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Availity has launched the 2026 Abrasion Index, a dual-sided research report quantifying administrative friction between U.S. health plans and healthcare providers.Denials emerged as the most severe abrasion point, with the report finding that ~70% of denials are ultimately overturned and paid, creating significant administrative "churn".Prior authorization remains a critical burden, with physicians averaging 13 hours per week on the process and 89% reporting it
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TytoCare Receives FDA De Novo Classification for Tyto Insights ENT Suite AI Image Analysis
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TytoCare has received FDA De Novo classification for its Tyto Insights™ for ENT Suite, creating a first-of-its-kind regulatory category for "ear, nose, and throat image analyzers".The AI-powered tool automatically analyzes otoscopy video to detect eardrum bulging, a primary indicator of Acute Otitis Media and other common pediatric conditions.Designed for patients aged six months and older, the system uses a proprietary database of 1.6 million ear images to provide
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Auxira Health and St. Luke’s University Health Network Partner to Expand Virtual Cardiology Support
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St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is collaborating with Auxira Health to integrate virtually-embedded teams into its Heart & Vascular network.The model provides each cardiologist with a virtual support team of nurse practitioners, medical assistants, and registered nurses to manage follow-ups and care coordination.The initiative launches with 24 cardiologists, with established plans to expand across multiple St. Luke’s locations in Pennsylvania and New
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Accenture Ventures Invests in Iridius to Scale Compliant-by-Design AI for Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals
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Accenture Ventures has made a strategic investment in Iridius, an enterprise AI infrastructure company specializing in compliant-by-design solutions for highly regulated industries.The partnership will build end-to-end compliance workflows across the life sciences value chain, covering regulatory submissions, pharmacovigilance, and clinical operations.Iridius technology uses a knowledge engine to translate complex global regulatory standards into machine-readable logic,
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Clinicians: Free AI Documentation and Research Tool for Verified Physicians
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ChatGPT for Clinicians is a new, free version of ChatGPT designed specifically for verified physicians, NPs, PAs, and pharmacists in the U.S. to support documentation, research, and care consults.The platform utilizes GPT-5.4, which currently outperforms human physicians, base GPT-5.4, and major external models on the new HealthBench Professional benchmark.Key features include trusted clinical search with real-time citations from peer-reviewed sources, automated CME
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IKS Health Acquires TruBridge for Rural EHR and RCM Solutions Expansion
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IKS Health will acquire TruBridge for $26.25 per share (up to $565M) in an all-cash transaction, with the deal expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2026.The combined organization will support over 2,000 healthcare organizations and more than 150,000 clinicians across the ambulatory and acute care continuum.The acquisition integrates TruBridge’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions with IKS Health’s agentic AI care
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Almanac Health Launches with $10M to Scale Research-Validated Clinical AI for Point-of-Care Support
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Almanac Health has raised $10M in a seed round led by F-Prime, with participation from General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing total funding to nearly $12M.The platform was founded by Cyril Zakka, MD, a physician-researcher at Stanford who developed the first retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system for clinical medicine.Unlike many "black box" solutions, Almanac is grounded in peer-reviewed evidence and is currently undergoing rigorous clinical
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Backed by Redesign Health, Gravity Rail Launches with $2.75M to Provide No-Code AI Operating System for Healthcare
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Gravity Rail has officially launched with a $2.75M seed investment led by Redesign Health.The platform functions as a model-agnostic operating system, allowing healthcare teams to build and manage AI engagement workflows across voice, SMS, email, and web without writing code.Unlike outsourced "black box" solutions, Gravity Rail enables operations teams to translate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) into live AI infrastructure using natural language.Early deployments
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Ambience Healthcare Appoints Dr. Michael Han as CMO to Lead Clinical AI Strategy
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Ambience Healthcare has appointed Dr. Michael Han, MD, MBA, as its first Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to lead clinical strategy and platform expansion.Dr. Han previously served as Enterprise Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at MultiCare Health System and held surgical leadership roles at Providence and Pacific Medical Centers.Dr. Han is board certified in both urology and clinical informatics, bringing over two decades of experience in health IT and large-scale EHR
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