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- Zorro, a next-generation benefits administration platform using advanced technology to reshape how America’s workers plan for and purchase healthcare secures $20M in Series A funding led by Entrée Capital, with participation from existing investors 10D and Pitango.
- The company is pioneering the use of Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRA) combined with an AI-driven platform to move employers away from traditional one-size-fits-all
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Humata Health’s AI-Powered Prior Authorization Platform Now Available on Microsoft Azure Marketplace
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- Humata Health, a provider of AI-powered touchless prior authorizations, today announced the availability of its platform in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure.
- The integration allows healthcare payers and providers seeking to automate prior authorization to leverage the productive and trusted Azure cloud platform, with streamlined deployment and management.
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Emory Healthcare Invests $10M in Guidehealth to Advance AI-Driven Care
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- Guidehealth, an AI-driven healthcare technology and services company, today announced a $10M strategic investment from Emory Healthcare.
- The funding is aimed at accelerating Guidehealth’s next phase of growth and strengthens both organizations' commitment to transforming patient care, advancing disease prevention, and expanding access to high-quality, value-based healthcare. The collaboration builds on an existing relationship between the two organizations,
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Lieber Institute and AWS Collaborate to Optimize Drug Discovery for Brain Disorders
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- The Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) is expanding its technology capabilities on Amazon Web Services (AWS), migrating its IT infrastructure to fully utilize AWS generative AI and compute services to advance its research.
- A recipient of the 2024 AWS IMAGINE Grant, the Institute plans to develop a new tool called GRAPE that combines generative and predictive AI to find new, more effective treatments for brain disorders such as
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Wisp Appoints Jennifer Peña as Chief Medical Officer
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- Wisp, the largest pure-play women's telehealth company in the U.S., today announced the appointment of Jennifer Peña, MD, as the company’s Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Peña will play a crucial role in driving Wisp’s commitment to being the one-stop shop for all women’s health needs as the company continues to scale new and existing offerings for its more than 1.5 million customers.
- As CMO, Dr. Peña will spearhead Wisp’s clinical strategy, quality, and safety
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Wysa Launches AI-Powered Chatbot to Streamline Mental Health Patient Intake
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- Wysa, the global leader in AI-guided mental health support, today announced the U.S. launch of Wysa Gateway, an AI-powered chatbot designed to streamline how therapy providers and health plans facilitate patient access to care.
- The platform uses a conversational AI to automate clinical screenings, providing a faster, more accurate, and personalized pathway into therapy.
- Developed to meet the rising demand for mental health services, Wysa Gateway
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GoodRx Launches New Subscription Service for Erectile Dysfunction
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- GoodRx, a platform for medication savings in the U.S., today announced the launch of a new subscription service for erectile dysfunction (ED). The all-in-one solution is designed to remove common barriers to treatment—such as high costs, long wait times, and inconvenience—by offering a fast, discreet, and affordable option.
- The launch comes as a new GoodRx report reveals a significant gap in care for ED. Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. men report difficulty achieving or
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2025 State of Nursing: AI, Burnout, Compensation, Staffing, Politics
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- Incredible Health today announced the release of its sixth annual State of U.S. Nursing & Technicians Report, the largest of its kind with insights from over 1 million nurses and, for the first time, technicians, reveals a healthcare workforce under immense pressure.
- The 2025 findings show that while the nursing shortage persists, an even more severe crisis is unfolding among technicians. Both groups are feeling the weight of staffing gaps,
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Healthcare IT Dangerously Overconfident in Email Security, New Report Finds
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- A new 2025 report from Paubox reveals a critical disconnect between the perceived security readiness and actual email vulnerability within healthcare organizations. While 92% of healthcare IT leaders express confidence in their ability to prevent email-based data breaches, 8 out of 10 admit to worrying about their HIPAA compliance status, highlighting a dangerous overconfidence that leaves patient data exposed.
- The report, “2025 Healthcare Email Security Report”
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MD Anderson and HealthEx Collaborate to Develop AI-Powered Patient Data Consent Platform
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and HealthEx announced a strategic collaboration to develop tools aimed at streamlining the patient consent process, while simultaneously creating greater transparency and control for patients over how their data is used in research.
- As part of this collaboration, the two organizations will work on the continued development and future implementation of HealthEx’s artificial intelligence (AI)-driven global
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