What You Should Know:
- Curative Health Insurance Company, a health plan designed to replace the traditional insurance model, has raised over $150M in Series B funding, pushing its valuation to $1.275B and securing its unicorn status.
- The investment validates Curative's core offering: a $0-out-of-pocket plan that eliminates deductibles and copays for members who complete an annual preventative visit, driving a reported 30% reduction in hospitalizations.
- The capital
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Aledade Lands $500M Credit Facility to Scale Value-Based Primary Care Network
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- Aledade, the largest network of independent primary care, has secured a $500M senior secured credit facility from Ares Commercial Finance, which can expand up to $650 million.
- The financing doubles Aledade's current committed capacity , providing essential working capital flexibility to manage the timing gaps in Medicare payments and accelerate shared savings distributions to its clinician partners.
- The capital fuels the company’s continued
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Eko Health’s SENSORA Secures National CMS Payment, Paving the Way for Widespread AI Cardiac Screening
What You Should Know:
- Eko Health, a leader in AI-powered cardiac and pulmonary care, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a national payment for its SENSORA® platform under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).
- The landmark decision guarantees that hospitals and health systems can now receive crucial reimbursement for AI-enabled cardiac detection delivered right at the point of care in outpatient settings. The move
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Briya Joins Epic Connection Hub, Integrates w/Tanner for RWD Access Expansion
What You Should Know:
- Briya, a health AI technology company focused on research, has expanded its reach by becoming available in the Epic Connection Hub on Showroom.
- The integration provides hospitals and health systems using Epic's EHR software with secure and efficient access to real-world data for medical research. Tanner Health System is the first provider to leverage this integration, using Briya’s platform across its Epic environment to draw insights from patient data,
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EHR Interoperability 2025: KLAS Reports Usability Gaps Hinder Data Sharing Succes
What You Should Know:
- EHR interoperability holds immense potential to improve patient care decisions, enable innovation, and reduce administrative churn. However, a new report from KLAS Healthcare IT Insights reveals that despite advancements in data-sharing technology, interoperability is still far from achieving its desired state.
- The report emphasizes that true interoperability is a team effort requiring healthcare organizations, payer organizations, and vendors to work
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Avandra Health Acquires DatCard and Sorna to Build the Leading Medical Imaging Data Platform
What You Should Know:
- Avandra Health, the world's largest federated network for medical imaging and clinical data, today announced the acquisition of DatCard Systems and Sorna Corporation. This strategic move is set to establish Avandra as the leading medical imaging platform, uniquely positioned to use imaging data to improve patient care across both clinical and research applications.
- The acquisitions combine the critical capabilities of clinical data sharing between providers
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ATA CODE Report: 74% of Medicare Telehealth Visits Are Substitutive, Not Additive
What You Should Know:
- A new, collaborative analysis conducted by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Center of Digital Excellence (CODE) and nine major U.S. health systems provides critical operational evidence on Medicare telehealth utilization patterns.
- The findings, based on real-world data across 1.67 million Medicare beneficiaries challenge traditional assumptions by demonstrating that virtual care is overwhelmingly substitutive—replacing, rather than adding to,
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Philips Expands Light-Based Navigation and Introduces Full AI Spectral CT and Helium-Free 3.0T MRI
What You Should Know:
- Philips announced a triple suite of major innovations at RSNA 2025, reinforcing its commitment to safety, precision, and sustainability in diagnostic imaging and image-guided therapy.
- The announcements include the wider commercial availability of LumiGuide 3D Device Guidance, the launch of the Verida AI-powered spectral CT system, and the introduction of the BlueSeal Horizon 3.0T MRI platform featuring the world’s first helium-free 3.0T magnet.
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RapidAI Secures FDA Clearance for Five New Deep Clinical AI Modules, Expanding Enterprise Imaging Platform
What You Should Know:
- RapidAI, a pioneer in deep clinical AI, announced U.S. FDA clearance for five new imaging modules—Rapid DeltaFuse™, Rapid LMVO, Rapid MLS, Rapid OH, and Rapid Aortic for measurement.
- The expansion reinforces the Rapid Enterprise™ Platform’s focus on bringing deep clinical intelligence and seamless workflow integration across the entire patient journey.
Deep Clinical AI: Shifting Beyond Triage to Full Patient Management
RapidAI’s latest FDA clearances
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Greece and Sword Health to Build AI-Powered Healthcare Front Door
What You Should Know:
- The Greek Government and Sword Health have signed a landmark national partnership aimed at building one of Europe’s first AI-powered front doors to healthcare.
- The initiative will serve more than 10 million citizens, positioning Greece as one of the first countries globally to launch such a system at a national scale. The transformation is led by Sword Intelligence, the AI Care Management division of Sword Health, marking its first deployment at a
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