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- Humana today announced the broad activation of Epic’s Coverage Finder and Digital Insurance Card Exchange for its Medicare Advantage members.
- The partnership streamlines check-in and ensures automated, paperless insurance verification for over 800,000 members at hundreds of health systems today announced the broad activation of Epic’s Coverage Finder and Digital Insurance Card Exchange capabilities for its Medicare Advantage membership – marking a
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Distalmotion Closes $150M to Accelerate US Adoption of DEXTER® Robotic Surgery System
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- Distalmotion, a MedTech company with a mission to empower access to the benefits of robotic surgery secures $150M in Series G financing round led by Revival Healthcare Capital.
- The new funding will primarily be used to accelerate the U.S. commercial adoption of its soft tissue robotic surgery system, DEXTER. A major focus of the U.S. expansion is the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) market, recognized as one of the fastest-growing segments in surgical care
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NVIDIA, Sheba, and Mount Sinai Partner to Decode 98% of Human Genome with LLM
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- ARC Innovation at Sheba Medical Center and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (part of the Mount Sinai Health System) have announced a major three-year collaboration with NVIDIA. The initiative focuses on applying Large Language Model (LLM) technology to genomic research.
- The primary objective is to pioneer the decoding of the majority (98%) of the human genome that remains poorly understood. By deciphering this area—once labeled "junk DNA"—researchers
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VahatiCor Secures $23M to Combat Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD)
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- VahatiCor, a medtech company focused on transforming cardiac care secures $23M in Series B funding led by S3 Ventures, with support from Intuitive Ventures and a strategic investor.
- The capital infusion will be used to advance VahatiCor’s SERRA-I early feasibility study (30 subjects across six sites), accelerate engineering development, and prepare the company for crucial pivotal trials.
The Urgent Need: Inadequate Treatment for CMD
The need for new
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Thrivory Raises $25M Credit and $3.5M Equity to Eliminate Healthcare Reimbursement Delays with AI
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- Thrivory, the AI-powered healthcare fintech company, has secured $3.5M in equity led by Redesign Health and up to $25M in credit from Trinity Capital.
- The funding supports the scale of its ThriveNow API, which embeds instant, non-recourse claims payments directly into EHR and practice management systems.
Solving Healthcare’s Biggest Financial Barrier: Slow Reimbursement
Thrivory, a healthcare AI company founded in 2023, is tackling the slow and unpredictable
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Philips Launches AI-Powered DeviceGuide for Minimally Invasive Valve Repair
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- Philips, a global leader in health technology, today launched DeviceGuide, a new AI-powered software solution. The technology is designed to assist physicians during the highly complex procedures used to repair leaking heart valves, specifically through a minimally invasive approach.
- Built on Philips’ established EchoNavigator platform, DeviceGuide translates complex X-ray and ultrasound imaging into intuitive, real-time visual guidance.
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voize Nabs $50M to Scale AI Nursing Companion to U.S. and Europe
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- voize, the AI company redefining nursing care, has secured $50M in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital.
- The investment will fuel its expansion into the U.S. and Europe, accelerating its mission to give nurses up to 30% of their time back from administrative work.
The Crisis Point: Administrative Burden and Nursing Shortage
Healthcare systems across the globe are facing a staffing crisis. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts a global deficit of
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Barbados to Establish $200M Life Sciences Hub for the Caribbean
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- Export Barbados (BIDC) and the Dubai-headquartered EarlyHealth Group (EHG), a global pharmaceutical services and life sciences company, have signed a Letter of Intent to jointly establish EarlyHealth City Barbados.
- The $200M world-class pharmaceutical and life sciences cluster aims to attract international pharmaceutical partners, drive industrialisation through sustainable contract manufacturing, and expand laboratory and clinical research capacity in
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HIT Professional Services Outlook 2025: CIOs Prioritize Investment in AI, Cybersecurity, and EHR Optimization
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- The 2025 healthcare landscape is marked by significant uncertainty due to evolving reimbursement models and shifting federal policies. Margin pressures are intensifying across the industry. However, healthcare organizations are responding by intensifying, not cutting, investments in Health Information Technology (HIT) professional services.
- A survey of 105 CIOs by KLAS Research revealed that the vast majority plan to maintain or increase spending on
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CMS Notifies 742 Hospitals of Pricing Targets for New Value-Based Payment Model
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- On November 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin notifying 742 hospitals and health systems of their 2026 pricing targets and quality scores for the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM).
- CMS issued a final rule in July codifying the TEAM model, which aims to reduce costs and improve the quality of outcomes for millions of Americans.
TEAM Model
The model focuses on the five highest-spend surgical
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