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Apr 2022
42m 17s

Episode 1: Six Levels Down

Pushkin Industries
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Athenahealth was just another healthcare provider facing the biggest problem US doctors face: not treating patients, but getting insurance companies to pay their bills. But then the company figured out how to fix the problem, by recognizing an overlooked expert toiling in the hospital basement.

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