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The Rebound: According to the new State of Digital Health 2025 report from CB Insights, digital health funding rose 19% YoY to $22.3B in 2025, driven by fewer, larger checks—average deal size jumped 29% to $20.3M.The Consolidation: M&A activity surged 33% to 210 deals, ending a three-year decline. The market saw massive exits like Thermo Fisher’s $9.4B acquisition of Clario and Waystar’s $1.3B purchase of Iodine Software.The AI Moat: Artificial Intelligence was the
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KLAS 2026 Rankings: Aledade and Guidehealth Named Top VBC Enablement Firms
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The News: A new KLAS Research report, Value-Based Care Enablement Services 2026, evaluates the firms helping healthcare organizations transition from fee-for-service to risk-based models.The Leaders: Aledade (95.7 score) and Guidehealth (87.5 score) top the performance charts, praised for their ability to operationalize insights and drive tangible financial results.The Divide: The report reveals a sharp split in satisfaction. While ambulatory practices are aggressively
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Stop the Leak: How Missed Referrals Cost Health Systems Millions Annually
Missed referrals represent a major, recurring cause of revenue leakage for providers and delays in access to care for patients.
When a physician refers a patient to a specialist, the ideal outcome is a prompt appointment and clear documentation that flows back to the referring provider. This “closed referral loop” is essential for patient safety, as the referral process is often a vulnerable point in the care journey.
However, health systems often fall short of the “ideal” when it
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Beauregard Health Integrates Artera and DrFirst into MEDITECH Expanse for Unified Messaging
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- Beauregard Health System, a rural community provider in De Ridder, Louisiana, successfully integrated two leading technologies within its MEDITECH Expanse electronic health record (EHR) system to deliver a more unified provider and patient experience: Artera’s AI-powered patient communication platform and a prescription engagement solution from DrFirst.
- This integration is the latest evolution of Beauregard Health System’s broader patient engagement strategy,
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Silna Launches Industry’s First Predictive Document Intelligence to Proactively Clear Patients for Care
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- Silna, a healthcare technology company redefining how providers navigate prior authorization, today announced the launch of Predictive Document Intelligence, the industry first AI-powered capability designed to proactively prevent prior authorization denials and care delays before requests are ever submitted.
- Prior authorization continues to be one of the most significant barriers to timely care in the U.S.
Fixing the Front-End Failures That
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Homecare Homebase 2026 Report: Medicare Advantage and AI Adoption Drive New Operational Strategy
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The Crisis: Despite soaring demand from an aging population, home health referral conversion rates have dropped 13% since 2018, leaving 4.2 million patients without recommended care in 2024 due to capacity constraints.The Shift: With Medicare rates decreasing by ~1.3% and Medicare Advantage (MA) now covering 54% of beneficiaries, agencies can no longer rely on rate hikes. Margin protection must come from operational precision and automated "payer playbooks."The Solution:
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Why NYU Langone Is Outsourcing the “Front Door” of Dementia Care
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The News: Isaac Health, a virtual brain health platform, has partnered with NYU Langone Health, one of the nation's top neurology programs, to create a new care pathway for dementia patients in New York.The Problem: New York has one of the highest projected prevalences of Alzheimer's in the U.S., creating massive demand that traditional brick-and-mortar clinics cannot meet, often resulting in months-long wait times for a diagnosis.The Model: The partnership creates a
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Why AI Fails in Fragmented Systems: A 2026 Guide for Healthcare Leaders
Healthcare organizations have spent the past decade layering on digital tools in the name of patient engagement. What began with portals and messaging systems has expanded to include scheduling, digital forms, reminders, and payments. But in many practices, these solutions were implemented one by one, often from different vendors and with little thought for how they work together. The result is a disconnected patient experience and an operational burden for staff.
Fragmentation shows up in
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Infinite Computer Solutions Launches New Epic EHR Center of Excellence in Dubai
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- Infinite Computer Solutions, a global technology solutions provider, is announcing the launch of its Center of Excellence (COE) office in Dubai to meet the demand of healthcare systems that are utilizing Epic Systems’ electronic health record (EHR) software platform.
- Infinite is one of only a handful of solution providers in the world to offer a COE
Infinite Launches Epic Center of Excellence to Streamline EHR Delivery and Reduce Operational Risk
Infinite
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The Prescription Black Box: Why 56% of Patients Are Struggling to Access Meds in a Digital Age
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The Crisis: A new Harris Poll/Surescripts survey reveals that 56% of U.S. patients face challenges filling prescriptions, with 25% abandoning medication entirely due to cost.The Gap: Despite high digital literacy, only 20% of patients feel "empowered" to manage their meds, largely because they don't know where to find accurate pricing information (48%).The Fix: The data suggests a massive appetite for provider-led digital tools. 84% of patients want their doctors to
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