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Concierge immediate and urgent care network Sollis Health published a comprehensive decade-long trend study, The Real Cost of Healthcare for Americans, that synthesizes national health economics research with ten years of proprietary internal patient utilization data.Quantifies the macroeconomic "Time Tax" across U.S. healthcare delivery: travel and waiting times alone cost American patients and employers an estimated $89 billion in lost economic value annually.Evaluates
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Kontakt.io Releases Guide to Implementing AI in Healthcare Operations: Predictive Models vs. LLM Hallucinations
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Indoor IoT and healthcare ambient intelligence provider Kontakt.io released an enterprise strategy whitepaper titled The Ultimate Guide to Implementing AI in Healthcare Operations, analyzing real-world implementations, 20+ peer-reviewed studies, and operational telemetry from more than 100 hospital deployments.Documents an adoption paradox across health system IT: while 65% of U.S. hospitals currently utilize predictive AI models (predominantly supplied by incumbent EHR
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From Members to Ecosystems: How Medical Societies Can Steward Specialty Data in the Age of AI
Medical societies hold one of the most valuable and underappreciated assets in healthcare today: specialty clinical data.
Through years of quality reporting, education, and clinical collaboration, many have developed longitudinal, clinically grounded registries that reflect real-world practice. As demand for real-world evidence grows and new analytical capabilities emerge, these datasets are becoming more valuable and increasingly sought after.
Medical societies now face a clear and
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EliseAI Secures $350M to Scale Agentic Workflows Across Healthcare Operations
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Workflow automation company EliseAI announced that it has raised $350M in new financing at a $4B valuation to deepen its operational automation platform across the housing and healthcare industries.The financing was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from major institutional and growth investors including Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Sapphire Ventures, and Navitas Capital.EliseAI’s platform currently powers one in six
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Capstone Partners Reports 93.8% Surge in AI-Enabled Healthcare IT M&A
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Middle-market investment banking firm Capstone Partners (a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated) released its September 2026 Healthcare Information Technology (IT) Market Update, documenting an acceleration in healthcare artificial intelligence dealmaking and B2B workflow automation.Overall Healthcare IT merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume reached 179 announced or completed transactions year-to-date (YTD) 2026 (a 22.6% increase year-over-year),
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M&A: Venture Medical Acquires Wound Care EHR Startup Medipyxis to Unify Clinical Documentation and Billing
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Advanced wound care solutions enterprise Venture Medical, LLC announced the acquisition of Medipyxis, Inc., developer of a purpose-built electronic medical record (EMR) and practice operating system engineered specifically for wound care providers; financial terms were not disclosed.Medipyxis will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Venture Medical, maintaining its standalone platform roadmap under the continued executive leadership of founder Damon Ebanks, who will
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PHTI Survey Reveals Majority of Employers and Health Plans Tie Digital Health Payments to Performance
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The Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) released its 2026 State of Digital Health Purchasing survey report surveying 321 digital health purchasing decision-makers across U.S. health plans (n=106), employers (n=115), and health systems (n=100) in partnership with KRC Research.The findings demonstrate a structural transition toward risk-bearing procurement, with a majority of commercial purchasers—including 68% of employers and 55% of commercial health plans
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Basalt Health Raises $20M to Scale Post-Acute AI Transition Platform Across 111 Markets
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Basalt Health, an AI-driven platform automating patient transitions and admissions into post-acute care facilities, raises $20M Series A financing round, bringing its cumulative capital raised to $24.5M.The financing was led by return investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with continued participation from healthcare venture funds Frist Cressey Ventures (FCV) and 25m Health (the healthcare venture studio of 25madison, backed by Apollo Global Management).The technology
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CancerIQ Expands Native Epic Integrations to Automate Cancer Screening and Survivorship Across 275 Clinics
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Precision oncology and cancer risk intelligence platform CancerIQ announced a major architectural upgrade to its Epic Systems integrations, introducing a redesigned patient experience via Risk Hub and a consolidated provider application deployed natively inside Epic workflows.Built natively on the HL7 FHIR R4 interoperability standard, the provider integration enables chart-aware risk assessment that automatically pulls existing clinical variables from Epic—including
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Everlywell Appoints Chief Commercial and Product Officers to Expand Payer Diagnostic Care Platforms
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Diagnostics and virtual care platform Everlywell announced the strategic expansion of its enterprise executive leadership team, appointing Charles Cuzzell as Chief Commercial Officer and Mike Considine as Chief Product Officer.Cuzzell will oversee enterprise sales, strategic health plan partnerships, account management, and customer success, while Considine will direct enterprise product architecture, digital design, and clinical UX across the company’s diagnostic and
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