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Erosion of Trust: ConcertAI VP Shares View on AI Hallucinations and the Fabricated Data Crisis in Scientific Publishing

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Erosion of Trust: ConcertAI's VP View on AI Hallucinations and the Fabricated Data Crisis in Scientific Publishing

The integrity of medical research is under siege. Last month, Med-Gemini's "hallucination" of a part of the brain made headlines, but according to Dr. Mike Rossi, Vice President of Translational Science and Multi-modal Real World Evidence Solutions at ConcertAI, that incident is merely a symptom of a larger, systemic problem: up to 10% of scientific literature is now being fabricated by AI.  Drawing on his decades of experience integrating genomic science into oncology at institutions
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Moving Outside the Hospital: New Report Details Ambulatory Care Strategies at Leading Health Systems

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Moving Outside the Hospital: New Report Details Ambulatory Care Strategies at Leading Health Systems

What You Should Know:  - A new report from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) at UPMC and KLAS Research outlines how health systems are reevaluating and expanding their ambulatory care strategies in response to shifting patient expectations, workforce constraints, and increased financial pressures.  - The research, "Moving Outside the Hospital: Ambulatory Care Strategies at Leading Health Systems," explains how large systems are adapting by providing more care in
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Qualtrics Acquires Press Ganey Forsta for $6.75B to Create the Most Comprehensive AI Experience Platform

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Qualtrics Acquires Press Ganey Forsta for $6.75B to Create the Most Comprehensive AI Experience Platform

What You Should Know:  - Qualtrics, a leader in the experience management (XM) category, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Press Ganey Forsta for $6.75B, payable in a combination of cash and equity.  - Press Ganey Forsta is a trusted global provider of experience measurement and data analytics, serving more than 43,000 clients, including 41,000 healthcare providers. This acquisition is poised to create the most complete AI platform specialized for customer
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Digital Health Funding Q3 2025: Choppy Undercurrents Beneath a Steady Surface

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Digital Health Funding Q3 2025: Choppy Undercurrents Beneath a Steady Surface

What You Should Know:  - The U.S. digital health sector saw $3.5B in venture funding across 107 deals in Q3 2025, contributing to a year-to-date total of $9.9B, according to Rock Health’s Q3 2025 report. While this pace surpasses 2024's total through Q3, the apparent steadiness belies significant underlying market shifts.  - Dynamics once considered temporary—such as unlabeled funding rounds and highly uneven fundraising timelines—have solidified into permanent features of the
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Heidi Health Secures $65M to Scale AI Care Partner Platform Globally

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Heidi Health Secures $65M to Scale AI Care Partner Platform Globally

What You Should Know:  - Heidi Health, a fast-growing Melbourne, Australian-based healthcare AI company, today announced the closing of a $65M Series B funding led by Point72 Private Investments. This significant investment values Heidi at $465M and brings the company's total funding to nearly $100M. - The new capital will be used to accelerate Heidi’s mission of building a differentiated AI Care Partner that expands clinicians' capacity by automating tasks such as clinical
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MediView Secures $24M for Augmented Reality Guided Surgery

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MediView Secures $24M for Augmented Reality Guided Surgery

OmnifyXR® Interventional Suite Imaging Meet OmnifyXR Interventional Suite, your interventional augmented-reality solution. OmnifyXR fits seamlessly into existing interventional suites and leverages augmented reality to support workflow efficiency and ergonomics, improved visualization and collaborative care. Explore OmnifyXR What You Should
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5 Pillars for Medtech to Redefine Growth in the Digital-First Era

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What You Should Know:  - According to new PwC analysis on the future of medtech, the next 12–24 months represent a critical window to adopt a new operating playbook to ensure survival and achieve growth that investors will reward. The U.S. healthcare system is on the cusp of a fundamental transformation, with over $1 trillion of annual spend expected to shift from infrastructure-heavy models toward digital-first, consumer-centered, and data-powered care. - The exceptional product
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Healthcare Leaders Prioritize AI and Payer Integration for Reimbursement Resilience

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Healthcare Leaders Prioritize AI and Payer Integration for Reimbursement Resilience

What You Should Know:  - A new survey conducted by Becker's Healthcare and Net Health reveals that healthcare leaders are making strategic technology investments to ensure financial resilience amid ongoing regulatory and reimbursement shifts.  - The survey, which polled 100 health system and hospital CFOs, finance VPs, and clinical technology leaders, highlights that leaders are concerned about payer integration challenges and view Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a key tool for
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ACA Spillovers: A Warning for Employers as Insurers Seek Up to 43% Premium Hikes

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ACA Spillovers: A Warning for Employers as Insurers Seek Up to 43% Premium Hikes

What You Should Know:  - The U.S. healthcare market is showing a stark divergence in cost trends between public and private sectors. While Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums are spiking well above the industry's decade-long trend of sub-10% increases, real-world claims data from self-funded employers show costs holding steady at under 5%, according to new data from Nomi Health.  ACA Rate Hikes Driven by Utilization and Risk ACA insurers across the country are filing for some
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Independent Providers Lose $2.2M Annually Due to Referral Backlogs, Tennr Report Finds

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Independent Providers Lose $2.2M Annually Due to Referral Backlogs, Tennr Report Finds

What You Should Know:  - Tennr, a company automating the labor-intensive workflows of referral-based care, has released its first Healthcare Provider Benchmark Report. The study uncovers a significant financial challenge: independent healthcare providers lose over 10% (or $2.2M) every year due to claim denials that originate during the patient referral backlog. - The report analyzed data from healthcare organizations using Tennr's platform to process tens of millions of patients,
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