What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued several key clearances, marking significant advancements across diagnostics, surgery, and remote patient monitoring.
- These FDA clearances reflect a deepening integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced technology into clinical workflows, promising greater precision, reduced invasiveness, and expanded access to care.
Diagnostics and Remote Monitoring: AI and Wearables at Scale
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Texas “Golden Spike”: HIEs Unite to Form Largest Interoperability Network in Texas with Bidirectional Data Sharing
What You Should Know:
- In a development being called a "Golden Spike" moment, two of Texas’ largest Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)—C3HIE and the Texas Health Services Authority (THSA)—have signed a historic agreement for the bidirectional sharing of encounter event messages for treatment purposes.
- The collaborative approach represents a fundamental shift from proprietary data silos to an open, patient-centered ecosystem where interoperability serves the greater good of Texas
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Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25: AdventHealth Ranks No. 1, Driven by AI and Clinical Collaboration
What You Should Know:
- Gartner, Inc. has released its 17th annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking for 2025.
- AdventHealth claimed the No. 1 spot, followed by Stanford Medicine and Bon Secours Mercy Health, underscoring the industry's focus on leveraging AI and clinical partnerships to drive efficiency and resilience.
Gartner's 2025 Ranking Highlights
The 17th annual Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking recognizes U.S. health systems for their leadership in
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State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2025: Exploited Vulnerabilities Top Cause, Staff Capacity Biggest Weakness
What You Should Know:
- Sophos's State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2025 report reveals exploited vulnerabilities are now the leading technical cause of attacks (33%).
- The study highlights a sector becoming more resilient to encryption but facing soaring extortion-only attacks and high pressure on IT teams.
Root Causes Shift: Capacity Gaps and Exploited Vulnerabilities Lead
The latest Sophos study, based on the experiences of 292 healthcare providers, shows a significant
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GE HealthCare Acquires Intelerad for $2.3B to Create Cloud-First, AI-Enabled Imaging Ecosystem
What You Should Know:
- GE HealthCare announced the acquisition of Intelerad, a medical imaging software provider, for $2.3 billion in cash.
- The deal is set to accelerate GE HealthCare's shift to a SaaS business model and expand its AI-enabled imaging solutions across high-growth outpatient and ambulatory care settings.
Strategic Merger: Expanding Cloud-First Imaging to Outpatient Care
The strategic acquisition underscores GE HealthCare's commitment to cloud-enabled and
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How eClinicalWorks is Harnessing AI and Telehealth to Support Rural Healthcare Organizations
Rural communities face a complex web of barriers that hinder access to quality healthcare, including long travel distances, workforce shortages, limited broadband for telehealth, underinsurance, low health literacy, and social stigmas. These obstacles often discourage individuals from seeking timely medical care and contribute to disproportionate health burdens such as shorter life expectancy, higher rates of chronic disease, and fewer preventive care options compared to urban areas. Despite
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Arbiter Emerges from Stealth with $52M Funding to End Healthcare Fragmentation with AI
What You Should Know:
- Arbiter, a new AI-powered care orchestration platform, has launched from stealth with $52M in funding, led by TriEdge Investments and MFO Ventures, to unite payers, providers, and patients and rebuild the operating spine of U.S. healthcare.
- The company is built and funded by leaders overseeing over $25B in annual healthcare payments and millions of patient lives. Its team combines executive leadership from major health systems and payers (Cigna,
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WellBeam Raises $10M Series A to Break EMR Silos Between Acute and Post-Acute Care
What You Should Know:
- WellBeam, a healthcare technology company, announced that it has successfully raised $10M in Series A funding led by Wittington Ventures and included participation from F-Prime, Advocate Health, and Oncology Ventures.
- The funding will accelerate WellBeam’s growth, significantly expanding its interoperability infrastructure across health systems, physician groups, and post-acute partners. The core mission is to break down EMR data silos and enable
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Denial Prevention AI: Ember Raises $4.3M to Cut Healthcare Denials by Over 57%
What You Should Know:
- Ember, the AI-native solution for denial prevention secures $4.3M in seed funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners and Y Combinator.
- Its platform uses deep knowledge of payer policies to cut denials by more than 57% and boost net collections by 25% for health systems.
The Denial Crisis: Fueling Burnout and Financial Loss
Healthcare providers nationwide face an intensifying crisis driven by claim delays and denials, which create significant
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Doctors Can Now Search RWE on Microsoft Teams: Atropos Health Integrates Evidence™ Agent with Microsoft Teams
What You Should Know:
- Atropos Health, a pioneer in translating clinical data into personalized Real-World Evidence (RWE) and insights, has launched the Atropos Evidence™ Agent.
- The expert agent is designed to integrate directly with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 to revolutionize how personalized evidence is delivered to the point of need.
- The integration allows multidisciplinary care team members, such as those participating in Tumor Boards or care coordination
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