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Patient access automation leader Assort Health has announced a $120M Series C funding round led by Menlo Ventures, valuing the company at $1.2B.The financing brings Assort's total capital raised to more than $222M, solidifying its position as an institutional standard for AI-driven ambulatory operations.Moving past isolated voice bots, the platform leverages Patient Journey Memory to connect scheduling, intake, real-time eligibility, medication refills, and payments into
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Clinical Data Fidelity: The Real Blindspot in Healthcare AI Strategy
The healthcare industry has reached something it rarely achieves: near-total agreement. Surveys show 97 percent of healthcare professionals believe AI should support clinical expertise rather than replace it. Human review and validation rank as the top driver of trust in AI outputs. The governance question — who stays at the helm, who holds accountability — has been settled faster than most predicted.
But consensus on governance doesn't mean the harder problem is solved. Nearly 75% of
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Cadence Secures $100M, Partners with Duke Health to Scale Chronic Care AI
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Clinical AI leader Cadence has announced a $100 million Series C funding round led by Spark Capital, with heavy participation from Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Coatue, and major health system venture arms.The company has simultaneously finalized new clinical affiliations with Duke Health and Texas Health Resources, expanding its national footprint to over 20 prominent health systems.Cadence now treats more than 100,000 active older adults diagnosed with chronic
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Xella Health Launches with $4.7M to Scale AI-Powered Precision Testing for Women’s Health
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Women’s health pioneer Xella Health has officially emerged from stealth, launching as the first AI-powered precision health platform engineered explicitly for the XX chromosome.The company has secured $4.7 million in angel and pre-seed funding from prominent early-stage investors, including Capital F, Precursor Ventures, Ulu Ventures, and Swizzle Ventures.The platform addresses a severe historical inequity in clinical research: women are diagnosed an average of four years
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Prosper AI Raises $30M to Scale Patient Access Automation
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Healthcare automation pioneer Prosper AI has announced a $30M Series A financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Base10 Partners and continued backing from Emergence Capital and Y Combinator.The capital injection follows a massive commercial expansion, including 5x organic revenue growth over six months, expanding the platform's reach to power more than $1.3 billion in patient care across 150,000 providers.Moving past legacy
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Moving Healthcare AI from Experimental Pilots to Scaled Execution
Healthcare organizations have spent the last several years exploring AI to address mounting operational and financial pressures—from staffing shortages to rising patient expectations for always-on digital access.
Now, the conversation has shifted. The question is no longer whether AI can help, but whether it can be deployed in a way that is scalable, governed, and capable of delivering measurable value in production environments.
Across health systems, specialty groups, and multi-location
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DUOS Acquires Linkwell Health to Expand AI-Powered Health Plan Performance Footprint
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Health plan performance infrastructure pioneer DUOS has announced its acquisition of consumer engagement specialist Linkwell Health to create an end-to-end member activation system. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The transaction expands DUOS’ commercial footprint to more than 20 national health plans, extending its digital and clinical reach to one in five adults across the United States.The combined platform targets the costly
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BrightHeart Secures European CE Mark for B-Right AI Prenatal Ultrasound Platform
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Paris-based medical technology innovator BrightHeart has officially received the CE mark for its flagship medical devices, clearing the commercialization of its B-Right AI Platform across the European Union.The regulatory milestone arrives on the heels of the company’s recent €11 million Series A funding round and the successful launch of its platform within GE HealthCare’s Voluson™ Solution Store.The technology directly tackles a persistent public health crisis: up to
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HHS and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Launch Operation Trialblazer to Modernize Clinical Trials
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has unveiled "Operation Trialblazer," a sweeping, department-wide initiative designed to bring clinical research and investment back to the United States.The strategic pivot addresses an alarming competitive gap: China's global share of Phase 1 trials surpassed the U.S. for the first time in 2021, and in 2024, China exceeded the U.S. in total clinical trial registrations with
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ChartSpan Acquires Personal Health Data Platform Validic to Scale Remote Patient Monitoring
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Care management pioneer ChartSpan has finalized the strategic acquisition of Validic, a provider of personal health data and Internet of Things (IoT) platform.The combined entity, operating under the ChartSpan banner, creates a unified delivery layer that merges full-service clinical care teams with a scaled device-logistics and data-normalization ecosystem.The transaction bridges a severe healthcare data gap, combining traditional Chronic Care Management (CCM) and
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