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Eli Lilly Taps Chai Discovery’s Frontier AI to Design ‘Computer-Aided’ Biologics

OpenAI-Backed Chai Discovery Raises $130M to Tackle "Undruggable" Targets with Generative AI

01/09/2026 By Fred Pennic Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Eli Lilly and Company has entered a strategic collaboration with Chai Discovery to deploy frontier AI for the design of novel biologic therapeutics. - The partnership includes the development of an exclusive, purpose-built AI model trained on Lilly’s proprietary data,
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  • Amazon Pharmacy Disrupts Weight Loss Market with Oral Wegovy: $149 Cash-Pay Option and Same-Day Delivery

    Amazon Pharmacy Disrupts Weight Loss Market with Oral Wegovy: $149 Cash-Pay Option and Same-Day Delivery

    Jasmine Pennic

  • Agentic AI in Healthcare: Hype or Healthcare’s Best Co-Pilot? by Thomas Kluz, Managing Director at Niterra Ventures

    The Flight to Quality: Why 2026 Healthcare VC is Betting on AI Integration Over Innovation

    Thomas Kluz, Managing Partner at Niterra Ventures

  • AccurKardia Secures Second FDA Clearance for AccurECG 2.0 to Tackle Cardiac Backlogs

    AccurKardia Secures Second FDA Clearance for AccurECG 2.0 to Tackle Cardiac Backlogs

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Smarter Media Planning: How Pharma Marketers are Solving the 2026 FDA Compliance Gap

Smarter Media Planning: How Pharma Marketers are Solving the 2026 FDA Compliance Gap

by Anna Bager, President and CEO of OAAA 01/09/2026 Leave a Comment

Pharma advertising is entering a period of accelerated change. As the Food and Drug Administration increases oversight of direct‑to‑consumer promotions, marketers are rethinking how they reach
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DiMe Launches Initiative to Scale Trusted AI Care Navigation

DiMe Launches Initiative to Scale Trusted AI Care Navigation

by Fred Pennic 01/09/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) has launched a new multi-stakeholder initiative, "Scaling Trusted, High-Impact AI Care Navigation," to accelerate the responsible adoption
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Rune Labs Names Tempus Veteran Amy Gordon Franzen as CEO to Scale AI Precision Medicine

Rune Labs Names Tempus Veteran Amy Gordon Franzen as CEO to Scale AI Precision Medicine

by Healthcare Executive Hires 01/09/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Rune Labs, the leader in precision neurology, has appointed Amy Gordon Franzen as its new Chief Executive Officer.  - Franzen, a foundational leader from Tempus,
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Prescryptive and Ilant Health Partner to Deliver Transparent Pricing and Clinical Excellence

Prescryptive and Ilant Health Partner to Deliver Transparent Pricing and Clinical Excellence

by Jasmine Pennic 01/09/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Prescryptive and Ilant Health have partnered to offer employers a direct-to-market channel for GLP-1 therapies, combining transparent net pricing with rigorous clinical
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Pomelo Care Secures $92M to Scale Virtual Maternity Model Across Women’s Health

by Jasmine Pennic 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Pomelo Care has closed a $92 million Series C funding round, propelling the company to a $1.7B valuation.  - After proving its virtual model can reduce preterm births
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The 40% Difference: Why AI Must Anchor Your RCM Modernization Strategy in 2026

The 40% Difference: Why AI Must Anchor Your RCM Modernization Strategy in 2026

by Inger Sivanthi, Chief Executive Officer of Droidal 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

The Crisis Facing Healthcare Financial Leaders Healthcare financial leaders are navigating an environment of unprecedented complexity. Your organization is caught between escalating operational
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The Automated OR: Apella Secures $80M to Scale Ambient Video Intelligence Across the Surgical Suite

The Automated OR: Apella Secures $80M to Scale Ambient Video Intelligence Across the Surgical Suite

by Fred Pennic 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Apella has announced an $80M Series B round to scale its ambient AI platform designed for the most complex environment in the hospital: the operating room (OR). The round was
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Canopy Secures $22M to Scale Healthcare Safety Platform

Canopy Secures $22M to Scale Healthcare Safety Platform

by Fred Pennic 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Canopy, the category leader in connected safety platforms, has closed a $22M Series B funding round led by 111° West Capital and ACME Capital.  - As workplace
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Scaling Medical Cannabinoids: How Digital Care Platforms Solve the Clinical Guidance Gap

Scaling Medical Cannabinoids: How Digital Care Platforms Solve the Clinical Guidance Gap in 2026

by Sean Collins, CEO and Co-Founder at EO Care 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

Cannabinoids – and medical cannabis – are becoming part of the care mainstream. Evidence suggests that responsibly managed cannabinoid care and guidance can have success in symptom management,
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Mount Sinai Deploys AI-Powered Clinical Trial-Matching Platform to Expand Access to Cancer Research

Mount Sinai Deploys AI-Powered Clinical Trial-Matching Platform to Expand Access to Cancer Research

by Fred Pennic 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center has deployed PRISM, an AI-powered platform designed by Triomics for systemwide clinical trial matching. - Utilizing OncoLLM—a large
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Topos Bio Emerges from Stealth to Tackle Disordered Proteins with $10.5M and Frontier AI

Topos Bio Emerges from Stealth to Tackle Disordered Proteins with $10.5M and Frontier AI

by Jasmine Pennic 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Topos Bio has emerged from stealth with $10.5M in seed funding to solve one of the most persistent challenges in medicine: targeting intrinsically disordered proteins
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Carna Health Raises $8M to Scale Global AI-Driven Kidney Screening

Carna Health Raises $8M to Scale Global AI-Driven Kidney Screening

by Jasmine Pennic 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Carna Health has raised $8M to scale its AI-driven Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) platform. The round included participation from Dr. Jay Rosan, Cenk Bekmezçi, Jose Pereyra,
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IntelyCare Acquires CareRev to Unify Acute and Post-Acute Staffing

IntelyCare Acquires CareRev to Unify Acute and Post-Acute Staffing

by Fred Pennic 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - IntelyCare has acquired CareRev, creating a comprehensive clinical labor platform that spans both acute and post-acute care. Led by CEO Matthew Levesque, the combined
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Verana Health Acquires COTA to Build Multi-Specialty RWD Powerhouse

Verana Health Acquires COTA to Build Multi-Specialty RWD Powerhouse

by Syed Hamza Sohail 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: - Verana Health®, a digital health company dedicated to revolutionizing patient care and clinical research through real-world data (RWD), has announced the merger with COTA
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OncoRx Insights Announces Native Epic Integration for Oncology Decision Support

OncoRx Insights Announces Native Epic Integration for Oncology Decision Support

by Fred Pennic 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - OncoRx Insights has completed a native integration with Epic Systems, enabling Single Sign-On (SSO) access to precision oncology treatment data. Led by CEO Kristin
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Oasys Raises $4.6M to Build the First AI-Native OS for Behavioral Health

Oasys Raises $4.6M to Build the First AI-Native OS for Behavioral Health

by Syed Hamza Sohail 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: - Oasys Health ("Oasys"), the first AI-native operating system for behavioral health, today announces $4.6M in funding, including a $4M seed round led by Pathlight Ventures,
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OpenAI Debuts ChatGPT Health: A ‘Digital Front Door’ That Connects Medical Records to Agentic AI

OpenAI Debuts ChatGPT Health: A ‘Digital Front Door’ That Connects Medical Records to Agentic AI

by Fred Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a dedicated, secure environment that allows users to connect their medical records and wellness apps (e.g., Apple Health,
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Function and OpenAI Unveil Lab Integration for ChatGPT Health

Function and OpenAI Unveil Lab Integration for ChatGPT Health

by Fred Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Function has announced a strategic integration within the newly launched ChatGPT Health ecosystem, allowing its members to securely ground AI conversations in high-level
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Credit Over Equity: Catalio Capital’s $325M Fund Signals a New Financial Playbook for Healthcare Innovation

Credit Over Equity: Catalio Capital’s $325M Fund Signals a New Financial Playbook for Healthcare Innovation

by Fred Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Catalio Capital Management has closed its second credit fund with over $325M in commitments, marking a significant expansion of structured financing options for
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Inova Health Partners with Notable to Scale 'Agentic' RCM and Referral Automation

Inova Health Partners with Notable to Scale ‘Agentic’ RCM and Referral Automation

by Jasmine Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Inova Health, a non-profit provider in Northern Virginia, has announced a strategic partnership with Notable to deploy an integrated AI platform across its revenue cycle and
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Headlamp Health Launches AI Platform to Bring Precision Medicine to Neuroscience Drug Development

Headlamp Health Launches AI Platform to Bring Precision Medicine to Neuroscience Drug Development

by Fred Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Headlamp Health has launched Lumos AI, an analytical decision-support layer specifically engineered to solve the "Complexity Gap" in neuroscience drug development. -
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Women's Health Crisis Revealed: 68% Don't Trust Their OB/GYN, Report Finds

Women’s Health Crisis Revealed: 68% Don’t Trust Their OB/GYN, Report Finds

by Jasmine Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: - O Positiv Health has released its 2026 State of the Vagina Report, a survey of over 3,000 women that exposes profound deficits in health literacy and provider trust. The
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Teal Health Expands Nationwide - Bringing FDA-Authorized At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening to All 50 States

Teal Health Expands Nationwide – Bringing FDA Authorized At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening to All 50 States

by Syed Hamza Sohail 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: - Teal Health, a virtual women’s health company on a mission to eliminate cervical cancer in the U.S., today announced the national availability of its comprehensive
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Beyond the Band-Aid: Reimagining Healthcare Workflows for the AI Era

Beyond the Band-Aid: Reimagining Healthcare Workflows for the AI Era

by Sundar Subramanian, CEO of Zyter TruCare 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

Industry leaders have been rapidly deploying AI programs, many of them hoping for a cure-all for operational and technological maladies of all kinds. Their optimism is not surprising, as tech vendors
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Rewriting the Front Door: How AI-Assisted Intake Solves the 2026 Mental Health Crisis

Rewriting the Front Door: How AI-Assisted Intake Solves the 2026 Mental Health Crisis

by Alexander Amatus, Business Development Lead at TherapyNearMe.com.au 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

For all the hype about AI “replacing therapists,” the more immediate and profound shift is happening somewhere far less glamorous: the intake process. Across health systems, primary care
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Utah Becomes First State to Approve AI System for Prescription Renewals

Utah Becomes First State to Approve AI System for Prescription Renewals

by Fred Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - The Utah Department of Commerce has officially authorized Doctronic to become the first AI system in the U.S. to legally participate in medical decision-making for
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Tegria, Cedar Partner to Humanize the Patient Financial Experience

Why Tegria’s Exit from Providence Reshapes Health IT Outsourcing

by Fred Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Providence St. Joseph Health has officially offloaded Tegria Services Group to private equity firm Altaris, marking the end of a high-profile experiment in health
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Closing the Data Gap: Healthconnect Texas and PCIC Unify to Build the Ultimate Social Drivers of Health (SDoH) Infrastructure

Healthconnect Texas and PCIC Unify to Build the Ultimate Social Drivers of Health (SDoH) Infrastructure

by Jasmine Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Healthconnect Texas and the Patient Care Intervention Center (PCIC) have announced a strategic unification, merging statewide clinical connectivity with deep community-based
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Should Brain Health Screenings Start Earlier in Adulthood?

Should Brain Health Screenings Start Earlier in Adulthood?

by HITC Staff 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

We have traditionally been concerned about the health of the brain only after retirement, and this is a reactive approach to dealing with it, which often results in it being too late. We should be
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Who Made Your Medicine? How to Use ProPublica’s Rx Inspector to Audit Your Generics

Who Made Your Medicine? How to Use ProPublica’s Rx Inspector to Audit Your Generics

by Fred Pennic 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - ProPublica has released Rx Inspector, a first-of-its-kind database that allows Americans to identify the exact facility where their generic prescriptions were
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The Future of the AI-Enabled Health Consumer in 2026

The Future of the AI-Enabled Health Consumer in 2026

by Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer, Transcarent 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

Imagine a world where your healthcare simply works. Everything you need to manage your health lives on your phone, in one place. It speaks your language, reflects your preferences, and connects you to
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The Agentic Era: Why Glen Tullman is Killing the Healthcare Chatbot in 2026

The Agentic Era: Why Glen Tullman is Killing the Healthcare Chatbot in 2026

by Fred Pennic 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Transcarent has officially launched WayFinding 2.0, marking a strategic shift from the "chat assistant era" to the "agentic action era" in healthcare. - By integrating
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The Standard of Care Shift: Heartflow Secures Nationwide Aetna Coverage for AI Plaque Analysis

The Standard of Care Shift: Heartflow Secures Nationwide Aetna Coverage for AI Plaque Analysis

by Fred Pennic 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Heartflow has achieved a major milestone as Aetna updates its policies to cover AI-driven Heartflow Plaque Analysis across all lines of business, effective December 23,
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Medable Unveils Generative AI to Accelerate Clinical Trial Startup

How Medable’s Agentic AI TMF Solves the Clinical Trial ‘Clerical Debt’ Problem

by Jasmine Pennic 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - Medable has announced its TMF Agent, a first-of-its-kind agentic AI tool designed to automate the labor-intensive Trial Master File (TMF) process at JPM 2026. It automates
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Beyond the Sensor: How January AI’s Food Scanner Replaces CGM Friction for GLP-1 Care

Beyond the Sensor: How January AI’s Food Scanner Replaces CGM Friction for GLP-1 Care

by Jasmine Pennic 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - January AI has transitioned its science-validated "virtual glucose monitor" technology into a suite of Enterprise APIs, enabling B2B partners to embed AI-powered food
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The Digital Insider: Securing Agentic AI in the 2026 Healthcare Landscape

The Digital Insider: Securing Agentic AI in the 2026 Healthcare Landscape

by Ben Scharfe, EVP for AI, Altera Digital Health 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

Hospitals have thrown their doors open to a new kind of technology that can think, act and make changes faster than any human. And with healthcare generating more than 30% of the world’s data, the
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Designing Trust-Centered Digital Health Systems for Sensitive Patient Interactions

by HITC Staff 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

Digital health tools now shape many of the most sensitive moments in the patient experience. Individuals use digital platforms to report concerns, describe symptoms they hesitate to discuss in person,
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KLAS Healthcare IoT Security 2026: Top Vendors Rated for Risk Reduction and ROI

KLAS Healthcare IoT Security 2026: Top Vendors Rated for Risk Reduction and ROI

by Fred Pennic 01/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  A new 2026 report from KLAS Research signals a major shift in the healthcare IoT security market: hospitals are no longer satisfied with just "seeing" their devices—they
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The Unbreakable Web: Building the 2026 Hybrid Network Stack for AI-Driven Care

The Unbreakable Web: Building the 2026 Hybrid Network Stack for AI-Driven Care

by Julian Jacquez, President COO, BCN 01/05/2026 Leave a Comment

Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming healthcare at a pace that few could have predicted. What once were experimental use cases, predictive diagnostics,
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The EEG as a ‘Vital Sign’: Ceribell’s AI Pivot to In-Hospital Stroke Detection

The EEG as a ‘Vital Sign’: Ceribell’s AI Pivot to In-Hospital Stroke Detection

by Fred Pennic 01/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Ceribell’s LVO Stroke Breakthrough In January 2026, the FDA granted Breakthrough Device Designation to Ceribell for its LVO (Large Vessel Occlusion) stroke
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Mastering the EHR Learning Curve: 2026 Strategies for IT Competency

Mastering the EHR Learning Curve: 2026 Strategies for IT Competency

by Chris Mercier, Vice President, R D, Juno Health 01/05/2026 Leave a Comment

Professionals across public, acute, and behavioral health rely on electronic health record (EHR) software to support patient care and documentation every day. Entering diagnoses, care plans, and
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AMA’s Strategic Push for Permanent Medicare Telehealth Reform

by Fred Pennic 01/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know - The AMA is urging Congress to pass permanent authorization of Medicare telehealth services before the current waiver expires on January 30, 2026.  - This advocacy
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Abbott Debuts GenAI ‘Libre Assist’ to Tackle Mealtime Decision Fatigue

by Jasmine Pennic 01/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Launched at CES 2026, Abbott’s Libre Assist,is a generative AI feature within the Libre app that predicts glucose impact before consumption.  - Using a
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The $149 Disruptor: GoodRx and LifeMD Aggressively Scale Access to FDA-Approved Wegovy Pill

The $149 Disruptor: GoodRx WeightWatchers, LifeMD Aggressively Scale Access to FDA-Approved Wegovy Pill

by Jasmine Pennic 01/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - The healthcare landscape is witnessing a seismic shift in obesity care as GoodRx, WeightWatchers LifeMD launch the newly FDA-approved Wegovy pill (oral semaglutide)
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From Genes to Hackers: The Hidden Cybersecurity Risks in Life Sciences

From Genes to Hackers: The Hidden Cybersecurity Risks in Life Sciences

by Aaron R. Warner, CEO of ProCircular, Inc. 01/05/2026 Leave a Comment

Getting a new credit card number is relatively easy, but you can't get a new genome.   In October 2023, 23andMe experienced a data breach resulting from a credential stuffing attack. In this
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Avoiding the Telemedicine Cliff: Why the DEA Extended Prescribing Rules Through 2026

by Fred Pennic 01/02/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - In a significant move for the "tele-prescribing" landscape, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have
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From Reactive to Proactive: Mastering 2026 Medical Device Fleet Management

From Reactive to Proactive: Mastering 2026 Medical Device Fleet Management

by Alla K. Woodson, General Manager, Anesthesia Global Services, GE HealthCare Patient Care Solutions 01/02/2026 Leave a Comment

In today’s healthcare environment, hospitals typically have 10 to 15 connected medical devices per bed, meaning clinical engineering teams are often responsible for managing thousands of medical
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Closing the Referral Management Gap in 2026: Why Every Referral Deserves Swift Follow-Through

Closing the Referral Management Gap in 2026: Why Every Referral Deserves Swift Follow-Through

by Howard Bright, CTO at RevSpring 01/02/2026 Leave a Comment

In healthcare today, one of the quietest yet most damaging leak points lies between the referral and the actual appointment. It’s easy to think of referral processing as a back-office task. But in
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How Legacy Active Directory Creates Ransomware Risks for Hospitals

How Legacy Active Directory Creates Ransomware Risks for Hospitals

by Craig Birch, Technology Evangelist Principal Security Engineer at Cayosoft 01/02/2026 Leave a Comment

In early 2024, the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago faced a catastrophic cyber incident. Between January 26 and 31, attackers infiltrated the network, forcing the shutdown of
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What Benefits Leaders Need to Know About Agentic AI in 2026

What Benefits Leaders Need to Know About Agentic AI in 2026

by Shuki Licht, Head of Innovation and VP of AI Technology at HealthEquity 01/01/2026 Leave a Comment

The healthcare industry is a leader in AI agent adoption at 68%, according to KPMG research, with early implementations reducing administrative workload by 55%. Yet for all this progress, Agentic AI
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Healthcare CIOs in 2026: 4 Strategies to Scale AI and Unlock 10x Efficiency

Healthcare CIOs in 2026: 4 Strategies to Scale AI and Unlock 10x Efficiency

by Justin White, co-founder and CTO of Notable 01/01/2026 Leave a Comment

As the pace of change in healthcare continues to accelerate, CIOs face increasing pressure to optimize IT investments, enable operational efficiency, and improve patient outcomes, all while navigating
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7 Ways AI Will Actually Transform Behavioral Health in 2026

7 Ways AI Will Actually Transform Behavioral Health in 2026

by Loren Larsen, CEO and co-founder of Videra Health 01/01/2026 Leave a Comment

The integration of AI into behavioral health has moved from experiment to expectation. The industry is rapidly finding its footing, moving past initial hype and learning from cautionary tales to focus
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The Unbundling of Primary Care: How 2026 Will Decentralize Medicine

The Unbundling of Primary Care: How 2026 Will Decentralize Medicine

by Pramila Srinivasan, Ph.D., CEO, CharmHealth 01/01/2026 Leave a Comment

As 2026 begins, I’m seeing a clear shift in how care is delivered and how patients expect to participate in it. After years of incremental progress, the industry is finally moving in ways that truly
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The New “Pass/Fail” Test: Why Sovereignty, Not Features, Will Decide Global Health IT Contracts in 2026

by Fred Pennic 12/31/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - A new 2026 report from Black Book Market Research reveals a decisive shift in global healthcare procurement: digital sovereignty has replaced functionality as the
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Beyond Reactivity: Integrating AI-Driven Home Safety for Aging in Place

by Evan Schwartz, CEO of Aloe Care Health 12/31/2025 Leave a Comment

Aging in America isn’t a niche issue—it’s a seismic shift. Within five years, one in five Americans will be 65 or older. By 2034, older adults will outnumber children for the first time in U.S.
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by Ed Chekan, MD, F.A.C.S., VP of Medical Affairs and Professional Education at Asensus Surgical 12/31/2025 Leave a Comment

Lately, I've been reading headlines about full autonomous surgery - claims that gallbladders can be removed without a human hand. It makes me wonder: is the operating room being handed over to
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The MAHA Paradox: How Medical Device Tariffs Undermine “Make America Healthy Again

by Kinsey Fabrizio, President, Consumer Technology Association 12/31/2025 Leave a Comment

The Trump Administration’s Make America Healthy Again agenda recognizes a simple truth: the best way to improve our health is to empower people to understand and help manage their own care.
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Ending ‘Pajama Time’: How AI Redeploys Clinicians From Paperwork Back to Patients

by Joan Harvey, Chair of the Growth Advisory Board at Autonomize.AI 12/31/2025 Leave a Comment

Too many of us know the drill. After weeks or months of waiting, you finally land a doctor’s appointment. You sit in the exam room, anxious.
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NYC Health + Hospitals to Acquire Maimonides in $2.2B Safety Net Overhaul

by Fred Pennic 12/30/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - New York City’s public health system, NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H), has officially announced its plan to acquire Maimonides Health, a move fueled by a $2.2B state
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Physician Assistant Trends 2026: AI Adoption, Title Changes, and Workforce Growth

by Fred Pennic 12/30/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - A new Wolters Kluwer survey of practicing Physician Assistants (PAs) reveals a profession in rapid transition. While the workforce is projected to grow by 28% through
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