascertain #Deerfield #Northwell #Hiring

We’re thrilled to share that Ascertain announced our Series A fundraise led by Deerfield Management with a strategic investment from Northwell Health. This achievement marks a significant milestone in our efforts to support health systems, payers, and independent provider groups in automating workflows and freeing up time to focus on quality patient care. Now more than ever, with case managers spending nearly 60% of their time on manual administrative tasks, we need to develop solutions that leverage AI to improve operational workflows. With the collaboration between Deerfield, Northwell, and Aegis Ventures, we’re well positioned to improve efficiency for healthcare workers and ultimately ensure patients receive the best care. Big thanks to Julian Harris, Jill Kalman, M.D., and Mark Solazzo! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eqp-6Qbf