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Shyld AI Secures $13.4M to Scale Agentic AI and Autonomous Disinfection Across U.S. Health Systems

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Shyld AI Secures $13.4M to Scale Agentic AI and Autonomous Disinfection Across U.S. Health Systems

What You Should Know Shyld AI has closed a $13.4M seed round led by Aulis Capital, marking one of the largest early-stage rounds in the healthcare AI sector.The company is moving beyond "passive" ambient AI to Active Intelligence, deploying Agentic AI systems that take real-time action inside physical hospital environments.Flagship Technology: The system combines AI with UV-C light technology to autonomously disinfect rooms; a Stanford University study found it reduced contamination by more
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Urologic Health Secures $11M for Non-Invasive Bladder Function Monitoring

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Urologic Health Inc. Raises $11M for Non-Invasive niu™ System

What You Should Know Urologic Health Inc. has closed an $11M seed financing round led by an undisclosed strategic investor, with participation from Edge Medical Ventures, SHD Partners, and Longevity Venture Partners.The funding supports clinical validation and the FDA 510(k) regulatory pathway for the company’s niu™ System.The niu™ System is designed to provide comprehensive bladder function data without catheterization, addressing conditions such as overactive bladder, urinary retention, and
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9amHealth Raises $26M to Expand AI-Driven Virtual Specialty Care for Chronic Conditions

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9amHealth Raises $26M to Expand Virtual Specialty Care for Chronic Conditions

What You Should Know 9amHealth has secured $26M in Series B funding led by Define Ventures, bringing new participation from SemperVirens, Catalio Capital Management, and NewHealth Ventures.The platform has demonstrated over $50 million in projected medical and pharmacy savings across two Fortune 100 employers.The expansion targets chronic conditions that account for up to 70% of employer pharmacy spend, moving beyond its initial focus on cardiometabolic care.The company’s integrated model
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Anomaly Insights Secures $17M to Scale AI Payer Intelligence for Health Systems

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Anomaly Insights Secures $17M to Scale AI Payer Intelligence for Health Systems

What You Should Know Anomaly Insights has announced $17M in new funding led by Sound Ventures, bringing its total raised to $34M. Alumni Ventures also joined the round, alongside existing investors Link Ventures, Redesign Health, and RRE Ventures.The company provides an AI-powered payer intelligence platform designed to combat revenue loss from denials, underpayments, and adjudication deviations.The platform analyzes billions of real-time healthcare transactions to surface patterns in payer
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Harmony Healthcare IT Appoints Brian Liddell as CEO Succeeding Founder Tom Liddell

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Harmony Healthcare IT Appoints Brian Liddell as CEO Succeeding Founder Tom Liddell

What You Should Know Harmony Healthcare IT has appointed Brian Liddell as Chief Executive Officer, effective April 30, 2026.Brian Liddell succeeds founder Tom Liddell, who will transition to Chairman of the Board after leading the company for more than two decades.Brian Liddell previously served as President and Chief Financial Officer, playing a central role in the company's growth and operational strategy.Industry Leadership: Under Tom Liddell, the organization served over 550 healthcare
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Labcorp Integrates Full Diagnostic Menu into Epic Aura: Streamlining Lab Workflows for U.S. Health Systems

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Labcorp Integrates Full Diagnostic Menu into Epic Aura: Streamlining Lab Workflows for U.S. Health Systems

What You Should Know Labcorp and Epic have announced an expanded collaboration to make Labcorp’s full diagnostic test menu available through Epic’s Aura platform.The integration allows clinicians to order tests and receive discrete results directly within their existing Epic workflows, eliminating the need for manual workarounds.The initiative targets a major industry pain point by reducing the time, cost, and IT complexity traditionally required for laboratory-EHR interfaces.The expansion
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UC Berkeley Spinout Knit Health Launches with $11.6M to Scale LCBM Platform

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UC Berkeley Spinout Knit Health Launches with $11.6M to Scale LCBM Platform

What You Should Know UC Berkeley spinout Knit Health has officially launched out of stealth with $11.6M in seed funding co-led by Uncork Capital and Frist Cressey Ventures.The platform introduces a new AI framework called the Large Clinical Behavior Model (LCBM), which shifts away from traditional text-based large language models to focus on real-world clinical decision patterns.To train its behavioral world model, Knit Health leverages a massive data foundation consisting of Truveta EMR data
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Included Health Launches Provider Connect AI Assistant for High-Quality Physician Matching

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Included Health Launches Provider Connect AI Assistant for High-Quality Physician Matching

What You Should Know Included Health has launched Provider Connect, a healthcare experience that combines real-time member context with quality and cost data to guide members toward high-quality, in-network providers.The platform is embedded within Dot, Included Health’s AI assistant, allowing members to use natural language to find doctors, view out-of-pocket estimates, and book appointments.The system is powered by 45 billion clinical and cost data points from 140 million patients and over
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Evolution Devices Announces First Multi-Site Clinical Sale of EvoWalk to Sheltering Arms Institute

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Evolution Devices Announces First Multi-Site Clinical Sale of EvoWalk to Sheltering Arms Institute

What You Should Know Evolution Devices has secured its first multi-location clinical sale of EvoWalk, a next-generation mobility solution, to the Sheltering Arms Institute.The EvoWalk system is a wearable device worn below the knee that delivers multi-muscle functional electrical stimulation (FES) to restore natural walking patterns in patients with neurological impairments.Integrated AI-driven data capture monitors patient metrics including step count, gait speed, and cadence to inform
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Basata Secures $21M to Rebuild Healthcare’s Operational Layer: Automating Referrals and Scheduling End-to-End

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Basata Secures $21M to Rebuild Healthcare’s Operational Layer: Automating Referrals and Scheduling End-to-End

What You Should Know Basata, an AI company focused on healthcare operations, has announced a $21M Series A funding round led by Basis Set Ventures.The platform uses specialty-specific AI agents to automate administrative tasks such as faxes, referrals, patient intake, and scheduling.Practices using Basata report processing 100% of incoming referrals the same day and unlocking 50% more administrative labor capacity.To date, the company has served more than 500,000 patients, with 100,000 served
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