What You Should Know:
- ShelterZoom, a leader in cyber resilience and digital ownership technology, has launched Spare Tire, a next-generation software that provides uninterrupted healthcare operations through a live, continuously syncing backup system for Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
- Delivered in a flexible, pay-as-you-need model, Spare Tire provides real-time resilience during cyberattacks, system failures, or planned downtimes, without any upfront infrastructure
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Rhapsody Announces General Availability of Envoy Platform
What You Should Know:
- Rhapsody, a global leader in digital health enablement and interoperability, today announced the general availability of its Envoy platform to health systems, labs, payers, and outpatient care organizations worldwide.
- Already proven with digital health innovators and public health teams, Envoy now brings its tech-enabled integration capabilities to care delivery teams, offering a faster, lower-cost way to connect systems without increasing headcount or
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Skylight Health Launches with $13M to Redefine Specialty Care
What You Should Know:
- Skylight Health, a mission-driven healthcare company co-founded by Jesse Hunter and Dr. Doug Smith, announced its official launch and the closing of a $13M in funding led by Valtruis with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Allen & Company LLC.
- The investment will accelerate the development of Skylight's advanced data analytics platform, technology-enabled care navigation programs, and the buildout of community-based collaboration hubs.
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Frazier Healthcare Partners Sells Elevate Patient Financial Solutions to Audax and Parthenon
What You Should Know:
- Frazier Healthcare Partners (“Frazier”), a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare sector announced the sale of Elevate Patient Financial Solutions (“Elevate” or the “Company”) to Audax Private Equity and Parthenon Capital. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
- Elevate, headquartered in Spring, TX, is a leading provider of technology-enabled specialty revenue cycle management (“RCM”) services for hospitals and health systems,
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Capsa Healthcare Acquires BlueBin, Creates a Complete Clinical Supply Management Solution
What You Should Know:
- Capsa Healthcare, a leader in healthcare workflow and supply management solutions, today announced its acquisition of BlueBin, a recognized innovator in Kanban-based supply chain systems and predictive analytics for healthcare.
- The strategic acquisition brings together two complementary capabilities, enhancing visibility, efficiency, and reliability across the entire clinical supply chain. Financial details of the acquisition were not
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Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Analyte Health to Accelerate Direct-to-Consumer Digital Healthcare Growth
What You Should Know:
- Brightstar Capital Partners (“Brightstar”), a private equity firm, announced it has acquired Analyte Health (“Analyte”), a technology-driven, direct-to-consumer digital health company.
- As part of the acquisition, Analyte founder Fiyyaz Pirani will continue as CEO and retain a significant ownership stake in the Company. Financial detials of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Direct-to-Consumer Healthcare
Analyte Health provides discreet,
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HealthTap Launches Virtual Direct Primary Care Program
What You Should Know:
- HealthTap, a virtual healthcare provider, today announced the launch of its Direct Virtual Primary Care for Organizations program.
- The new program enables employers, cost-sharing entities, and other member-based organizations to offer high-quality, AI-enabled virtual primary care without complex integrations or infrastructure overhauls.
Virtual Care Leader Goes DPC Following 'Big Beautiful Bill'
The formal launch follows the recent
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HHS Repeals Policy Linking Hospital Reimbursement to Staff Vaccination Reporting
What You Should Know:
- Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today announced the repeal of federal policy that financially rewarded hospitals for reporting staff vaccination rates, a policy he described as coercive and a denial of informed consent.
- “Medical decisions should be made based on one thing: the wellbeing of the person - never on a financial bonus or a government mandate,” said Secretary Kennedy. “Doctors deserve the freedom to use their
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HHS Finalizes HTI-4 Rule: Prior Authorization & E-Prescribing Interoperability
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new final rule, the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization (HTI-4).
- The rule implements policies to support the goal of processing prior authorizations in real time during patient care encounters and is a critical step in advancing interoperability for patients, providers, and payers to ease
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FDA Mandates Opioid Safety Labeling Changes to Combat Misuse and Overdose Risks
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring safety labeling changes to all opioid pain medications to better emphasize and explain the risks associated with their long-term use.
- The decision follows a public advisory committee meeting in May that reviewed data showing serious risks, including misuse, addiction, and both fatal and non-fatal overdoses, for patients who use opioids over long periods.
Evidence-Based Decision-Making
The
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