What You Should Know:
- Recent changes to U.S. trade policy under the Trump Administration, including a new baseline tariff on imports, are sending ripples through the healthcare industry, creating significant uncertainty and cost pressures.
- According to recent analysis by Premier Inc., while a temporary pause on reciprocal tariffs (excluding China) is in effect until early July, the new landscape presents immediate challenges.
Trump Administration Tariffs
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Cedar Launches ‘Kora’ AI Voice Agent to Automate Patient Billing Calls
What You Should Know:
- Cedar, a patient financial platform for healthcare providers announced the launch of Kora, its advanced AI voice agent designed to automate patient billing calls.
- Developed in collaboration with communications platform Twilio and already being implemented at leading providers such as ApolloMD, Kora leverages Cedar's deep healthcare expertise and proprietary billing data to deliver efficient and empathetic call resolution at scale.
Kora: An AI Voice
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Color Health + MSK Direct to Tackle Employer Cancer Care
What You Should Know:
- Color, a healthcare technology company, has teamed up with MSK Direct from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
- The collaboration aims to provide employers, unions, and health plans with comprehensive cancer care offerings, making MSK's world-renowned expertise and support accessible to employees and members regardless of their location.
Addressing Fragmentation and Barriers in Cancer Care
Access to top-tier healthcare,
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Cleveland Clinic Taps AKASA to Launch AI Tools for the Revenue Cycle
What You Should Know:
- Cleveland Clinic and AKASA have established a strategic collaboration to deploy generative AI tools to support efficient and accurate medical coding practices.
- Through this partnership, Cleveland Clinic will apply multiple AKASA AI-powered tools during the mid-revenue cycle – the phase between patient care and billing, where documentation and coding occur – across its U.S. locations.
Cleveland Clinic Advances Revenue Cycle Operations with AI-Powered Coding
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Synapse Health Appoints Jay Shah as Chief Financial Officer
What You Should Know:
- Synapse Health, a leader in advancing the durable medical equipment (DME) industry toward value-based care models, today announced the appointment of Jay Shah as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
- Shah joins Synapse's expanding executive leadership team, bringing extensive expertise in finance and a deep understanding of the DME ecosystem to the role. In his new role, Shah will leverage his considerable experience to support Synapse Health's
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Yosi Health Earns Prestigious AAOE Peer Reviewed™ Recognition for Digital Front Door Platform
What You Should Know:
- Yosi Health, a prominent provider of cloud-based software solutions for digital patient scheduling, registration, payment, and communication, today announced a significant industry validation. The company's Digital Front Door Automation Platform has officially earned the "Peer Reviewed™" recognition from the American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives' (AAOE) respected Peer Review Program.
- The notable distinction underscores Yosi Health's dedication to enhancing
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Preparing for the Healthcare Security Paradigm Shift
The evolving cyber threat landscape has driven the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to propose significant updates to the HIPAA Security Rule, a first in 12 years, with more stringent guidelines for protecting electronic protected health information (ePHI). These amendments stress the need for network segmentation, real-time surveillance, and effective compliance with legislation to provide comprehensive coverage of defense gaps in information technology
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AI Shows High Accuracy in Suicide Risk Assessment: NeuroFlow Study
What You Should Know:
- NeuroFlow, a company focused on uncovering hidden behavioral health needs to enable more effective care, today published new research findings demonstrating how technology can significantly improve the ability to identify suicide risk, often among individuals who might otherwise go undiagnosed.
- The studies highlight the potential for user-friendly digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to assess risk more efficiently, detect suicidal ideation
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St. Luke’s Invests $30M+ in GE HealthCare Advanced MRI with AI & iRT
What You Should Know:
- St. Luke’s University Health Network has made a $30M investment in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology and service from GE HealthCare.
- The strategic investment is intended to expand patient access to advanced imaging that can help to enhance image quality while reducing scan times and patient discomfort.
Enhancing the Patient Experience with Advanced MRI Design
A key focus of the new MRI technology deployment is improving the experience
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KLAS PACS 2025 Report: Consistent Support & Ongoing Development Crucial Amid AI and Cloud Focus
What You Should Know:
- As healthcare organizations navigate technological shifts in the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) market, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud platforms top of mind, consistent vendor support and robust product development remain paramount for success.
- The newly released KLAS Research "PACS 2025" report underscores that while innovation is anticipated, strong foundational performance, responsive support, proactive guidance, and
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