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Moderna has selected Salesforce’s Agentforce Life Sciences to serve as its unified, global platform for commercial operations and customer engagement.The platform will consolidate data from SAP, ecommerce, and regional systems to create a single "Customer 360" source of truth for all healthcare provider (HCP) interactions.Field teams will utilize AI-powered agents to automate cycle planning, deliver "next best action" recommendations, and streamline real-time call
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Archives for 04/28/2026
KLAS Points of Light 2026: Top Payer-Provider Partnerships for Interoperability and Alignment
What You Should Know
KLAS has released its 2026 Points of Light report, honoring 24 strategic partnerships that successfully improved data sharing, operational efficiency, and financial performance.Award recipients were validated through in-depth interviews conducted between September 2025 and February 2026.The report focuses on lowering costs and enhancing experiences for patients, providers, and payers through strong alignment and interoperability.Awarded partnerships demonstrated
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UChicago Medicine Partners with Artisight to Deploy Smart Hospital Platform Across 1,800 Patient Rooms
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UChicago Medicine has signed an enterprise agreement to deploy Artisight’s Smart Hospital Platform, implementing more than 1,800 devices across its clinical enterprise.The rollout covers diverse care settings, including patient rooms, operating rooms, PACUs, and a new 575,000-square-foot freestanding cancer facility opening in April 2027.The platform utilizes computer vision, voice recognition, and RTLS (Real-Time Location Services) to automate documentation and support
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FDA Announces Real-Time Clinical Trial Pilot Program and Proof-of-Concept Studies with AstraZeneca and Amgen
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The FDA has launched two proof-of-concept (PoC) real-time clinical trials (RTCT) that report endpoints and data signals to the agency as they occur.AstraZeneca is leading a Phase 2 trial (TRAVERSE) for mantle cell lymphoma, while Amgen is conducting a Phase 1b trial (STREAM-SCLC) for small cell lung carcinoma.The initiative aims to eliminate the traditional "hiatus" between clinical phases, moving toward a model of "continuous" trials that reduces regulatory lag.A Request
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Beth Israel Lahey Health Partners with Heidi to Deploy Ambient AI Scribing to All Physicians
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Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is expanding its partnership with Heidi to provide ambient AI scribing capabilities to all of its more than 6,000 providers.An initial 6-month trial involving 1,000 providers resulted in 89% satisfaction regarding the quality of generated medical notes.The technology significantly impacts clinician well-being, with 82% of trial users reporting reduced cognitive load and 74% noting a reduction in time spent working outside of standard
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Koda Health Secures Investment from UPMC Enterprises for AI-Enhanced Advance Care Planning Platform
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The Investment: Koda Health secured a Series A strategic investment from UPMC Enterprises to aggressively scale its AI-enhanced Advance Care Planning (ACP) platform across complex patient populations.The Financial Toll: The American healthcare system currently spends an estimated $200 billion annually on care that patients would not have wanted had they been engaged in care planning earlier in their journey.The Technology Engine: The platform navigates patients through
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Sage Launches Tasking Solution with ALIS EHR Integration for Senior Living and Skilled Nursing
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Sage has launched Tasking, a solution that unifies planned care from EHRs with unplanned care alerts into a single, real-time mobile workflow.The solution initially launches through a bi-directional integration with ALIS, ensuring care plans and frontline assistance are constantly in sync across both platforms.The platform addresses caregiver burnout by enabling point-of-care documentation, eliminating the need for staff to record care activities after their shifts
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Why ‘Wound Closure’ Is The Wrong Metric for Trauma Surgery
With the advancements in traumatic wound care, the question is no longer whether we can close the wound — it's how well we can restore what was lost.
Key Takeaways:
Wound closure has long been the default measure of success in acute wound care; however, for patients, it is rarely the milestone that matters.Regenerative technologies, including autologous cell systems and dermal scaffolds, now enable higher-quality, more functional outcomes.Published evidence links these approaches to
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Why Healthcare Interoperability Software Is Essential for Modern Care
It costs between $6,500 and $10,000 per bed to link health systems. That is just the start. Upkeep adds 15% more each year. Most hospitals run on margins below 3%. That gap hurts.
When systems fail to share data, costs do not go away. They show up as repeat tests, lost claims, and worn-out staff. That is why the right healthcare interoperability software is so critical now.
What Is Interoperability in Healthcare?
Interoperability in healthcare means systems can send and receive patient
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