Autism acceptance differs from awareness in that acceptance reinforces the need for inclusion—an acknowledgement that neurodiversity can be a strength and that people with autism are valued, contributing members of society.
This sentiment has never been more important as the United States faces an unprecedented and fast-growing rise in autism cases. Unfortunately, against that backdrop, it’s also become clear that the way we as an industry and a health system have supported
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Capital Rx to Acquire Healthcare Navigation Platform Amino Health
What You Should Know:
- Capital Rx, Inc., the enterprise health technology company announced the acquisition of Amino Health and its comprehensive health navigation platform. Amino Health will now become Capital Rx’s care navigation solution, named Judi Care, significantly extending the company’s enterprise platform capabilities to nearly 60 million covered lives.
- The strategic acquisition allows Capital Rx to offer employers all the necessary components to create a holistic
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The Joint Commission and CHAI Partner to Set National Standards for Responsible AI in Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- The Joint Commission, an independent, evidence-based healthcare standard-setting organization, and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), a nonprofit organization founded by clinicians, today announced a new partnership to accelerate the development and adoption of AI best practices and guidance across the U.S. healthcare system.
- Together, the organizations will leverage their scale and expertise to co-develop a suite of AI playbooks, tools, and a new
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Medtronic Rebrands Diabetes Business as “MiniMed” Ahead of Spin-Off
What You Should Know:
- Medtronic announced that its planned New Diabetes Company will be named MiniMed. The name honors the company's roots, reflecting its original name prior to its acquisition by Medtronic in 2001 and its deep, 40-year history of transforming diabetes care worldwide.
The announcement marks a significant step in the intended separation of Medtronic's Diabetes business into a new, independent entity.
Simplify Life with Diabetes
The new MiniMed's mission is to
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Doctors Are Using AI, But Lack of Guidelines and Training Leaves Them Feeling Unprepared, New Survey Finds
What You Should Know:
- A new survey of U.S. physicians from Inlightened, a tech-enabled healthcare insights platform, reveals a significant paradox in the adoption of artificial intelligence: while a majority of doctors are already using AI tools in their practice, very few feel prepared to manage the benefits and risks, and most are operating without formal organizational guidelines.
- The findings highlight a critical opportunity for AI innovators and healthcare leaders to better
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GE HealthCare Integrates Advanced Features with MIM Encore Platform
What You Should Know:
- GE HealthCare announced the combination of its proprietary features and algorithms with MIM Encore, marking a significant milestone in its mission to deliver precision care through advanced digital solutions. This implementation brings powerful new capabilities to healthcare organizations using GE HealthCare systems alongside MIM Software's state-of-the-art platform.
- The integration is based on a single-platform design developed from user input, aimed at
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Virta Health CEO: GLP-1s Didn’t Kill Weight Watchers, Its Broken Model Did
On the heels of Weight Watchers' recent bankruptcy filing, the conversation around the future of the weight loss industry has intensified. While many point to the rise of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic as the primary disruptor, Sami Inkinen, co-founder and CEO of Virta Health, argues that the real story is more fundamental. He contends that the "eat less, exercise more" model, central to programs like Weight Watchers for decades, was always doomed to fail because it doesn't address the
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Commons Clinic Secures $26M to Launch “Wholebody” Preventative Care Program
What You Should Know:
- Commons Clinic today announced a $26M Series B financing, bringing its total funding to over $60M led by RA Capital, with participation from Floating Point, SteelSky Ventures, Time BioVentures, Courtside Ventures, and Commons Clinic physicians.
- The funding supports the launch of Wholebody by Commons Clinic, a multi-specialty suite connecting all of the organization’s advanced preventative care offerings.
Through early detection, tailored prevention,
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Autonomize AI Raises $28M Series A to Scale Agentic AI for Healthcare and Life Sciences
What You Should Know:
- Autonomize AI, a pioneer in AI-driven healthcare solutions, today announced that it raised $28 million in a Series A funding, bringing total capital raised to $32 million to date.
- The round was led by Valtruis, The Cigna Group Ventures, Tau Ventures, and other strategic investors. Asset Management Ventures, ATX Venture Partners and Capital Factory are among the company’s existing investors who also participated.
Autonomize AI Secures Funding to Scale
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Lumeris Taps Google Cloud to Address the 2 Billion Hour Gap in Primary Care
What You Should Know:
- Lumeris, a leader in healthcare technology and services, and Google Cloud today announced a partnership to improve access to high-quality primary care in the United States by building Lumeris’ Tom™ platform on Google Cloud technology.
- The collaboration targets a growing gap, where annual demand for care exceeds 2.5 billion hours, but less than 500 million hours are available, according to Lumeris estimates.
Lumeris and Google Cloud Redefine Scalable,
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