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The Crisis: Despite soaring demand from an aging population, home health referral conversion rates have dropped 13% since 2018, leaving 4.2 million patients without recommended care in 2024 due to capacity constraints.The Shift: With Medicare rates decreasing by ~1.3% and Medicare Advantage (MA) now covering 54% of beneficiaries, agencies can no longer rely on rate hikes. Margin protection must come from operational precision and automated "payer playbooks."The Solution:
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Why NYU Langone Is Outsourcing the “Front Door” of Dementia Care
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The News: Isaac Health, a virtual brain health platform, has partnered with NYU Langone Health, one of the nation's top neurology programs, to create a new care pathway for dementia patients in New York.The Problem: New York has one of the highest projected prevalences of Alzheimer's in the U.S., creating massive demand that traditional brick-and-mortar clinics cannot meet, often resulting in months-long wait times for a diagnosis.The Model: The partnership creates a
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Why AI Fails in Fragmented Systems: A 2026 Guide for Healthcare Leaders
Healthcare organizations have spent the past decade layering on digital tools in the name of patient engagement. What began with portals and messaging systems has expanded to include scheduling, digital forms, reminders, and payments. But in many practices, these solutions were implemented one by one, often from different vendors and with little thought for how they work together. The result is a disconnected patient experience and an operational burden for staff.
Fragmentation shows up in
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Infinite Computer Solutions Launches New Epic EHR Center of Excellence in Dubai
What You Should Know:
- Infinite Computer Solutions, a global technology solutions provider, is announcing the launch of its Center of Excellence (COE) office in Dubai to meet the demand of healthcare systems that are utilizing Epic Systems’ electronic health record (EHR) software platform.
- Infinite is one of only a handful of solution providers in the world to offer a COE
Infinite Launches Epic Center of Excellence to Streamline EHR Delivery and Reduce Operational Risk
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The Prescription Black Box: Why 56% of Patients Are Struggling to Access Meds in a Digital Age
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The Crisis: A new Harris Poll/Surescripts survey reveals that 56% of U.S. patients face challenges filling prescriptions, with 25% abandoning medication entirely due to cost.The Gap: Despite high digital literacy, only 20% of patients feel "empowered" to manage their meds, largely because they don't know where to find accurate pricing information (48%).The Fix: The data suggests a massive appetite for provider-led digital tools. 84% of patients want their doctors to
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Kodiak Solutions Acquires BESLER to Close the “Revenue Leakage” Gap
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The Deal: Kodiak Solutions has acquired BESLER & Company, integrating a 40-year veteran of revenue recovery into its modern analytics platform.The Tech Synergy: The acquisition adds BESLER’s specialized Transfer DRG software—used to detect Medicare underpayments—to Kodiak’s broader net revenue reporting suite.The Strategy: This is a "platform play." Kodiak is consolidating niche revenue cycle tools under one roof, allowing hospital CFOs to replace fragmented point
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HGP 2026 Market Review: Why Two Decades of Health IT Failed to Bend the Cost Curve
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The Reality Check: In HGP’s 20-year retrospective, the verdict is harsh: technology delivered on workflows but failed on economics. Since HGP's founding, U.S. healthcare spending has doubled to $5.3 trillion, proving that digitization alone does not equal efficiency.The Market Rebound: Despite the cynicism, the deal market is roaring back. Q3 2025 saw a record 136 M&A deals, and valuations have settled comfortably above pre-pandemic levels (approx. 5.1x revenue),
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Nurses Are Embracing AI to Survive Burnout, But Hospitals Are Lagging Behind
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The Trend: A new report from Wolters Kluwer reveals that nurses are aggressively adopting Generative AI, with 58% using it personally and 46% already using it in the workplace.The Motivation: The driver is survival. With staffing shortages and burnout plaguing the profession, 45% of nurses see GenAI as a critical tool for reducing burnout by automating documentation and routine tasks.The Risk: A dangerous governance gap exists. While usage is high, only ~20% of
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Oath Surgical Launches AI-Native Surgical Centers Powered by NVIDIA
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The Collaboration: Oath Surgical is partnering with NVIDIA to power OathOS, a "multimodal" operating system for surgery that uses spatial AI to analyze video, audio, and device data in real-time.The Differentiator: Unlike software vendors trying to retrofit legacy hospitals, Oath is vertically integrated—it owns and operates its own "AI-native" surgical centers, allowing it to architect the physical and digital environment simultaneously.The Promise: The system aims for
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Nextech Launches Cora Scribe: An Embedded AI Assistant for Specialty Practices
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The News: Nextech has launched Cora Scribe, an AI clinical assistant designed specifically for specialty practices, starting with ophthalmology.The Differentiator: Unlike generic "bolt-on" scribes that generate a summary PDF, Cora Scribe is embedded in the EHR. It streams discrete clinical data directly into specific chart fields in real-time.The Impact: By maintaining a "two-way conversation" with the patient chart, the tool reduces documentation time for both physicians
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