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Healthcare operations AI pioneer Opmed has announced the results of a multi-year collaborative study with the Mayo Clinic aimed at optimizing operating room (OR) efficiency.Presented at the ACC.26 (American College of Cardiology Expo), the study proves that Opmed's multimodal deep learning platform reduces cardiovascular (CV) procedure scheduling errors by approximately 50%.Traditional scheduling methods rely on historic human averages, generating an inaccurate status quo
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Vali Health Emerges from Stealth with $6M to Scale Responsible AI Across Home Care EHRs
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San Francisco-based health technology innovator Vali Health has emerged from stealth with a $6M funding round led by Bonfire Ventures, Supernode, and Comma Capital.The financing features prominent backing from Jacquelyn Kung, co-founder of ClearCare (now WellSky), aligning the startup with deep clinical and operations software lineage.The platform tackles the acute, multi-layered "no-show crisis" impacting home care, where sudden caregiver call-outs leave vulnerable aging
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Model N Acquires Kalderos to Expand 340B Capabilities and Gross-to-Net Analytics
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End-to-end life sciences revenue management pioneer Model N has announced its strategic acquisition of drug discount analytics platform Kalderos.The transaction consolidates Kalderos’ proprietary Truzo platform into Model N’s commercial infrastructure to provide real-time, claims-level visibility into complex 340B discount networks.Life sciences manufacturers face intensifying gross-to-net (GTN) pressures, driven by ongoing Medicare drug price negotiations,
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Abridge Unveils AI-Native Clinician Intelligence Platform with Enterprise-Wide Northwestern Medicine Rollout
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At its keynote in New York City, generative AI pioneer Abridge unveiled the first AI-native clinician intelligence platform built to orchestrate clinical, financial, and evidence-based decisions.The expansion shifts Abridge from a passive, post-visit ambient documentation tool to an active, end-to-end intelligence layer spanning pre-visit chart synthesis, intra-visit clinical decision support, and real-time billing codes.Expanding its inpatient care footprint, Abridge
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Louisiana Department of Health Partners with Phenomune to Launch Free Statewide At-Home Immune Profiling
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The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and biotechnology innovator Phenomune have launched a first-of-its-kind statewide public health initiative providing residents with no-cost, at-home immune insight test kits.Backed by Governor Jeff Landry, the preventative program will distribute up to 250,000 noninvasive kits designed to empower proactive health choices and mitigate structural strain across rural and Medicaid care networks.Grounded in peer-reviewed research
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Nordic Appoints Alicia Harkness as Chief Executive Officer
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Global health technology and consulting firm Nordic has announced the appointment of Alicia Harkness as Chief Executive Officer, effective June 15, 2026.Harkness succeeds a strong baseline, transitioning into the role after a distinguished tenure as a founding partner at Guidehouse, where she built and scaled their Global Health business into a dominant market sector within six years.The executive onboarding lands as Application Managed Services (AMS) undergo a major
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M&A: Med-Metrix Acquires CanAide to Automate Patient Access
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Technology-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) platform Med-Metrix, LLC has signed a definitive agreement to acquire front-end automation specialist CanAide, Inc. from HCAP Partners.This marks Med-Metrix's second major acquisition agreement within a single week, arriving immediately on the heels of its $147 million acquisition of Health Catalyst’s mid-revenue cycle software business, Vitalware.Backed by private equity heavyweights Harvest Partners and A&M Capital
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Surgical AI Startup Uncovr Emerges from Stealth with $7M Seed Funding
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Surgical computer vision pioneer Uncovr has emerged from stealth with a $7M seed funding round led by Index Ventures.The investment features strategic backing from Seedcamp, Frst, No Label Ventures, and Entrepreneurs First, alongside notable healthcare angels including Color Health CEO Othman Laraki and Digital Surgery founder Jean Nehme.Founded by Ines Iraki, Johann Diep, and renowned surgeon Professor Eric Vibert, the platform targets a massive operational bottleneck:
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Scispot Secures $8M to Expand AI-Native Operating Layer for Modern Labs
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Kitchener-Waterloo-based lab informatics innovator Scispot has finalized an $8M Series A funding round led by growth equity firm Avenue Growth Partners.The platform addresses severe laboratory fragmentation by functioning as a unified, AI-native operating layer that replaces manual data handoffs between disconnected instruments, spreadsheets, and legacy LIMS configurations.Scispot’s operational infrastructure is deployed across more than 100 enterprise labs in biotech,
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Blue Cross MA Inks Its First Oncology Value-Based Deal with Thyme Care
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ("Blue Cross") has formalized its first-ever specialty-specific, outcomes-based value-based contract by partnering with cancer care orchestration innovator Thyme Care.The risk-bearing model shifts oncology reimbursement metrics entirely away from traditional, volume-driven fee-for-service loops to prioritize reimbursement tied directly to patient health outcomes.While this marks the plan's first specialized oncology venture, Blue
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