Technology and efficiency are moving at a faster pace than ever before, and in healthcare IT, that means an emerging need for IT teams to be at the forefront of system assessment and implementation.
Your team should be actively partnering with the clinical team and other decision makers on how to improve and optimize workflows and interconnectivity. When you’re a part of these conversations from the beginning, you can share concerns that could affect not just your workflow but the
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Spring Health Completes Acquisition of Alma to Expand Global Mental Health Network
What You Should Know
Spring Health has successfully closed its acquisition of Alma, a membership platform for independent clinicians.The combined organization now supports more than 170 million lives globally across employers and health plans.The merger aims to solve care fragmentation by ensuring patients can keep their providers even when they change jobs, age off plans, or change coverage.Spring Health CEO April Koh and President Dr. Adam Chekroud will lead the combined organization, while
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GoodRx Partners with Novo Nordisk to Offer Self-Pay Pricing for New Oral Ozempic® Pill
What You Should Know
GoodRx has launched access to self-pay pricing for Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic® pill (oral semaglutide) for patients with type 2 diabetes.Eligible patients can obtain the medication for as low as $149 per month at pharmacies nationwide.The agreement covers three distinct dosages with tiered monthly cash pricing: 1.5mg ($149), 4mg ($199), and 9mg ($299).The oral formulation provides a convenient alternative to the established Ozempic injectable.This collaboration marks an
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Dr. Eric Rosenberg Completes First Cataract Surgery Using Apple Vision Pro and ScopeXR
What You Should Know
Dr. Eric Rosenberg of SightMD became the first surgeon to perform a cataract surgery using the Apple Vision Pro in October 2025.The procedure utilized ScopeXR, a custom-built mixed reality surgical platform that streams live feeds from 3D digital microscopes directly into the headset.Dr. Rosenberg has since used the device to assist in hundreds of additional cases, demonstrating the hardware's viability for routine surgical use.The system enables real-time remote
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Medisolv Acquires Health Elements AI to Automate Data Abstraction and Expand Clinical Registry Support
What You Should Know
Medisolv, Inc. has acquired Health Elements AI, a specialist in AI-first software that automates the capture and structuring of clinical data from medical records. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition aims to reduce the significant administrative burden of manual chart review, which currently impacts more than 4,000 abstracters supported by Medisolv.Health Elements AI reports a 96 percent accuracy rate, leveraging AI and human oversight
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6 Strategies to Help Meet HR1 Eligibility and Enrollment Requirements
HR1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, significantly revised eligibility and enrollment processes for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. With deadlines starting December 31, 2026, agencies must begin modernization efforts now to prevent costly delays.
Health and human service agencies must take a thoughtful approach to these policy updates to help ensure compliance while continuing to deliver quality services. Six strategies include:
1.
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AiZtech Labs Launches iSelfie BioSignals in U.S. to Automate Intake and Digital Biomarker Detection
What You Should Know
AiZtech Labs has officially launched iSelfie BioSignals in the U.S., a smartphone-based platform that detects digital biomarkers using a standard selfie-camera interaction.The platform is designed to generate clinically meaningful measurements from the eye and surrounding skin, helping care teams prioritize patients faster and reduce reliance on device-heavy hardware.Clinical validation includes data from over 5,000 human participants across six studies in the U.S.,
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Viz.ai and NRHA Collaborate to Deploy AI in Rural Hospitals
What You Should Know
Viz.ai has partnered with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) through its Rural Hospital & Clinic Partnership Program to help rural leaders implement AI-powered detection and coordination tools.The initiative targets a significant "adoption gap": rural hospitals are currently 25% less likely to adopt new technologies like AI than urban facilities due to funding and geographic barriers.The Viz platform analyzes medical images and clinical data in real time to
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Healthcare AI Governance: Implementing NIST Trustworthy AI and OWASP Security Guardrails
In Part 1 of this series, we covered the foundation of an AI-ready healthcare organization: an organization-appropriate governance framework, regulatory awareness, and an AI inventory.
Now, let's discuss the other essential capabilities for AI readiness: risk management and guardrails.
Apply Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to AI
AI risk must be managed like other enterprise risks:
Establish a risk framework Define your organization’s risk appetite and toleranceIdentify
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Greatly Health Secures $4M to Scale MSK-Validated Integrative Oncology Platform
What You Should Know
Greatly Health raised a $4 million seed round co-led by Pear VC and Commonweal Ventures to bring integrative oncology to a broader patient population.The company's virtual model was originally developed and validated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).In clinical trials, the program demonstrated a 16% absolute improvement in overall survival at two years and a 69% reduction in hospitalizations.The platform provides live, expert-led group sessions in exercise,
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