What You Should Know:
- Abridge today announced that UI Health, the academic health enterprise at the University of Illinois Chicago, will deploy its enterprise-grade AI platform across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care.
- UI Health serves a linguistically diverse population of 1.4 million patients annually. Abridge’s automatic speech recognition technology is tailored to support bilingual clinicians who converse with their patients in non-English languages, including Spanish,
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Philips Launches Image Management 15: Zero-Footprint Web Viewer Transforms Radiology Workflows
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- Philips today announced the launch of Philips Image Management 15, the next generation of Vue PACS, featuring a zero-footprint, web diagnostic viewer that delivers the full clinical power of a desktop workstation through a standard web browser that transforms how radiologists access and interpret medical images.
- Designed with a brand-new user interface, the viewer delivers the full clinical power of a desktop workstation through a standard web
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MDI NetworX Acquires Cobalt MedPlans to Expand U.S. Payer Services and AI Automation
What You Should Know:
- MDI NetworX, a leader in healthcare business process solutions, today announced the acquisition of Cobalt MedPlans (Clarity Performance Solutions) from Cobalt Health Solutions. The transaction was executed with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC), the wholly-owned subsidiary of which, Cobalt Health Solutions, owned Cobalt MedPlans.
- The deal significantly expands MDI's U.S. footprint and will integrate its AI-enabled SaaS platform, InsightPro,
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Why Independent Pharmacies are the Future of Personalized Care
Consumers today can get everything on demand and online, from groceries, to streaming content, to their prescriptions. Pharmacy digital capabilities, along with the ability to obtain prescriptions by mail, have grown in response. Yet more than 15 million people still rely solely on their local, independently-owned pharmacy as a trusted resource in their community —not just for medicine, but for personalized care including vaccines, testing services and more. As healthcare goes digital,
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11 Recent Digital Health FDA Clearances You Need to Know: AI, Wearables, and Robotics Drive Precision Medicine Forward
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued several key clearances, marking significant advancements across diagnostics, surgery, and remote patient monitoring.
- These FDA clearances reflect a deepening integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced technology into clinical workflows, promising greater precision, reduced invasiveness, and expanded access to care.
Diagnostics and Remote Monitoring: AI and Wearables at Scale
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Texas “Golden Spike”: HIEs Unite to Form Largest Interoperability Network in Texas with Bidirectional Data Sharing
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- In a development being called a "Golden Spike" moment, two of Texas’ largest Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)—C3HIE and the Texas Health Services Authority (THSA)—have signed a historic agreement for the bidirectional sharing of encounter event messages for treatment purposes.
- The collaborative approach represents a fundamental shift from proprietary data silos to an open, patient-centered ecosystem where interoperability serves the greater good of Texas
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Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25: AdventHealth Ranks No. 1, Driven by AI and Clinical Collaboration
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- Gartner, Inc. has released its 17th annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking for 2025.
- AdventHealth claimed the No. 1 spot, followed by Stanford Medicine and Bon Secours Mercy Health, underscoring the industry's focus on leveraging AI and clinical partnerships to drive efficiency and resilience.
Gartner's 2025 Ranking Highlights
The 17th annual Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking recognizes U.S. health systems for their leadership in
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Wolters Kluwer Integrates Lexidrug into UpToDate® Expert AI for Enhanced Medication Support
What You Should Know:
- Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the first major expansion of its GenAI solution, UpToDate® Expert AI, by integrating comprehensive medication information from UpToDate Lexidrug.
- The integration aims to provide clinicians with transparent, evidence-based answers for critical medication and therapeutic decisions.
GenAI for Clinical Decision Support Expands to Medication Management
Wolters Kluwer Health is rolling out the first in a series of
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Why Faster Prior Authorizations Won’t Fix Healthcare’s Real Issues
Few phrases raise blood pressure among doctors and patients like “prior authorization.” Ask any clinician and you’ll hear the same story: delayed treatments, endless back-and-forth, and vulnerable individuals left waiting while paperwork wins the day.
For providers, prior authorizations are a constant drain of time and energy. For patients, they can mean worsening conditions, missed windows for effective treatment, or even care that never arrives at all. And for payers, prior
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State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2025: Exploited Vulnerabilities Top Cause, Staff Capacity Biggest Weakness
What You Should Know:
- Sophos's State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2025 report reveals exploited vulnerabilities are now the leading technical cause of attacks (33%).
- The study highlights a sector becoming more resilient to encryption but facing soaring extortion-only attacks and high pressure on IT teams.
Root Causes Shift: Capacity Gaps and Exploited Vulnerabilities Lead
The latest Sophos study, based on the experiences of 292 healthcare providers, shows a significant
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