Have you been part of the shift? Many IT teams are now more influential—and necessary—in the assessment, purchase decision and implementation of healthcare software. From technological advancements that require interconnectivity to AI, cybersecurity and more, your IT team is a crucial part of the solution. Can you imagine the impact you might have if you participated early in every software and key equipment conversation?
While the shift from participation to an IT partnership is a welcome
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University of Toledo Health to Deploy Nabla’s Ambient AI Documentation in Epic EHR
What You Should Know
The Deployment: University of Toledo Health (UToledo Health) is deploying Nabla, a leading ambient AI clinical assistant, to hundreds of its physicians and advanced practice providers following a highly successful pilot program.The Core Integration: Nabla integrates directly into Epic, allowing clinicians across primary care and surgical specialties to generate structured clinical notes natively within their existing EHR workflows.
The 8-Week Turnaround
To
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HHS Reverses 2024 Tech Reorganization: Why HHS Just Stripped AI and Cyber Operations Out of the ONC
What You Should Know
The Reversal: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is officially reversing a controversial 2024 reorganization that consolidated major enterprise technology roles under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).The Name Change: The 2024 initiative dually titled the ONC as the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP/ONC). That dual title is dead. The office returns to its original,
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Ensemble and Cohere Partner to Build First RCM-Native Large Language Model for Healthcare
What You Should Know
The Announcement: Ensemble, a top end-to-end revenue cycle managed services provider, and enterprise AI company Cohere are expanding their partnership to build the healthcare industry’s first RCM-native large language model (LLM).The Native LLM Solution: Instead of teaching the AI the rules via prompts, Ensemble and Cohere are fine-tuning a fully custom model from the ground up. It is trained on real RCM tasks, documented procedures, and deep operator expertise to power
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Hartford HealthCare and K Health Launch PatientGPT to Integrate AI with Medical Records
What You Should Know
The Launch: Hartford HealthCare (HHC) and clinical AI company K Health have launched PatientGPT, a new AI tool embedded directly within the HHC patient portal and app. It is currently rolling out in a limited beta phase.Fixing the "Dead End": The platform is designed to seamlessly connect patients to actual care. If the AI interaction indicates a need for a provider, patients can instantly connect to HHC 24/7 virtual care or schedule an in-person visit, bridging the gap
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Clinical AI Platform Avo Secures $10M, Announces EBSCO DynaMed Partnership
What You Should Know
The Funding: Clinical AI platform Avo has raised a $10M Series A financing round. The round was led by Noro-Moseley Partners, with participation from AlleyCorp and other strategic investors.The Solution: Avo acts as an intelligent overlay within major EHRs like Epic, athenahealth, and MEDITECH. Using AI copilots (like Chart Assist and Ask Avo), it synthesizes patient data, drafts documentation, and pulls external guidelines directly into the physician's immediate
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IKS Health Acquihires AI Startup ThinkDTM to Transform Patient Access Solutions
What You Should Know
The Deal: Global care enablement leader IKS Health has executed a strategic "acquihire" of ThinkDTM, an AI-native product and digital services company.The Leadership Shuffle: ThinkDTM Founder Tij Bedi is joining the IKS Health C-suite as the new Executive Vice President and General Manager of Patient Access and Innovation. His entire team of AI engineers is coming with him.
Leadership Appointment
Tij Bedi, the Founder of ThinkDTM, is joining IKS Health as the
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Atlantic Health to Deploy Artera’s AI Agents for Colonoscopy Patient Outreach
What You Should Know
The Partnership: Atlantic Health, a not-for-profit health system spanning NJ, PA, and NY, has partnered with Artera to deploy outbound AI Agents for patient communication.Impact: This initiative marks Atlantic Health's first use of an AI Agent for outbound communication to patients, designed to deliver an enhanced consumer experience and help patients better prepare for timely preventative care.
The Agentic Phone Call
Colorectal cancer has a 90%+ survival rate if
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Abbott Integrates Precision Oncology Portfolio into Flatiron Health’s OncoEMR to Streamline Cancer Care
What You Should Know:
Integration: Abbott has partnered with Flatiron Health to natively integrate its Precision Oncology testing portfolio directly into OncoEMR®, Flatiron’s cloud-based Electronic Medical Record (EMR) platform.
Impact: This integration allows oncology providers to order Abbott's specialized cancer tests and view the results without ever leaving their primary clinical workflow.
The Technology Integration
Instead of logging into separate portals or dealing
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How Small Medical Practices Can Build HIPAA-Aligned DevSecOps Without Enterprise Budgets
When people discuss healthcare security, they often think about large hospital systems with dedicated security teams and expensive compliance programs. But a big part of U.S. healthcare looks very different. It is made of small practices, local clinics, and independent providers with limited staff, limited IT support, and very little room for operational mistakes.
At the same time, these organizations still handle sensitive patient data every day. They use patient portals, scheduling systems,
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