AKASA Named to the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care List

South San Francisco, Calif., October 13, 2026 — AKASA, a leader in generative AI for the healthcare revenue cycle, today announced that it has been named to the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care™ list. 

The list draws on confidential employee surveys conducted through Great Place To Work®,  recognizing healthcare companies that provide a positive workplace experience across roles and backgrounds. At AKASA, 92% of employees say the company is a great place to work. In addition, 99% say new employees are made to feel welcome, and 97% say they are given substantial responsibility.

“Building AI that makes a difference in healthcare starts with giving talented people the trust and support to do their best work,” said Malinka Walaliyadde, CEO and co-founder of AKASA. “I’m proud of the team we’ve built and grateful for the culture they create together that results in awards like this.”

AKASA brings together engineers, AI researchers, and healthcare experts to solve complex challenges in clinical documentation and medical coding. Employees turn advances in AI into practical solutions for health systems, directly connecting the technology they build to the healthcare teams who use it.

The honor adds to AKASA’s workplace recognition in 2026, including its sixth consecutive Great Place To Work Certification™, inclusion on Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers list, and Built In Best Places to Work awards.

“When we ask employees what makes AKASA special, the answers we hear time and again are the people and the mission,” said Carolyn Satenberg-Stewart, chief people officer at AKASA. “Our team brings deep expertise and a shared commitment to solving some of healthcare’s toughest operational challenges. Our culture is a direct reflection of each one of our employees. This recognition is especially meaningful because it comes from them, and it belongs to them”

Learn more about working at AKASA on the company’s careers page.