TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 1, 2024--
MILGARD Windows and Doors, part of the MITER Brands portfolio and manufacturer of vinyl, fiberglass, and aluminum windows and patio doors for builders, dealers, and homeowners, recently announced the launch of the new VX350 Vinyl Moving Glass Wall. The product expands the manufacturer’s portfolio of moving glass wall products, making incredible views and awe-inspiring doors available to an even wider audience.
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The addition of the VX350 Moving Glass Wall provides homeowners with a new option for high-performance, expansive patio doors, further ensuring the perfect solution for any project. Satisfying the rising demand for large patio doors that blur the line between indoor and outdoor spaces, the product is offered in up to four-panel configurations that stack or slide into pockets, with max panel sizes of 5 feet by 8 feet and openings that span widths up to 20 feet.
The VX350 Vinyl Moving Glass Wall boasts narrow sightlines that provide sweeping views of the outside while bringing in copious amounts of natural light. Its stylish white, almond, and black capstock finishes are designed to match nearly any home’s aesthetic. With a standard warm-edge spacer system and options including Low-E glass coatings and argon-filled insulating glass, the VX350 can substantially reduce energy costs and meet ENERGY STAR ® requirements in all four climate zones in certain configurations. It is AAMA- and NFRC-tested and certified.
“We are incredibly excited to offer our customer base a new option that will bring indoor-outdoor living to even more homes in the western U.S.,” said Stephen Moore, MILGARD Senior Vice President of Sales. “Timeless, durable, and easy to operate, the VX350 exemplifies modernity without sacrificing detailed craftsmanship. By exhibiting an eye toward design and functionality, the VX350 answers the market’s demand for stylish products with exceptional performance.”
The VX350 Vinyl Moving Glass Wall is available now at MILGARD.com.
About MILGARD Windows and Doors
Founded in 1958, MILGARD Windows and Doors, part of the MITER Brands portfolio, offers a full line of vinyl, fiberglass, and aluminum windows and patio doors for builders, dealers, and homeowners. Part of the MITER Brands family, MILGARD operates plants in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. To learn more, visit www.milgard.com.
About MITER Brands
Founded in 1947, MITER Brands is a residential window and door manufacturer that produces a portfolio of window and door brands for the new construction and replacement segments with an owner-operated, family-first approach. With more than 20 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States, MITER Brands is a nationwide supplier of precision-built and energy-efficient products. Through optimized manufacturing, valued relationships, and dedicated team members coast to coast, MITER Brands instills confidence and drives quality customer experiences.
For more information, visit www.miterbrands.com.
SAN FRANCISCO & JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 12, 2026--
Abridge, the leading enterprise-grade AI for clinical conversations, is collaborating with Availity, the nation’s largest real-time health information network, to launch a first-of-its kind prior authorization experience. The engagement uses cutting-edge technology grounded in the clinician-patient conversation to facilitate a more efficient process between clinicians and health plans in medical necessity review.
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Rather than creating parallel AI systems across healthcare stakeholders, Abridge and Availity are working together to ensure shared clinical context at the point of conversation powers administrative processes, such as prior authorization review and submission, improving outcomes for patients and the teams delivering care.
This collaboration unites two trusted and scaled organizations: combining Abridge’s enterprise-grade AI platform, serving over 200 health systems and projected to support over 80 million patient-clinician conversations in 2026, with Availity’s next-generation, FHIR-native Intelligent Utilization Management solution, which helps payers and providers digitize and operationalize coverage requirements within administrative workflows.
Availity’s FHIR-native APIs enable fast, scalable, and secure connectivity of payer information across the entire healthcare ecosystem. With Abridge’s Contextual Reasoning Engine technology, clinicians can gain visibility into relevant clinical information during the conversation to support documentation aligned with prior authorization requirements.
“At Availity, we’ve invested in building AI-powered, FHIR-native APIs designed to bring clinical policy logic directly into provider workflows,” said Russ Thomas, CEO of Availity. “By embedding our technology at the point of conversation, we’re enabling faster, more transparent utilization management decisions rooted in clinical context. We’re excited to collaborate with Abridge and to demonstrate what’s possible when payer intelligence meets real-time provider workflows.”
The development of real-time prior authorization is just a component of a broader revenue cycle collaboration that is focused on applying real-time conversational intelligence across the patient, provider, and payer experiences. The companies intend to support integration by collaborating on workflow alignment between their respective platforms in the following areas:
“Abridge and Availity are each bringing national scale, deep trust, and a track record of solving important challenges across the care and claims experience to this partnership,” said Dr. Shiv Rao, CEO and Co-Founder of Abridge. “We’re building real-time bridges between patients, providers, and payers, unlocking shared understanding, focused at the point of conversation.”
About Availity
Availity empowers payers and providers to deliver transformative patient experiences by enabling the seamless exchange of clinical, administrative, and financial information. As the nation's largest real-time health information network, Availity develops intelligent, automated, and interoperable solutions that foster collaboration and shared value across the healthcare ecosystem. With connections to over 95% of payers, more than 3 million providers, and over 2,000 trading partners, Availity provides mission-critical connectivity to drive the future of healthcare innovation. For more information, including an online demonstration, please visit www.availity.com or call 1.800.AVAILITY (282.4548). Follow us on LinkedIn.
About Abridge
Abridge was founded in 2018 to power deeper understanding in healthcare. Abridge is now trusted by more than 200 of the largest and most complex health systems in the U.S. The enterprise-grade AI platform transforms medical conversations into clinically useful and billable documentation at the point of care, reducing administrative burden and clinician burnout while improving patient experience. With deep EHR integration, support for 28+ languages, and 50+ specialties, Abridge is used across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, emergency department, and inpatient.
Abridge’s enterprise-grade AI platform is purpose-built for healthcare. Supported by Linked Evidence, Abridge is the only solution that maps AI-generated summaries to source data, helping clinicians quickly trust and verify the output. As a pioneer in generative AI for healthcare, Abridge is setting the industry standard for the responsible deployment of AI across health systems.
Abridge was awarded Best in KLAS 2025 for Ambient AI in addition to other accolades, including Forbes 2025 AI 50 List, TIME Best Inventions of 2024, and Fortune’s 2024 AI 50 Innovators.
Abridge and Availity Collaborate to Redefine Payer-Provider Synergy at the Point of Conversation
Abridge and Availity Collaborate to Redefine Payer-Provider Synergy at the Point of Conversation
