On a busy hospital floor, a reminder pops up on a nurse’s screen. She needs to complete a mandatory compliance training by the end of the week, but a glance at the census board tells her that’s not feasible. Fourteen patients need support, they’re down three nurses this week and there’s a long list of people waiting in the ER for a bed on her floor. She closes the tab. Compliance is important to her, but she doesn’t have the capacity to step away from patient care to watch a 90-minute training
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Collectly Acquires AI Automation Startup Pledge Health to Streamline Pre-Service Workflows
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The Acquisition: Collectly, a dominant AI-powered patient financial experience platform that has processed over $1 billion in payments across 3,000+ facilities, has acquired Y Combinator-backed Pledge Health.The Missing Piece: Collectly has historically owned the post-visit patient billing and engagement experience. Pledge Health brings powerful, upstream pre-service automation (coverage verification, upfront cost estimates, prior auth readiness).The Tech Upgrade: Pledge
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Mayo Clinic Study Uses Wearables and Machine Learning to Predict COPD Rehab Participation
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The Research: A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health by researchers at the Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery reveals that wearable data may help predict patient engagement in remote COPD rehabilitationThe Core Problem: Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) frequently drop out of remote, 12-week pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Because COPD severely impacts sleep, patients often lack the energy to complete
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What’s Next for Emergency Response Data in 2026?
In emergency response, the name of the game has always been speed and adaptability: getting the right people in the right place at the right time to save lives. But in 2026, data is completely reshaping how agencies respond to emergencies.
For years, agencies have been playing catch-up: responding to emergencies as they come, reacting to problems as they hit us. Now, it’s possible for your data to work in real time and help you see what’s coming next, from surging demand to resource
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Adonis Secures $40M for AI‑Driven Revenue Cycle Operations Platform
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The Funding: New York-based Adonis, an AI orchestration platform for Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), has raised $40M in Series C funding. The round was led by Quadrille Capital, bringing the company's total funding to over $95M since its founding in 2022.The Financial Velocity: Adonis is scaling rapidly. The company reported achieving more than 4x revenue growth in 2025 and an impressive net retention rate above 130%.The Market Crisis: The healthcare reimbursement
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Thesis Care (Formerly Trovo Health) Secures $45M to Scale AI-Powered Clinical Care Teams
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The Funding & Rebrand: New York-based Thesis Care (recently rebranded from Trovo Health) has secured $45M in Series A funding. The round was led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from CRV and Black Opal Ventures, bringing total funding to $60M.The Leadership: The company was founded in 2024 by CEO Dr. Niren Gandra and CPO Aditya Pandyaram, both former executives at the patient financial engagement giant Cedar.The Core Model: Thesis does not sell a traditional SaaS tool
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Beyond the AI Arms Race: Why Collaborative Intelligence Is the Only Path Forward for Utilization Management
Healthcare's utilization management crisis didn't start with artificial intelligence — but AI threatens to make it exponentially worse if we don't change course now.
A recent peer-reviewed study from Stanford University, published in the January 2026 issue of Health Affairs, evaluated 21 predictive and/or generative AI tools currently deployed across the utilization review landscape. The findings should serve as a wake-up call: we're
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Cityblock Health CEO Dr. Toyin Ajayi Releases Blueprint for AI in Medicaid
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The Manifesto: Dr. Toyin Ajayi, CEO of Cityblock Health, has published a comprehensive report, “Medicaid + AI: A New Standard for Innovation,” arguing that the nation's most vulnerable patient population must be the proving ground for generative AI.The Investment Disconnect: Currently, roughly 60% of healthcare AI investment is directed toward revenue cycle management, billing optimization, and risk adjustment. Conversely, less than 20% of health plans use AI to develop
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The C-Suite Squeeze: Why Hospital IT Budgets Are Shrinking While AI Spending Soars
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The Data Source: Sage Growth Partners released its "Health IT Purchasing Forecast 2026-2027: Where C-Suites are Investing Amid Declining Capital Budgets" report, based on a benchmark survey of 101 hospital and health system C-suite executives.The Budget Squeeze: A significant 41% of C-suite leaders anticipate their capital investments will be reduced over the next two years. Only 5% expect an increase of 20% or more, representing a notable decline from prior years.The
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Zocdoc Report: 26% of Patients Now Use AI for Medical Advice, Creating a ‘Triangle of Care’
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The Data Source: Zocdoc released "The AI-Informed Patient" report, based on a February 2026 survey of 1,186 U.S. adults and 1,000 U.S. healthcare providers.The Adoption & The Access Problem: Over a quarter (26%) of patients have already used AI to ask a health-related question. A massive driver is poor access to care: 65% of patients report using AI simply because it is easier than trying to see a doctor.The Secret Patient: Patients are heavily hiding their AI use
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