What You Should Know:
- A new report from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) at UPMC and KLAS Research outlines how health systems are reevaluating and expanding their ambulatory care strategies in response to shifting patient expectations, workforce constraints, and increased financial pressures.
- The research, "Moving Outside the Hospital: Ambulatory Care Strategies at Leading Health Systems," explains how large systems are adapting by providing more care in
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Why Optical LAN is the Future-Ready Network Infrastructure for Healthcare IT
Digital technologies are reshaping every aspect of healthcare, from digital health records to real-time diagnostics, data sharing, patient-centric entertainment, and safe guest Wi-Fi. There’s a growing demand from clinicians, patients, and guests for support amidst increasingly complex services and devices, which require fast, secure, and advanced connectivity.
Yet, existing network infrastructure struggles to keep pace. Enter Optical LAN, a game changer that provides a simple, reliable, and
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Qualtrics Acquires Press Ganey Forsta for $6.75B to Create the Most Comprehensive AI Experience Platform
What You Should Know:
- Qualtrics, a leader in the experience management (XM) category, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Press Ganey Forsta for $6.75B, payable in a combination of cash and equity.
- Press Ganey Forsta is a trusted global provider of experience measurement and data analytics, serving more than 43,000 clients, including 41,000 healthcare providers. This acquisition is poised to create the most complete AI platform specialized for customer
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Why Behavioral Health Organizations Need an AI Strategy Now
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept in healthcare; it's rapidly becoming integral to how care is delivered, managed, and optimized. Yet many mental health organizations find themselves hesitant or unprepared to embrace AI technologies.
This hesitation isn't necessarily about resistance to innovation, but often stems from a lack of readiness or understanding of how AI fits into their current operations. Developing an AI strategy isn't about immediate implementation
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5 Pillars for Medtech to Redefine Growth in the Digital-First Era
What You Should Know:
- According to new PwC analysis on the future of medtech, the next 12–24 months represent a critical window to adopt a new operating playbook to ensure survival and achieve growth that investors will reward. The U.S. healthcare system is on the cusp of a fundamental transformation, with over $1 trillion of annual spend expected to shift from infrastructure-heavy models toward digital-first, consumer-centered, and data-powered care.
- The exceptional product
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Certify Launches Provider Hub: The End-to-End AI Platform for Provider Data Management (PDM)
What You Should Know:
- Certify, a provider data intelligence company, has announced the launch of Provider Hub, its comprehensive Provider Data Management (PDM) solution.
- The platform is the only end-to-end solution offering a unified, real-time, 360-degree view of every provider in a healthcare organization’s network.
AI-Powered, Transparent, and Flexible Foundation
Inaccurate provider data creates significant friction across nearly every function of a health plan,
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The Silent Emergency: Rethinking Hospital Asset Management with AI
In healthcare, emergencies are visible — alarms sound, monitors beep, and doctors rush. But not all crises are loud. Some, like poor hospital asset management, unfold quietly, costing time, money, and sometimes even lives. Amid the rush to adopt cutting-edge surgical robots, digital diagnostics, and AI-powered diagnostics, one foundational area continues to be overlooked: the way hospitals manage, maintain, and utilize their physical assets — from infusion pumps and ventilators to mobile
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Healthcare Leaders Prioritize AI and Payer Integration for Reimbursement Resilience
What You Should Know:
- A new survey conducted by Becker's Healthcare and Net Health reveals that healthcare leaders are making strategic technology investments to ensure financial resilience amid ongoing regulatory and reimbursement shifts.
- The survey, which polled 100 health system and hospital CFOs, finance VPs, and clinical technology leaders, highlights that leaders are concerned about payer integration challenges and view Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a key tool for
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Independent Providers Lose $2.2M Annually Due to Referral Backlogs, Tennr Report Finds
What You Should Know:
- Tennr, a company automating the labor-intensive workflows of referral-based care, has released its first Healthcare Provider Benchmark Report. The study uncovers a significant financial challenge: independent healthcare providers lose over 10% (or $2.2M) every year due to claim denials that originate during the patient referral backlog.
- The report analyzed data from healthcare organizations using Tennr's platform to process tens of millions of patients,
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Collette Health Acquires VNA: The New Standard for Scaling Virtual Nursing Programs
What You Should Know:
- Collette Health's acquisition of the Virtual Nursing Academy (VNA) is a pivotal move that bundles best-in-class technology with the essential education and clinical expertise required to build and sustain successful virtual care delivery models.
- With technology, education, and clinical expertise seamlessly integrated, Collette Health has made a decisive move to ensure that healthcare organizations no longer need to navigate the complex challenges of virtual
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