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The Partnership: GE HealthCare and the Stanford Medicine Department of Radiology have renewed their decades-long collaboration, officially establishing a joint Center of Excellence to accelerate translational research.The Clinical Scope: The new hub will focus heavily on magnetic resonance (MR), computed tomography (CT), molecular imaging, interventional radiology, and pharmaceutical diagnostics.The PCCT Push: A major focus of the center will be advancing the clinical
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Qualified Health Secures $125M to Expand Enterprise AI Platform for Health Systems
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The Funding: Qualified Health, an enterprise AI platform built for health systems, has secured a $125M Series B round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from Transformation Capital, Menlo Ventures' Anthology Fund (in partnership with Anthropic), and several other major venture players.The Core Problem: Over the last two years, health systems have experimented with generative AI via highly fragmented, isolated point solutions. This has created
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Thesis Care (Formerly Trovo Health) Secures $45M to Scale AI-Powered Clinical Care Teams
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The Funding & Rebrand: New York-based Thesis Care (recently rebranded from Trovo Health) has secured $45M in Series A funding. The round was led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from CRV and Black Opal Ventures, bringing total funding to $60M.The Leadership: The company was founded in 2024 by CEO Dr. Niren Gandra and CPO Aditya Pandyaram, both former executives at the patient financial engagement giant Cedar.The Core Model: Thesis does not sell a traditional SaaS tool
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The C-Suite Squeeze: Why Hospital IT Budgets Are Shrinking While AI Spending Soars
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The Data Source: Sage Growth Partners released its "Health IT Purchasing Forecast 2026-2027: Where C-Suites are Investing Amid Declining Capital Budgets" report, based on a benchmark survey of 101 hospital and health system C-suite executives.The Budget Squeeze: A significant 41% of C-suite leaders anticipate their capital investments will be reduced over the next two years. Only 5% expect an increase of 20% or more, representing a notable decline from prior years.The
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Zocdoc Report: 26% of Patients Now Use AI for Medical Advice, Creating a ‘Triangle of Care’
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The Data Source: Zocdoc released "The AI-Informed Patient" report, based on a February 2026 survey of 1,186 U.S. adults and 1,000 U.S. healthcare providers.The Adoption & The Access Problem: Over a quarter (26%) of patients have already used AI to ask a health-related question. A massive driver is poor access to care: 65% of patients report using AI simply because it is easier than trying to see a doctor.The Secret Patient: Patients are heavily hiding their AI use
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Cerebral Acquires Cognitive Behavioral Therapy App Inflow to Expand ADHD Treatment
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The Acquisition: Cerebral, a massive integrated mental healthcare provider, has officially acquired Inflow, a personalized ADHD digital therapeutic app. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The Acquiree: Inflow is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principles. It provides users with short, science-based daily modules to help them build habits, manage symptoms, and develop coping skills for adult ADHD.The Market Demand: According to the
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Dimer Health Secures $13.5M to Expand AI-Powered Transitional Care Platform
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The Funding: Dimer Health, an AI-native Transitional Care Medicine company, has secured $13.5M in Series A financing led by Team8 and Bill Ackman's Table Management. This brings their total funding to nearly $20M.The Clinical Problem: The first 14 days after a patient is discharged from the hospital are highly vulnerable, accounting for nearly half of all hospital readmissions. This breakdown in care transitions costs the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $52 to $62
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Rock Health Survey: 32% of Consumers Now Use AI for Health Information
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The Data Source: Rock Health released its 11th Consumer Adoption of Digital Health Survey, polling 8,000 U.S. adults in December 2025 to track behaviors toward virtual care and digital health tools.The Adoption Spike: Consumer use of AI in healthcare is exploding. 32% of respondents report having used an AI chatbot for health information—double the share from just a year ago (16%). Of those users, 64% engage with health AI weekly or more.General Purpose vs. Healthcare
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Flourish Care Secures $5.7M to Scale Reimbursed Doula Network Nationwide
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The Funding: Flourish Care, a maternal healthcare platform operating a massive network of credentialed doulas, has secured $5.7M in an oversubscribed seed financing round led by Zeal Capital Partners with participation from Create Health Ventures, Collide Capital, Rogue Women’s Fund, Symphonic Capital, Slater Technology Fund, Catalytic Impact Foundation, Capita3, and others. The Regulatory Catalyst: The policy landscape has fundamentally shifted. Currently, 46
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Samsung Medison Unifies NeuroLogica and Boston Imaging to Form Samsung HME America
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The Consolidation: Samsung Medison is officially retiring the NeuroLogica and Boston Imaging brands. The U.S. medical imaging businesses are unifying under a single corporate identity: Samsung HME (Healthcare and Medical Equipment) America.The Unified Portfolio: This transition integrates Samsung's U.S. ultrasound, digital radiography, and computed tomography (CT) operations under one structural roof, reflecting the massive scale of the global Samsung brand.The AI Push:
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