September 25, 2026 - A new healthcare publication, The In-Between, launched to explore the systems, workflows, and operational challenges that shape how healthcare works behind the scenes. The publication from Availity™ is dedicated to examining the friction that exists between organizations, technologies, policies, and processes, and the impact those challenges have on patients, providers, and payers.
In today’s world, the hardest part of healthcare isn’t always the care itself. Abrasion in the system occurs during the “in-between” moments, when handoffs, rules, and back-and-forth impacts good intentions and outcomes. The In-Between is dedicated to making sense of the healthcare system and challenging familiar assumptions to improve understanding.
What is The In-Between?
The In-Between is an industry publication focused on healthcare administration, workflow modernization, interoperability, operational coordination, and systems thinking. It is designed as a forum for deeper conversations about operational realities shaping healthcare today.
What will readers learn?
Readers can expect perspectives on administrative friction, payer-provider coordination, policy implementation, operational AI, cybersecurity, workflow modernization, and the structural challenges that make healthcare difficult to navigate. Content may include essays, analyses of news and events, industry observations, interviews, and conversations intended to help readers better understand the forces influencing healthcare operations.
Why is this important right now?
Many of healthcare's biggest challenges do not originate within a single organization. They emerge in the spaces between organizations, systems, workflows, policies, and implementation. While public discussion often focuses on technology, compliance, or broad calls for transformation, meaningful modernization also requires better coordination, reduced operational burden, stronger trust, and more effective system design. The In-Between was created to support those conversations and provide a venue for thoughtful industry dialogue.
What makes this publication different?
The publication centers on providing readers with valuable insights and tips to address abrasion points in the industry. It is known that healthcare does not simply happen inside organizations but between them and that is where coordination lives and where modernization is tested.
The In-Between is intended to help readers understand the topics impacting the healthcare system – from payment accuracy, cybersecurity, and prior authorization to less frequently discussed topics like operational trust, workflow design, administrative economics and the impact abrasion has on the system. Contributors will focus on industry challenges and opportunities, provide practical perspective, and help readers understand why issues matter to healthcare as a whole.
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