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Healthcare company-creation platform Redesign Health and ARC Global, the healthcare transformation engine established at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, announced a definitive merger.Concurrently, the combined enterprise has agreed to acquire AVIA, the leading U.S. health system digital transformation advisory network (subject to final regulatory approvals).The combined conglomerate unifies more than 100 health systems spanning five continents, creating an end-to-end
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M&A: Sagility Acquires Chirok Health to Anchor AI-Driven CDI and Revenue Integrity Across Enterprise Providers
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Healthcare business operations and AI-led technology company Sagility announced its strategic acquisition of Chirok Health, a specialized provider of Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI), medical coding, coding quality assurance (QA), and revenue integrity services.Carried out through its U.S. operating subsidiary, Sagility (US) Holdings Inc., the transaction is valued at approximately $32.35M. Canaccord Genuity LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor to Chirok
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Withings and Function Partner to Fuse 160+ Biomarkers with Daily Home Biometrics
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Connected health hardware pioneer Withings and comprehensive diagnostic platform Function announced an enterprise integration, creating a bi-directional data bridge connecting continuous daily physiological telemetry with longitudinal clinical lab testing.The technical bridge allows Withings daily metrics—spanning body composition, segmental muscle mass, visceral fat, blood pressure, and sleep staging—to sync automatically into the Function app. In turn, Function’s
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Blue Cross MA and Tufts Medicine Partner with Humata Health and NEHEN to Automate Prior Authorization
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) and regional health system Tufts Medicine announced a comprehensive alliance, focused on prior authorization automation, value-based care design, and integrated clinical network delivery.Tufts Medicine is deploying Humata Health to automate and streamline prior authorization for Blue Cross members, starting with outpatient diagnostic imaging (such as MRIs), with scheduled expansion across additional clinical service
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b.well and MyDirectives Connect Advance Directives to Daily Consumer Health Records
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Consumer health data integration platform b.well Connected Health and digital advance care planning (ACP) leader MyDirectives announced an enterprise partnership to integrate advance care planning documents directly alongside longitudinal medical records.Represents a major milestone in health data rights: b.well serves as the first consumer-facing organization to integrate directly with MyDirectives’ nationwide registry for a direct patient access use case, expanding
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Med Tech Solutions Retires Stoltenberg and Avarion Brands: Unifying Cloud Hosting, EHR Support, and HIT Advisory Under MTS
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Healthcare IT managed services and cloud hosting provider Med Tech Solutions (MTS) announced the official brand consolidation of Stoltenberg Consulting and Avarion under the unified Med Tech Solutions (MTS) enterprise name.Stoltenberg Consulting (acquired by MTS in 2024): Brings three-time Best in KLAS recognition for Partial IT Outsourcing, providing deep acute-care electronic health record (EHR) systems consulting, specialized Tier 1 service desk operations, clinical
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Baba Raises $40M to Expand Medicare Applied AI Platform, Debuts BabaBench
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Applied artificial intelligence and healthcare navigation company Baba secures $40M in Series A financing led by FirstMark Capital with participation from CVS Health Ventures and value-based healthcare specialist Valtruis, alongside returning venture investors General Catalyst, Genius Ventures, and Ground Up Ventures.Introduces BabaBench (published on arXiv and accepted to an upcoming NeurIPS workshop): a specialized AI benchmark designed to evaluate how frontier
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Zoom Embeds Clinical Notes Across Meetings, Phone, and In-Person Visits
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Video communications and collaboration infrastructure leader Zoom announced at Zoomtopia 2026, the rollout of enhanced Zoom Clinical Notes, an ambient clinical documentation solution powered by Zoom AI designed to convert clinical encounters into structured medical notes across in-person, video, and telephone visits.Directly addresses "point-solution fatigue" and workflow friction: unlike standalone third-party AI scribes that require separate app windows, separate
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ATA Action Responds to FDA on Generative AI Medical Devices: Two-Axis Risk, PCCPs, and Manufacturer Accountability
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ATA Action, the advocacy affiliate of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), formally submitted comments to Dr. Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), addressing Docket No. FDA-2026-N-7874 (Considerations for the Regulation of Generative AI-Enabled Medical Devices: Discussion Paper and Request for Feedback).Endorses the FDA's proposed two-axis risk framework—evaluating systems based on the clinical
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VA-Epic Connection Enables Direct Specialist Scheduling for Veterans: External Provider Scheduling and WellHive Integration
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a major operational interoperability milestone enabling VA staff to book community specialist appointments directly with health systems using Epic.Leverages the VA’s External Provider Scheduling (EPS) platform, replacing traditional, friction-heavy administrative workflows—such as manual telephone calls, back-and-forth record requests, and faxes—with real-time, digital on-the-spot appointment booking.Addresses a
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