Discover how Stedi CEO Zack Kanter built a modern healthcare clearinghouse after the Change Healthcare outage. Learn how API-driven EDI and AI transform RCM.
Episode Resources:
When the largest U.S. healthcare clearinghouse went dark in a massive cyberattack, it exposed the fragile, outdated plumbing powering the medical system's financial backbone. In this episode of HealthTech Remedy, we sit down with Zack Kanter, founder and CEO of Stedi, to uncover how his company is replacing decades-old billing infrastructure with modern, developer-friendly technology. By tuning in, you'll learn how upgrading the invisible layers of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the crucial first step to unlocking the true potential of AI in healthcare.
Zack shares his unconventional journey from selling automotive parts to tackling the massive technical debt hidden within healthcare's revenue cycle management. He breaks down why legacy clearinghouses relying on batch processing aren't equipped for real-time APIs, and how his team built a drop-in replacement in just five days during an industry-wide crisis. The conversation also explores how seamless, automated data pipes are the missing link required for agentic AI to finally transform administrative workflows. Listen in to find out how fixing this underlying plumbing is preparing the medical system for a fully programmable future.
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Join three physician leaders exploring health technology innovation. We tell the stories of pioneering companies and interview industry leaders, covering critical areas transforming healthcare. Get doctor and patient perspectives on topics like prior authorization, price transparency, AI in medicine, digital health, cancer care, and more. Explore the challenges and successes at the intersection of medicine and technology.