The pressure to deliver faster, accurate results has become a universal challenge. Efficiency and quality must go hand in hand, so as testing volumes rise and workflows grow complex, labs are implementing automation as a primary strategy. Here is how modern diagnostics companies are setting efficiency standards.
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Archives for 2026
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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Blossom Health Secures $20M to Scale AI Psychiatry Platform
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The Funding: New York-based telepsychiatry startup Blossom Health has secured $20 million across Seed and Series A funding rounds. The Series A was led by Headline, with participation from a massive syndicate of investors including Village Global, TA Ventures, Operator Partners, and founders from General Catalyst, Flatiron Health, and Sword Health.The Roadmap: The $20M injection will be used to expand geographic coverage into more states, secure new national and regional
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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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eMed Secures $200M Series A at $2B+ Valuation to Scale AI-Powered GLP-1 Employer Platform
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The Mega-Round: Miami-based eMed has raised a $200M Series A funding round, catapulting the company to a valuation of over $2 billion. The round was led by AON Consulting, Inc.The Power Roster: The executive and investor lineup is uniquely high-profile. Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino is now at the helm as eMed's CEO. NFL legend Tom Brady serves as both an investor and the Founding Chief Wellness Officer. The cap table also includes tech and finance heavyweights like Joe
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Advocate Health Partners with Zipline to Launch Hospital-Based Drone Delivery in 2027
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The Partnership: Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the U.S., has partnered with medical drone logistics startup Zipline to launch the nation's largest hospital-based drone delivery network.The Scale & Timeline: At full scope, the health system expects to complete over 100,000 deliveries annually. The first flights will deploy in 2027 in the Charlotte, NC market, before expanding to Chicago, IL, Milwaukee, WI, and eventually rural
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Jona and Everlywell Partner to Launch AI-Powered Gut Microbiome Test
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The Partnership: Jona, an AI-powered gut microbiome startup, has partnered with Everlywell, the dominant U.S. at-home lab testing company, to distribute its advanced diagnostics on a national scale.The Technology: Unlike basic stool tests that just look for "good" and "bad" bacteria, the Jona test utilizes deep shotgun metagenomic sequencing. This maps every organism (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) down to the specific strain level.The AI Engine: Jona's
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GE HealthCare and Stanford Radiology Renew Collaboration to Establish COE
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The Partnership: GE HealthCare and the Stanford Medicine Department of Radiology have renewed their decades-long collaboration, officially establishing a joint Center of Excellence to accelerate translational research.The Clinical Scope: The new hub will focus heavily on magnetic resonance (MR), computed tomography (CT), molecular imaging, interventional radiology, and pharmaceutical diagnostics.The PCCT Push: A major focus of the center will be advancing the clinical
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Innovaccer and Longevity Health Expand Partnership to Launch AI Center of Excellence
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Partnership Expansion: Innovaccer and Longevity Health (a national Institutional Special Needs Plan, or I-SNP) are expanding their partnership following a highly successful first year. After using Innovaccer’s Gravity™ platform to unify their fragmented healthcare data, Longevity Health achieved massive cost reductions. Now, they are scaling that success by building an enterprise-wide AI Center of Excellence to deploy generative AI, custom risk models, and internal
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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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