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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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Included Health Launches Provider Connect AI Assistant for High-Quality Physician Matching
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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 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, 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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How Lucent and Tempus Are Using AI to Spot Alzheimer’s Earlier
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Lucent Diagnostics (a brand of Quanterix) and Tempus AI have announced a strategic collaboration to integrate Alzheimer’s blood-based biomarker testing into routine clinical workflows.The LucentAD® Complete multi-biomarker blood test will be available for neurologists to order directly through the Tempus clinical ordering platform.The partnership leverages Tempus Next, an AI-enabled care pathway intelligence platform, to identify "care gaps" and identify patients who may
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MedTech Breakthrough Announces 2026 Award Winners: Celebrating a Decade of Health Technology Innovation
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MedTech Breakthrough has announced the winners of its 10th annual awards program, recognizing excellence in digital health and medical technology across more than 20 countries.The 2026 awards highlight a decade of evolution where artificial intelligence (AI), virtual care, and precision medicine have become central pillars of global healthcare delivery.This year's program received a record-breaking number of nominations from startups, health systems, and leading global
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Wisdom Ventures Closes $77.7M Fund II to Invest in AI-Native Wellbeing Startups
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Wisdom Ventures has closed its $77.7M Fund II, a significant increase from its $10 million Fund I.The fund is backed by prominent technology leaders, including Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Evan Sharp (Pinterest), and Stewart Butterfield (Slack).Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has joined as a Senior Venture Partner to advise on health and wellness investments.Fund I established a strong track record, reaching the top quartile of early-stage funds and including
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Eko Health Appoints Dr. Steven Steinhubl as CMO to Drive Cardiac AI and Global Clinical Strategy
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Eko Health has appointed Steven R. Steinhubl, MD, a prominent cardiologist and digital medicine pioneer, as its Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and executive leadership team member.Dr. Steinhubl will oversee Eko's clinical strategy, research initiatives, and scientific collaborations to accelerate the global adoption of AI-enabled cardiac detection.He currently serves as the Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University and is a member of the
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Artera Launches AI Services Model and Agentic AI Squads for Specialty Care and FQHCs
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Artera is the first agentic healthcare company to adopt an AI Services Model, moving away from traditional "homogeneous SaaS" to deliver bespoke, clinic-specific solutions.The company has deployed specialized AI Service Squads—small teams of AI builders who work directly with healthcare providers to co-innovate and eliminate legacy development cycles.The model supports high-demand solutions, including scheduling, prior authorizations, referral management, and closing care
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Carlyle Acquires Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM to Build Global AI-Native Healthcare RCM Platform
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Carlyle has acquired a majority stake in Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM, merging them to create a global, multi-specialty, AI-native revenue cycle management (RCM) platform.The combined platform targets high-complexity segments, including rural hospitals, behavioral health, anesthesia, and durable medical equipment (DME).EqualizeRCM contributes proprietary AI tools like Bill Smart for denial prediction and an AI-native platform built on large language models (LLMs) and
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