What You Should Know
- The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) has launched a new multi-stakeholder initiative, "Scaling Trusted, High-Impact AI Care Navigation," to accelerate the responsible adoption of AI tools that help patients manage appointments, referrals, and insurance.
- Led by title sponsor Intel and a founding coalition of tech and healthcare leaders, the project will develop open-access resources to ensure AI-enabled care journeys are patient-centered, equitable, and
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Rune Labs Names Tempus Veteran Amy Gordon Franzen as CEO to Scale AI Precision Medicine
What You Should Know
- Rune Labs, the leader in precision neurology, has appointed Amy Gordon Franzen as its new Chief Executive Officer.
- Franzen, a foundational leader from Tempus, joins as Rune Labs prepares to scale its StrivePD ecosystem beyond Parkinson’s Disease into Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Co-founder Brian Pepin will transition to President, Biopharma and Platform, focusing on the company’s expanding research portfolio and life sciences partnerships.
Bringing
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Prescryptive and Ilant Health Partner to Deliver Transparent Pricing and Clinical Excellence
What You Should Know
- Prescryptive and Ilant Health have partnered to offer employers a direct-to-market channel for GLP-1 therapies, combining transparent net pricing with rigorous clinical oversight.
- The collaboration utilizes Prescryptive’s claims platform and Ilant’s Center of Excellence (COE) model to deliver an average 15% weight loss for participants while ensuring that 90% of members remain on therapy at the six-month mark.
The Operating Model: Aligning Clinical Guardrails
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The GPT-5 Era: OpenAI Launches ‘OpenAI for Healthcare’ and GPT-5.2 to Power the Modern Hospital
What You Should Know
- OpenAI has officially entered the medical market with OpenAI for Healthcare, a suite of products led by ChatGPT for Healthcare and the GPT-5.2-powered API.
- Already rolling out to eight leading institutions—including Stanford Medicine, HCA Healthcare, and UCSF—the platform provides a secure, HIPAA-compliant workspace for clinical reasoning, evidence retrieval with transparent citations, and the automation of administrative tasks like prior authorizations and
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Pomelo Care Secures $92M to Scale Virtual Maternity Model Across Women’s Health
What You Should Know
- Pomelo Care has closed a $92 million Series C funding round, propelling the company to a $1.7B valuation.
- After proving its virtual model can reduce preterm births by 37% and emergency room visits by 46%, Pomelo is moving beyond its maternity roots to launch comprehensive pediatric and midlife care programs, now covering more than 25 million lives nationwide.
The Accountability Pivot: Evidence Over Hype
In a 2026 market where "Agentic AI" and "Digital
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The Automated OR: Apella Secures $80M to Scale Ambient Video Intelligence Across the Surgical Suite
What You Should Know
- Apella has announced an $80M Series B round to scale its ambient AI platform designed for the most complex environment in the hospital: the operating room (OR). The round was led by HighlandX, with returning investors Vensana Capital, Casdin Capital, PFM Health Sciences, Upside Partnership, and Operator Partners, and includes new investors K2 HealthVentures, OpAmp Capital, and Houston Methodist.
- By using computer vision to autonomously identify 14 surgical
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Scaling Medical Cannabinoids: How Digital Care Platforms Solve the Clinical Guidance Gap in 2026
Cannabinoids – and medical cannabis – are becoming part of the care mainstream. Evidence suggests that responsibly managed cannabinoid care and guidance can have success in symptom management, inclusive of pain, stress, anxiety, and more.
According to reports, there is no letup in sight for the growth of medical expenses and pharmaceutical utilization. Furthermore, aging populations will increase demand for chronic care, with the cost of pain management already estimated to be more than
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Mount Sinai Deploys AI-Powered Clinical Trial-Matching Platform to Expand Access to Cancer Research
What You Should Know:
- Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center has deployed PRISM, an AI-powered platform designed by Triomics for systemwide clinical trial matching.
- Utilizing OncoLLM—a large language model pipeline built specifically for oncology—PRISM identifies eligible patients across the entire Mount Sinai Health System (including Queens and Brooklyn) in real-time.
- The strategic initiative aims to accelerate research enrollment and provide equitable access to cutting-edge
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Carna Health Raises $8M to Scale Global AI-Driven Kidney Screening
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- Carna Health has raised $8M to scale its AI-driven Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) platform. The round included participation from Dr. Jay Rosan, Cenk Bekmezçi, Jose Pereyra, Mark Boulding, Brandon Salomon, Andrew Roosevelt, Jeff Lindsey, Joseph White, John Brooks, Elvis Ndansi and Dr. Salvatore Viscomi.
- Following a successful initiative in Cameroon that screened 35,000 individuals, Carna is expanding its partnership with Siemens Healthineers to bring
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Verana Health Acquires COTA to Build Multi-Specialty RWD Powerhouse
What You Should Know:
- Verana Health®, a digital health company dedicated to revolutionizing patient care and clinical research through real-world data (RWD), has announced the merger with COTA Healthcare®.
- The merger expands the company’s therapeutic offerings in data and software solutions for real-world insights that accelerate clinical research, expedite treatment options, and improve patient care. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Building a Multi-Specialty Engine for
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