What You Should Know:
- HOPPR, a secure AI development platform for medical imaging announced the commercial release of its HOPPR Marie Curie Chest Radiography Foundation Model and fine-tuning API for binary classification, alongside inference API access and a new usage billing portal.
- The launch makes it easier for developers to customize and deploy AI solutions for medical imaging, promising to reduce costs and accelerate innovation in the field.
DeepHealth Pioneers
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DecisionRx & MedeAnalytics Partner to Power Value-Based Medication Optimization
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- MedeAnalytics, a healthcare enterprise data enrichment platform and analytics software-as-a-service (SaaS) leader announced its partnership with DecisionRx, a technology-enabled healthcare services company specializing in medication therapy optimization (MTO).
- The collaboration will allow DecisionRx to expand its ability to quantify and communicate the clinical and economic impact of its work with payers and providers under value-based care contracts,
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athenahealth Released Enhanced Capabilities for Value-Based Care
What You Should Know:
- athenahealth, a provider of network-enabled software and services for healthcare practices nationwide releases new and enhanced capabilities designed to further help practices succeed in value-based care (VBC).
- Practices across athenahealth’s network can now use the athenahealth Marketplace to easily find, choose, and integrate with risk-bearing organizations, including Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), that align with their goals. The initiative aims
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ShiftMed Unveils AI Suite to Optimize Healthcare Workforce Management
What You Should Know:
- ShiftMed, a provider of healthcare workforce technology, today announced the launch of its Workforce AI Suite, a set of intelligent tools designed to automate shift fulfillment and optimize workforce management.
- By embedding AI throughout the staffing process, the suite empowers health systems to efficiently manage labor operations and improve scheduling coordination across internal teams and on-demand clinicians.
Key Components of the Workforce AI
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Gaps in Advance Care Planning: Only 5% of Americans Have a Plan in Place
What You Should Know:
- A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by Backline by DrFirst reveals a significant national shortfall in advance care planning. Only 5% of Americans currently have an advance care plan in place, and half (50%) are largely unfamiliar with the concept. The research highlights substantial emotional and practical hurdles, alongside a strong desire for healthcare provider guidance.
- Advance care planning is the process of deciding and
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CMS Launches Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model for Medicaid Sickle Cell Patients
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- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launches its Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, a new approach to delivering cutting-edge treatments for people on Medicaid living with sickle cell disease.
- A total of 33 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will participate in this model, collectively representing approximately 84% of Medicaid beneficiaries with the condition, significantly expanding access to
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FFL Partners Orchestrates Merger of Abacus Group and Medicus IT
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- FFL Partners (“FFL”), a private equity firm focused on growth investments in tech-enabled business services and healthcare companies, today announced the completion of the merger of its portfolio companies Abacus Group and Medicus IT. This strategic combination launches a new multi-vertical IT Managed Services Provider (“MSP”) exclusively focused on the financial services and healthcare industries. Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed.
- The merger
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Google Forms Consumer Health Advisory Panel: Elevating Health Tech with Expert Guidance and Responsible AI
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- Google announced the formation of its Consumer Health Advisory Panel, a team of external experts who will provide clinical and scientific guidance to support the company's ongoing commitment to building helpful and reliable health technology.
- The creation of this formal panel underscores Google's dedication to developing new advancements like generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) responsibly and effectively. The panel will advise Google as it
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NVIDIA Introduces La-Proteina: A Breakthrough in Atomistic Protein Generation via Partially Latent Flow Matching
What You Should Know:
- NVIDIA Research, in collaboration with the University of Oxford and Mila – Québec AI Institute, has unveiled La-Proteina, a novel method for atomistic protein design.
- Published on arXiv on July 13, 2025, La-Proteina is designed to directly generate fully atomistic protein structures jointly with their underlying amino acid sequences, addressing a critical challenge in de novo protein design.
Optimizing Protein Design with Fixed-Dimensional Latent
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CMS Proposes 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Rule: Boosting Primary Care, Cutting Waste, and Modernizing Payments
What You Should Know:
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule for the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).
- The proposal aims to increase quality care for Medicare recipients while significantly reducing unnecessary spending. Key initiatives include advancing primary care management through new quality measures, reducing waste in skin substitute spending, and introducing a new payment model focused on
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