What You Should Know:
- University Hospitals (UH) has launched its Connected Care Team initiative at UH Lake West, making it one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to implement a whole-hospital virtual nursing program.
- The initiative uses Vitalchat’s AI-driven audio and video platform to extend the reach of nurses through secure, high-definition communication. This expansion follows a successful initial phase that demonstrated significant benefits for patients, caregivers,
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Birches Health Raises $20M to Combat Gambling Addiction Crisis
What You Should Know:
- Birches Health, a national provider of gambling addiction treatment, has announced it has raised $20M in combined Series A and Seed funding.
- The Series A was led by AlleyCorp and the Seed was led by General Catalyst, with additional participation from a number of other investors.
- The funding will be used to accelerate investments in clinical excellence, expand its provider network, and scale its infrastructure to meet the growing demand for
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ATA Launches Digital Infrastructure Score to Map U.S. Virtual Care Readiness
What You Should Know:
- The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has introduced an enhanced Digital Infrastructure Score, a data-driven tool designed to measure how well U.S. communities are equipped for digital access.
- The new benchmarking tool provides a comprehensive review of the elements needed for digital health solutions, especially as physical access to healthcare changes.
What the Digital Infrastructure Score Measures
The ATA's new tool and its accompanying
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Bar-Ilan University and Sheba Medical Center to Launch $120M Biotech Research Institute
What You Should Know:
- Bar-Ilan University and Sheba Medical Center have announced the establishment of a joint research institute.
- The $120M institute will serve as a bridge between academia, healthcare, and industry to accelerate the translation of laboratory discoveries into clinical treatments. It will be located within Sheba’s new Health Tech Valley (HTV) in Ramat Gan, which is owned by Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings.
Biotech Institue Focus Areas
The new
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Peerbridge Health Raises $7M, Appoints MedTech Veteran Dan Reuvers to Board
What You Should Know:
- Peerbridge Health, a company transforming how heart disease is diagnosed has closed its latest fundraising round, raising $7M to support the commercial rollout of its new product.
- Additionally, it has submitted its next-generation wearable, the Cor MDx™, for FDA 510(k) clearance and appointed medical-technology executive Dan Reuvers to its Board of Directors. It is expected to launch later this year, pending regulatory clearance.
Strengthening
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Fay Becomes First Nutrition Service to Join Amazon Health Benefits Connector
What You Should Know:
- Fay, a dietitian platform, has become the first nutrition care service to join Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector.
- The strategic collaboration allows eligible Amazon customers to easily find and enroll in Fay’s personalized, insurance-covered nutrition care while browsing for wellness and nutrition services. Fay intelligently matches individuals with a registered dietitian based on their health goals, history, and insurance eligibility.
Unlocking
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MEDITECH Unveils New AI Initiatives for Expanse EHR
What You Should Know:
- MEDITECH has announced its latest strategic initiatives in artificial intelligence (AI), which will be shared at the company’s annual customer event, MEDITECH LIVE 2025. These advancements are accelerating an agentic user experience, where intelligent systems proactively support and automate tasks for clinicians, patients, and administrators within their native Expanse EHR workflows.
According to MEDITECH President and CEO Michelle O’Connor, the company is
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Half of Consumers Will Abandon Health Products Lacking Clear Scientific Evidence, Survey Reveals
What You Should Know:
A new survey by Lindus Health, a clinical trial company, has reveals that transparency about side effects and long-term safety are the top factors Americans consider when buying health products.
- The survey, which asked 175 participants about their health-based purchasing behaviors, revealed a significant gap between what consumers want and the information provided by physicians and manufacturers.
- The findings show that less than 14% of respondents
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CMS Launches $50B Rural Health Transformation Program
What You Should Know:
- Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled details for states to apply for funding from the new $50B Rural Health Transformation Program.
- Created under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, this unprecedented investment is designed to strengthen healthcare across rural America and build sustainable systems that improve access, enhance quality of care, and improve outcomes for patients.
Five Strategic Goals for Rural
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Verily Sued by Former Executive Over Alleged HIPAA Breaches
What You Should Know:
- Verily, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is facing a lawsuit from a former executive who alleges the company repeatedly covered up HIPAA breaches that affected more than 25,000 patients, CNBC first reports.
- Ryan Sloan, who served as chief commercial officer for Verily's diabetes and hypertension business, claims he was wrongfully fired after reporting his concerns to senior management. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, has not been
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