Healthliant Ventures, the innovation arm of Tanner Health, today announced a partnership with Ethermed to pilot the integration of Ethermed’s artificial intelligence (AI)-driven prior authorization platform into Tanner Health’s care delivery systems.

Ethermed’s solution is achieving 90% of prior authorization automation, operating seamlessly within existing clinical systems to gather required data, complete authorization forms and submit them without manual input. By streamlining this process, Ethermed minimizes patient care delays and dramatically reduces administrative burdens for clinicians and staff.

Since securing its first customer in December 2023, Ethermed has grown rapidly. The platform now processes approximately 13,150 authorizations daily, with 90% full automation, totaling more than 4.8 million authorizations in 2025 alone. With an average processing time of about 3.9 seconds, Ethermed aims to achieve zero-latency prior authorizations.

“Partnering with Ethermed represents a major step forward in tackling one of the most persistent administrative challenges in health care,” said Steve West, managing director, Healthliant Ventures. “By harnessing AI to automate the prior authorization process, we can free up valuable clinician time, reduce administrative friction, and accelerate care delivery for our patients.”

“Building upon our established presence in the EHR marketplace, the Tanner collaboration affords Ethermed the opportunity to address one of health care's most significant challenges directly within the Epic environment,” said Daniel Friedman, founder and CEO of Ethermed. “Our Epic integration now facilitates rapid deployment and offers substantial benefits concerning customer expenses and revenue potential.”