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Provider Data Solution Veda Automates Over 59 Million Hours of Administrative Healthcare Tasks Since 2019

Leading the provider data industry with technology that goes beyond roster automation

MADISON, October 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Veda, a health technology company solving the industry’s most complex provider data challenges, announced today their systems have saved leading health plans 59,758,547 hours of administrative work in the last five years. (Equivalent to a full-time healthcare business staff member working 28,730 years.)

Veda performs work for healthcare businesses in all 50 states and has automated the processing of nearly 2 billion provider records since January 2019. (1,792,756,400 rows of provider data from healthcare rosters and network data as of October 2024. Source: Veda Platform Internal Reporting.)

Get the story behind Veda’s claims: REPORT | Veda’s Automation Eliminates Over 59 Million Hours of Administrative Healthcare Tasks…and Counting.

“While automation saves valuable time and money in the healthcare system, it also contributes to equitable access to care,” said Meghan Gaffney, Veda’s CEO. “Inaccurate directories do not meet patients’ needs and we are redefining what a positive healthcare experience can be with provider data that is not only delivered quickly but accurately.”

Veda’s patented technology uses AI and machine learning paired with human-in-the-loop oversight to revolutionize how provider data is collected, verified, and enhanced. A continuous data flow monitors and detects any changes in provider information across hundreds of thousands of sources to produce the most accurate provider data available, all without additional intervention from providers.

Earlier this year, Veda completed a blind third-party audit of its provider data which found Veda’s provider data accuracy levels to be 90%+ compared to the industry average of 48-55%. “At Veda, data accuracy isn’t just a checkbox—it’s our guaranteed metric of success,” said Gaffney.

Additionally, when measuring productivity gains for healthcare business staff (i.e., the time spent processing a row of data by a full-time employee at a health plan vs. the time spent by Veda’s automated solutions), Veda’s platform offers a significant gain in workforce productivity. No other company can produce these types of gains or guarantee accuracy levels as high as Veda. 

Additionally, Veda announced that Jim Cronin has joined Veda as president and chief operations officer. With a proven track record and decades of experience with health plans such as Anthem and United, Jim is supporting Veda’s accelerated growth and expansion into more health systems, digital health groups, and payviders.


About Veda 

Veda blends science and imagination to solve healthcare’s most complex data issues. Through human-in-the-loop Smart Automation, our solutions dramatically increase productivity, enable compliance, and empower healthcare businesses to focus on delivering care. Veda’s platforms are simple to use and require no technical skills or drastic system changes because we envision a future for healthcare where data isn’t a barrier—it’s an opportunity. To learn more about Veda, follow us on LinkedIn

Health Tech Solution Veda Ranks No. 417 on the 2024 Inc. 5000

With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 1,066 Percent, Veda Ranks No. 417 Among America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

August 13, 2024 – Veda Data Solutions, healthcare’s leading AI provider data platform, was named No. 417 on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list revealed today.

Among software companies, Veda was ranked 47th and the Madison, Wis.-based company was the 4th highest-ranked company on the list from Wisconsin. This is Veda’s second consecutive year on the Inc. 5000 list. 

“At Veda, we are committed to improving the healthcare experience by creating the most accurate, curated provider data on the market and partnering with health plans and provider organizations to ensure their members have seamless access to appropriate care,” said Meghan Gaffney, CEO and co-founder of Veda. “Being named in the top 10 percent of high growth companies validates our solution and reflects the value our customers place on member satisfaction, patient access to care, and their commitment to delivering on Medicaid and Medicare requirements.”

The Inc. 5000 class of 2024 represents companies that have driven rapid revenue growth while navigating inflationary pressure, the rising costs of capital, and seemingly intractable hiring challenges. Among this year’s top 500 companies, the average median three-year revenue growth rate is 1,637 percent. In all, this year’s Inc. 5000 companies have added 874,458 jobs to the economy over the past three years. 

“Veda is committed to Health Equity, and creating the most accurate provider data is how we make good on that promise,” said Gaffney. “I am so proud of our customers and team members who ensure members have access to timely, high-quality care.”

For complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, location, and other criteria, go to www.inc.com/inc5000. All 5,000 companies are featured on Inc.com starting Tuesday, August 13, and the top 500 appear in the new issue of Inc. magazine, available on newsstands beginning Tuesday, August 20. 

“One of the greatest joys of my job is going through the Inc. 5000 list,” says Mike Hofman, who recently joined Inc. as editor-in-chief. “To see all of the intriguing and surprising ways that companies are transforming sectors, from health care and AI to apparel and pet food, is fascinating for me as a journalist and storyteller. Congratulations to this year’s honorees, as well, for growing their businesses fast despite the economic disruption we all faced over the past three years, from supply chain woes to inflation to changes in the workforce.” 

About Veda

Veda blends science and imagination to solve healthcare’s most complex data issues. Through human-in-the-loop Smart Automation, our solutions dramatically increase productivity, enable compliance, and empower healthcare businesses to focus on delivering care. Veda is simple to use and requires no technical skills or drastic system changes because we envision a future for healthcare where data isn’t a barrier—it’s an opportunity. To learn more about Veda, follow us on LinkedIn.

More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000 

Methodology 

Companies on the 2024 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2020 to 2023. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2020. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2023. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2020 is $100,000; the minimum for 2023 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. 

About Inc. 

Inc. Business Media is the leading multimedia brand for entrepreneurs. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of our community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating our future. Inc.’s award-winning work achieves a monthly brand footprint of more than 40 million across a variety of channels, including events, print, digital, video, podcasts, newsletters, and social media. Its proprietary Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since its launch as the Inc. 100 in 1982, analyzes company data to rank the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The recognition that comes with inclusion on this and other prestigious Inc. lists, such as Female Founders and Power Partners, gives the founders of top businesses the opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. For more information, visit www.inc.com. 

Healthcare de Jure: Meghan Gaffney, CEO and Co-Founder of Veda

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Healthcare de Jure host Matt Fisher is joined by Meghan Gaffney, CEO and Co-Founder of Veda. They discuss background on provider directories and difficulties of confirming accuracy of information; inconsistent application of accountability requirements; policy update on pending Congressional bills; discussion of how technology is promoting better data and presenting more readily.

Healthcare NOW Radio: Healthcare de Jure

From public policies and Federal initiatives to privacy and security, join host Matt R. Fisher as he and his guests discuss a smorgasbord of topics, giving hospitals, physicians, vendors and patients a seat at the table. Matt’s virtual conversations can be listened to on demand or heard on air. So don’t miss a minute of what’s on the menu.

Meghan Gaffney Named a Women in Health IT to Know 2024

Women are working to shape and enhance the future of healthcare through health IT. These strong female leaders are modernizing administrative healthcare processes, cutting back on inefficiencies, standardizing workflows and more.

Read the full list from Beckers Hospital Review

Meghan Gaffney. CEO and Co-founder of Veda (Madison, Wis.). As CEO and co-founder, Ms. Gaffney is instrumental in shaping Veda into a pioneering force in the data automation sector and a key player in the provider data management market. She oversees the strategic direction of the a Series B company, steering it through significant growth phases and forming partnerships with commercial plans and industry giants like Humana. Her leadership has also contributed to the company’s recent achievement of third-party validation for its AI technology. With over 15 years of experience in healthcare policy, Ms. Gaffney is adept at navigating complex regulatory environments and leveraging technology opportunities to address pressing issues such as “ghost networks” in healthcare provider directories. A 2023 EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women, Ms. Gaffney also contributes to the Entrepreneur Leadership Network and shares her insights on venture capital dynamics within the digital health startup ecosystem.

Beckers Hospital Review

Meghan Gaffney interviewed on The Tate Chronicles discussing Veda products

The Tate Chronicles Dispatches from the frontline of Health IT


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What Threat or Opportunity Should Health IT Leaders be Keeping Their Eye On?

Healthcare IT Today — With how fast the world of healthcare is evolving, it is impossible to stay up to date on every single thing that is happening, especially once you factor in the amount of work that is required in every health IT job. There is no way that health IT leaders can be aware of every single threat or opportunity they need to keep an eye on, or at least there’s no way to do that if they try to do it alone. Thankfully, we are here to make sure that none of you are left to handle all that work by yourself. In order to get a good range of insights and opinions on what threats and opportunities health IT leaders should be looking out for, we reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community while at ViVE 2024. The following video is a compilation of their answers!

Read the full article from Healthcare IT Today here


Veda First to Achieve Third-Party Data Validation from Erdős Institute, Reinforcing Commitment to Accountable AI-Powered Solutions in Healthcare

Independent Audit Says Veda’s AI Precision Exceeds 90%, Solving Ghost Networks and Payer Network Attestation Challenges

MAY 6, 2024 – MADISON, WI Veda, a leading health technology company specializing in provider data solutions, announced today that it has achieved third-party validation from the prestigious Erdős Institute, an independent organization of university PhDs advancing the fields of Data Science and Machine Learning.

Following a blind independent review of Veda’s AI-powered data curation engine—the backbone of its product stack—Erdős Institute researchers found highly accurate provider directory data with certain accuracy scores exceeding 90 percent for critical information like addresses, locations, and phone numbers.

By facilitating accurate provider directory data, as mandated by the No Surprises Act, validation of Veda’s proprietary curation and machine learning methodologies represents a pivotal milestone in Veda’s journey towards fostering greater transparency and accountability in payer data solutions.

“As skepticism surrounds AI tools in healthcare, validation from the Erdős Institute underscores Veda’s commitment to leading the market with ethical and reliable solutions,” said Meghan Gaffney, Co-Founder and CEO of Veda. “While outdated methods for maintaining accuracy and compliance continue to fail, Veda is proof positive that automation is an effective and necessary approach to supporting health plan members who rely on provider directories to find care.”

A rigorous analysis by Erdős not only demonstrates Veda’s commitment to AI excellence but also sheds light on the prevalent issue of ‘ghost networks,’ or inaccurate provider directories. Yale Law and Policy Review found between forty-five and fifty-two percent of provider directory listings had errors, with some individual plans having error rates as high as ninety-eight percent. 

Increased pressure on state and federal lawmakers to protect seniors from surprise medical bills and improve access to mental health treatment has spurred a wave of bipartisan legislation seeking to hold commercial and Medicare Advantage plans accountable. 

In a crowded marketplace of payer solutions, the independent validation from Erdős sets a new benchmark for accuracy and compliance.

“Our blinded study found that Veda’s data-driven automation is capable of producing accurate provider data quickly and efficiently,” said Roman Holowinsky, PhD, Managing Director of the Erdős Institute. “Automated, real-time provider datasets like Veda’s can greatly benefit the market and save users a lot of time over manual attestation or intervention.”

To access a copy of the whitepaper, please visit vedadata.com/case-studies/erdos-white-paper-vedas-ai-precision-exceeds-90.

About Erdős Institute:

The Erdős Institute is a multi-university collaboration focused on helping PhDs get jobs they love at every stage of their career. Founded in 2017, the Institute helps train and place a diverse pool of PhDs through boot camps, workshops, mini-courses, consulting opportunities, and direct employer connections. For more information, visit www.erdosinstitute.org

About Veda:Veda blends science and imagination to solve healthcare’s most complex data issues. Through human-in-the-loop Smart Automation, our solutions dramatically increase productivity, enable compliance and empower healthcare businesses to focus on delivering care. Veda is simple to use and requires no technical skills or drastic system changes, because we envision a future for healthcare where data isn’t a barrier—it’s an opportunity. To learn more about Veda, visit vedadata.com.

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