What You Should Know
- Epic Systems—alongside OCHIN, Reid Health, Trinity Health, and UMass Memorial Health—has filed a major lawsuit against the health information network Health Gorilla and companies including Mammoth and RavillaMed.
- The lawsuit alleges the defendants operated an "organized syndicate" to improperly access and monetize nearly 300,000 patient records from the Epic community, alongside an unknown number of records from the VA and other EHR providers, for purposes
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HPS/PayMedix Secures $33M to Scale Guaranteed Healthcare Payments
What You Should Know
- HPS/PayMedix secures $33M in combined equity and debt financing to accelerate the growth of its healthcare financing and payments platform.
- Led by HLM Investment Partners, the funding will be used to expand the PayMedix solution, which unifies all healthcare stakeholders through guaranteed provider payments, interest-free patient financing, and a consolidated SuperEOB® experience.
The Affordability Mandate: Unifying the Payment Experience
As
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FinThrive Report Reveals 71% of RCM Leaders Prioritize Experience Over Revenue
What You Should Know
- FinThrive's 2026 Transformative Trends Report marks a historic turning point: for the first time, improving the patient experience has surpassed increasing revenue as the top strategic goal for healthcare financial leaders, with 71% identifying it as their primary focus.
- The shift indicates that leaders are moving away from short-term fixes toward AI-enabled platform consolidation and automation to drive long-term stability and workforce
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Firstsource Acquires TeleMedik to Scale Clinical BPaaS Across the U.S. and Puerto Rico
What You Should Know
- Firstsource Solutions has announced the acquisition of TeleMedik, a Puerto Rico-based pioneer in technological healthcare solutions. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The strategic move significantly strengthens Firstsource’s Business Process as a Service (BPaaS++) offering, integrating digital and generative AI capabilities into clinical operations to help health plans manage rising utilization rates and transition to value-based care
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Surescripts and GoodRx Launch Script Corner to End Pharmacy Sticker Shock
What You Should Know
- Surescripts has launched Script Corner™, a mobile-friendly web application designed to provide patients with immediate prescription price transparency.
- Through an exclusive partnership with GoodRx, the platform allows patients to view their insurance copay alongside discounted cash prices and other savings programs via a secure text link sent the moment a prescription is written.
What is Script Corner™? Empowering the Patient-Driven Future
Script Corner™
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Zelis Acquires Rivet to Bring AI-Powered Analytics to 750+ Payers
What You Should Know
- Zelis, a global leader in healthcare financial modernization has acquired Rivet, a pioneer in revenue cycle analytics. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The deal integrates Rivet’s AI-enabled analytics and intuitive dashboards directly into the Zelis platform, providing 750+ payers and millions of providers with actionable data to reduce denials, minimize "rework," and navigate rising regulatory complexity.
The Intelligence Layer:
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The Seamless Scan: Why Interoperability is the New Standard for OB-GYN Ultrasound Reporting in 2026
Increasing patient volumes calls for strengthened streamlined processes like never before.
With vast patient data coming from various platforms, tools and systems, the means of connectivity and pooling this information has become a critical factor to successful patient experiences.Today’s healthcare landscape needs a well blended and meticulously integrated system of patient data across all administrative data portals and platforms.
This is why in modern medical practice,
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OpenAI Acquires Torch: Building the ‘Unified Medical Memory’ for ChatGPT Health”
What You Should Know
- OpenAI has officially acquired the healthcare technology startup Torch, marking a significant expansion of its ChatGPT Health capabilities.
- The deal, valued at approximately $60M -$100M according to reports, aims to create a "unified medical memory" for AI by consolidating scattered patient data from hospitals, labs, and wearables into a single, context-aware engine.
The "Unified Medical Memory" Pivot: Solving Data Silos
For most patients, medical data is
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Why Centralized Pharmacy is the Only Cure for Rising Drug Costs in 2026
We’ve all been there: one weekend, you’re bitten by the home improvement bug. A few clicks later, your online cart is full of tools, and within minutes of checkout you can track your order from warehouse to doorstep.
As the above scenario illustrates, supply chain visibility has become an expected feature of the consumer experience. Yet for one of the most critical sectors — healthcare pharmacy — inventory transparency lags. Across the country, many health systems still struggle to know
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Arkin Capital Closes $100M Arkin Bio Ventures III to Back Advanced Pre-Clinical to Early Clinical-Stage Biotech Companies
What You Should Know:
- Arkin Capital, a leading multi-asset investment manager, today announced the closing of Arkin Bio Ventures III, a $100 million fund focused on investing in advanced pre-clinical and early clinical-stage biotech companies developing transformative therapies in areas of high unmet medical need.
- The fund is backed by top-tier institutional investors, including Phoenix Insurance, Clal Insurance, and Amitim Pension Funds, alongside a significant investment from Arkin
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