What You Should Know:
- According to PwC's 2026 Health Services Deals Outlook, the M&A market is set to regain momentum in both deal value and volume after a cooling period in 2025.
- The report highlights a strategic pivot among private equity investors away from reimbursement-heavy assets toward AI-enabled software and services that drive margin expansion without adding labor. With the IPO window reopening and "mega-funds" returning to offense, the winners in 2026 will be
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The Healthcare Balancing Act: How AI, RPM, and Predictive Analytics Cut Costs Without Sacrificing Care
Calling healthcare a balancing act is probably not doing it justice: Costs are rising, reimbursements are dwindling, and Medicaid is under the knife, but health organizations are still tasked with providing the highest quality of care to the most people they can without breaking the bank.
Under unprecedented financial strain, providers and payers need to optimize operations and trim the budget wherever they can, but never at the expense of quality patient care. That’s why many are investing
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Infinitus Systems Launches Next-Gen ”Agentic” Clinical AI for Patient Conversations
What You Should Know:
- Infinitus Systems, Inc., healthcare’s leading agentic communications partner powering more than 100 million minutes of conversations, today launched its next generation of clinical AI agents for patient-facing conversations.
- These new agents provide an intelligent, empathetic, and secure solution for healthcare organizations to augment their care teams through patient education, care management, health risk assessments, and other clinical patient communication
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Improving Pharmacy Workflows: PQS and Pyrls Launch “Zero-Click” Clinical Intelligence Tool
What You Should Know:
- Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS), an Innovaccer company, has partnered with Pyrls, a Y Combinator-backed drug information platform, to embed clinical data directly into the EQUIPP Copilot workflow.
- The integration allows pharmacists to access drug summaries, interaction screenings, and counseling points instantly without toggling between different systems. The collaboration aims to streamline clinical decision-making, reduce workflow friction, and
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Tampa General Hospital Partners with Reimagine Care to Launch AI-Enabled Virtual Oncology Support
What You Should Know:
- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Cancer Institute has partnered with Reimagine Care to integrate an AI-enabled virtual cancer care program into its clinical pathways.
- The collaboration, backed by an investment from TGH Ventures, provides 24/7 symptom monitoring and triage to reduce emergency department visits and administrative burden on oncologists. This move aims to expand capacity and improve patient outcomes across Florida, a state facing 115,000 new
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Philips Acquires SpectraWAVE to “Double Down” on AI-Powered Coronary Imaging
What You Should Know:
- Philips has agreed to acquire SpectraWAVE, Inc., a move designed to bolster its leadership in image-guided therapy by integrating SpectraWAVE’s AI-powered coronary imaging and physiology assessments into the Philips Azurion platform.
- The acquisition adds critical next-generation capabilities, including DeepOCT (optical coherence tomography) and wire-free Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), to Philips' existing portfolio.
- The strategic expansion aims to
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Mount Sinai’s AI Tool “V2P” Predicts Disease Type from Genetic Mutations
What You Should Know:
- Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new artificial intelligence tool called V2P (Variant to Phenotype) that identifies not only disease-causing genetic mutations but also predicts the specific diseases they may trigger.
- Published in Nature Communications, this machine learning model improves diagnostic speed and accuracy by linking genetic variants to phenotypic outcomes, moving beyond simple "harmful vs. benign"
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The AI Paradox: Why Some Tools Save Millions While Others Increase Physician Burnout
AI has become everyone’s favourite topic in healthcare. From predicting diseases to creating personalised treatment plans, it’s already changing how hospitals, insurers, and health tech companies work. But behind all the excitement sits one big question: is AI really paying off, or is it just more talk than truth?
Like any other business, healthcare organisations need to see clear financial results before calling AI a success. The real question isn’t just how advanced the technology
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M&A: Sentact Acquires Performance Health Partners and Vizient PSO to Create Patient Safety Powerhouse
What You Should Know:
- Sentact has executed a major strategic expansion by acquiring two significant players in the patient safety space: Performance Health Partners (PHP), the #1 Best-in-KLAS provider of safety incident management software, and the Vizient Patient Safety Organization (PSO), one of the nation's largest PSOs.
- The double acquisition positions Sentact to offer a comprehensive, end-to-end safety platform that combines top-tier incident reporting technology with
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Deloitte 2026 Outlook: Why Traditional Health Strategies Will Fail in the Face of Regulatory Uncertainty
What You Should Know:
- Deloitte’s 2026 US Health Care Outlook reveals a dangerous disconnect: while nearly 70% of health executives expect to outperform competitors next year, the "traditional playbook" of market expansion and cost-cutting is no longer sufficient.
- Amid rising regulatory uncertainty and financial pressure, the report identifies three mandatory pivots for survival: empowering consumer health with digital experiences, scaling generative and agentic AI across
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