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The Launch: McLaren Health Care has launched a first-of-its-kind cardiovascular screening program in Michigan, partnering with Bunkerhill Health.The Tech: The program uses the Carebricks platform to analyze existing routine chest CT scans (originally taken for lung cancer or infection) to detect "incidental" signs of heart disease that human radiologists might not prioritize.The Innovation: McLaren is the first system in Michigan—and one of only five in the nation—to
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SpendRule Launches AI-Powered Contract Intelligence Platform with OSF HealthCare and MemorialCare
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The Launch: SpendRule has officially launched its AI-powered contract intelligence platform, backed by investors like Abundant Venture Partners and MemorialCare Innovation Fund.The Problem: "Purchased Services" (non-labor spend like housekeeping, IT, and food service) represent a $323 billion category where hospitals often overpay due to complex contracts. Industry estimates suggest $32 billion is wasted annually on preventable overpayments.The Solution: SpendRule
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Harbor Health Acquires Dementia Care Platform Rippl to Expand Condition-Based Pathways
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The Deal: Harbor Health, an integrated care and coverage provider (a "payvider"), has acquired Rippl, a specialized dementia care platform.The Strategy: The move integrates Rippl’s dementia expertise into Harbor’s "condition-focused care pathways." By combining primary care with specialized dementia management, the goal is to prevent the behavioral crises that often send seniors to the ER.The Scale: The acquisition follows Harbor’s 2025 purchase of 32 VillageMD clinics.
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Atlas Oncology Raises $28M to Take “Full Risk” on Patient Costs
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The Raise: Atlas Oncology Partners has closed a $28M Series A financing round led by Flare Capital Partners, with significant backing from Rubicon Founders.The Model: Atlas isn't just a software vendor; it is a value-based care platform that assumes full medical cost risk. This means they are financially responsible for the total cost of a patient's cancer journey, aligning their incentives with payers and patients.The Strategy: The company embeds interdisciplinary care
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HealthMark Group Acquires Cloud Imaging Provider Purview to Expand Clinical Data Exchange
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The Deal: HealthMark Group, a leader in clinical information exchange, has acquired Purview, an Annapolis-based cloud medical imaging company.The Problem: Despite massive digital transformation in healthcare, an estimated two-thirds of radiological images are still shared via physical discs (CDs). This "sneaker-net" approach delays care and frustrates patients.The Solution: By integrating Purview’s cloud platform, HealthMark aims to provide a "complete clinical picture,"
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Should Healthcare Organizations Transition to Biometric Security?
As digital transformation accelerates across healthcare, biometric security — the use of unique physical or behavioral traits, such as fingerprints, facial features or iris patterns, to verify identity — is emerging as a compelling alternative to traditional password‑based systems.
Healthcare professionals evaluating this shift must understand the current landscape of biometric adoption as well as the advantages, drawbacks and the careful steps required for a successful transition to
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How Data Integrity Enhances Healthcare Payer Efficiency and Member Trust
Healthcare costs, claims accuracy, payer relationships, and revenue integrity are all intersecting now more than ever. Healthcare organizations are realizing they’re no longer judged only on clinical outcomes. They’re judged on billing accuracy, clarity in communication, fairness in approvals, and the degree of financial predictability they offer the people they serve.
Payers now sit at the center of a system where trust depends on data being correct, up to date, and clean enough to support
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Medicomp Launches AI Validation Tools to Stop Clinical Hallucinations
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The Launch: Medicomp Systems has unveiled a new suite of intelligence tools designed to "ground" AI in clinical reality. The announcement comes ahead of the ViVE 2026 and HIMSS26 conferences.The Problem: As healthcare rushes to adopt generative AI (like ambient scribes), there is a growing risk of "inaccurate, incomplete, or poorly structured data" entering the Electronic Health Record (EHR) without validation.The Tech: Medicomp is introducing a Model Context Protocol
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The “Full-Stack” Psychiatrist: Talkiatry Raises $210M to Scale Leading Telepsychiatry Practice
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The Raise: Talkiatry has secured $210M Series D financing round led by Perceptive Advisors, with participation from Sofina and prior lead investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), blisce/, and Left Lane Capital, alongside a debt facility from Banc of California, bringing total raise to date to over $400M.The Scale: Talkiatry is now the nation's largest private employer of psychiatrists, with over 800 full-time W2 physicians (not contractors) and 3 million patient visits
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Anterior Secures $40M to Expand AI Deployments in Health Plans
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The Funding: Anterior, a clinician-led AI platform for health plans, has raised a $40M funding round, bringing its total capital to $64M. The round included participation from NEA, Sequoia Capital, FPV, and Kinnevik.The Model: Unlike point solutions that often stall at the pilot stage, Anterior uses a "Forward Deployed Clinician" model. This means they embed their own clinicians alongside health plan staff to optimize AI accuracy and drive adoption.The Results: This
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