Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has become a strategic imperative for providers, payviders, and MedTech innovators looking to reimagine care delivery. The drivers are plain enough: chronic disease prevalence continues to rise, clinical teams are under pressure from staffing shortages, and readmission penalties are mounting. At the same time, patients expect care that is continuous, connected, and responsive. Data collected by RPM devices can be a gamechanger in addressing these challenges, yet
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Archives for 2026
Beyond the Status Quo: 3 Core Pillars for Scaling a Private Practice in 2026
The most reliable methods of growing a private medical or dental practice haven’t changed much over the years. And yet they remain a well-kept industry secret.
The particulars might look a bit different from year to year, but the underlying concepts are the same. Creating a well-articulated brand, a strong system that encourages patient compliance, and having a leadership team whose strengths complement one another are the tried-and-true methods for
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VA Allocates $1B for EHR Modernization as Part of Record FY26 NRM Spend
What You Should Know
The Record: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a $4.8B investment for FY 2026—the largest single-year commitment to Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) in the agency's history.The Tech Angle: While much of the funding goes to physical repairs, a massive $1B is specifically earmarked for the maintenance and modernization of electronic health record (EHR) systems and facility preparation for future updates.The Breakdown: The spending includes $2.8 billion for
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Oracle May Cut 30k Jobs and Sell Cerner to Fund $156B OpenAI Deal
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The Report: Investment bank TD Cowen claims Oracle is evaluating "multiple paths" to finance its massive AI datacenter build-out, including cutting 20,000 to 30,000 jobs and potentially selling its health tech unit, Cerner, the Register reports.The Cause: The financial pressure stems from Oracle’s $300B contract with OpenAI, which requires an estimated $156B in capital spending for GPUs and infrastructure—a burden that has spooked U.S. debt investors.The Indicators: Risk
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Premise Health and Crossover Health Merge to Expand Advanced Primary Care
What You Should Know
The Deal: Premise Health and Crossover Health have signed a definitive agreement to merge, creating a unified direct healthcare entity serving over 400 organizations and millions of members.The Scale: The combined organization will operate nearly 900 wellness centers across the U.S., offering a massive hybrid footprint of onsite, nearsite, and virtual care.The Leadership: Premise CEO Stu Clark will lead the new organization, but in a rare move for mergers of this size,
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AtlantiCare to Deploy Opmed.ai to Fix Surgical Scheduling Across Enterprise
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The Deal: AtlantiCare, a major New Jersey integrated delivery network, has selected Opmed.ai to optimize scheduling across 50+ operating rooms and procedural spaces.The Tech: The platform uses AI and network science to scrub the "buffer" out of surgical schedules. It claims to cut case length overestimation by 40% and predict daily schedules with 96% accuracy.The Integration: Opmed.ai will deploy directly on top of AtlantiCare’s Oracle Cerner EHR, functioning as an Oracle
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Inside the $1.3B ”Smart Hospital”: How UCI Health and GW RhythmX Are Rewiring the Patient Experience
What You Should Know:
- RhythmX, the industry's leading AI-native company revolutionizing care delivery, patient engagement and health system financial performance announced today that UCI Health has implemented the Get Well comprehensive patient engagement solution at its newest state-of-the-art hospital campus in Irvine, CA.
- The new hospital is a 350,000-square-foot, 144-bed facility that completes the $1.3 billion medical campus.
Defining a New Standard for
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CB Insights Report: Digital Health Funding Hits $22.3B as 14 New Unicorns Emerge
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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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Indigo Raises $50M to Automate Medical Malpractice Insurance
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The News: Indigo, an AI-driven medical professional liability platform, has raised $50M in an oversubscribed Series B financing led by Rubicon Founders, with participation from Town Hall Ventures and Optum Ventures.The Tech: The company uses a proprietary AI platform called "Lux" to automate the complex underwriting process for medical malpractice. By the end of 2025, the platform was automatically underwriting 20% of all submissions.The Scale: Founded in 2023, Indigo has
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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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