What You Should Know:
- A new survey from Inlightened reveals that 61% of vetted healthcare professionals are deeply concerned about the rise of online medical misinformation, with 79% warning that it leads patients to accept harmful, unproven treatments.
- Despite this, many experts are hesitant to engage on social media due to safety concerns and a lack of support, with nearly half citing that the risks outweigh the rewards. The report highlights an urgent need for more
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Included Health Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Personalized AI Chatbot
What You Should Know:
- Included Health has launched "Dot," a new intelligent AI assistant designed to move beyond generic medical advice by leveraging deep integrations with member claims, benefits, and clinical data.
- Refined on over ten billion AI tokens, the platform utilizes a "clinician-in-the-loop" model, ensuring that automated guidance is backed by real-time oversight from medical experts. The "AI+EQ" approach aims to proactively nudge patients toward preventive care
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Streamlining Discharge: WellSky Integrates 130,000 Providers Directly into Epic Case Management
What You Should Know:
- WellSky has announced that its CarePort Community Referral Network is now officially part of the Epic Toolbox, allowing Epic users to initiate referrals to over 130,000 post-acute providers without leaving their EHR interface.
- The integration streamlines discharge planning by replacing manual phone calls and faxes with a standardized, electronic workflow that boasts an average provider response time of just 24 minutes. The move signifies a major step
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AngelEye Health Raises $9M Series C to Bring AI-Driven Insights to the NICU
What You Should Know:
- AngelEye Health secures $9M Series C funding round led by Mountain Group Partners, with strategic investment from Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a new debt facility from Live Oak Bank.
- The capital will fuel the commercial launch of AIVision, an AI-driven monitoring tool designed to provide earlier safety insights for neonatal care teams. Currently serving over 350 hospitals and 20% of NICU families in the U.S., AngelEye is pivoting from family
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Why Welldoc’s Partnership with CLEAR is a Blueprint for the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem
What You Should Know:
- Welldoc, a leader in AI-driven cardiometabolic care, has formed a strategic partnership with secure identity company CLEAR to integrate the CLEAR1 identity verification platform into the Welldoc App by Q1 2026.
- As an early adopter of the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem initiative, Welldoc is using this trusted identity layer to allow patients to seamlessly authenticate and aggregate fragmented medical records from multiple sources.
- The integration aims
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Headspace Updates Ebb AI with Voice Mode and Enhanced Memory to Deepen Mental Health Support
What You Should Know:
- Headspace has introduced a suite of significant upgrades to Ebb, its empathetic AI companion, headlined by a new Voice Mode that allows members to engage in spoken, natural conversations to process emotions.
- The update also includes Guided Jumpstart Prompts to help users initiate difficult conversations and Enhanced Memory capabilities that recall past details for more personalized check-ins. These features, rooted in evidence-based motivational
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Castlight and Noom Join Forces to Tackle the GLP-1 Cost Crisis Through Integrated Digital Health
What You Should Know:
- Castlight Health and Noom have formed a strategic partnership to embed Noom’s preventive health and weight management programs directly into Castlight’s health navigation platform.
- The integration allows employers to purchase Noom through Castlight, granting employees seamless access to psychology-based care and GLP-1 medication management. The move is designed to combat rising healthcare costs by pairing expensive pharmaceutical interventions with
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Hacking Healthcare Costs: 34% of Payers Prioritize AI and Analytics to Automate Operations and Drive Efficiency
What You Should Know:
- The latest HealthEdge’s 2026 Payer Survey reveals that managing costs remains the number one challenge for health plan executives, forcing a sharp reprioritization of technology investment toward Artificial Intelligence (AI) and modernization.
- AI automation is now the top strategy for cost reduction (34%), signaling a major shift away from legacy systems. However, a significant gap exists in customer experience, with only 51% of members viewing their health
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Wolters Kluwer Debuts Advanced Compounding Module for High-Risk Pharmacy Processes
What You Should Know:
- Wolters Kluwer Health has launched its new Advanced Compounding module for Simplifi 797, providing a comprehensive, closed-loop solution to meet the rigorous 2023 USP Chapter 797 requirements.
- The module is designed for pharmacies performing complex, high-risk sterile compounding, offering essential tools for batch tracking, extended beyond-use dating, and stringent documentation. This upgrade ensures confidence with every inspection, cementing
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Inova Health to Deploy Signal 1’s AI Management Platform to Centralize Governance and Track Value of AI Portfolio
What You Should Know:
- Inova Health, a nonprofit health system, has adopted Signal 1’s AI Management Platform to centralize the oversight, governance, and performance monitoring of its growing portfolio of artificial intelligence tools.
- The move is critical for ensuring that every AI solution deployed is safe, equitable, and compliant with standards like those set by the Joint Commission. The platform will provide essential visibility, automated monitoring, and impact
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