What You Should Know:
- While healthcare professionals widely recognize the transformative potential of generative AI (GenAI), most healthcare organizations are not yet adequately prepared to harness its full value, according to the new "2025 Future Ready Healthcare Survey Report" from Wolters Kluwer Health.
- The survey, conducted in early 2025 with the independent research firm Ipsos, identifies strong enthusiasm for using GenAI to address pressing challenges like workforce
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ArcheHealth Secures $6.7M o Launch AI-Powered Operational Intelligence Platform for Hospitals
What You Should Know:
- ArcheHealth, a company poised to be a leader in healthcare operational intelligence has secured a $6.7M round of seed funding.
- The investment will fuel the launch of its AI-powered platform designed to reduce healthcare costs and drive operational performance improvement for hospitals and health systems. The seed round was funded by prominent investors LRVHealth, Martin Ventures, and Texas Health Resources.
Addressing the Pressing Need for
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Ovatient Launches Virtual-First Care with MUSC Health in South Carolina, Integrating with Epic
What You Should Know:
- Ovatient, a virtual-first healthcare services company, today announced the launch of its virtual-first care offering in South Carolina through a partnership with MUSC Health, the Medical University of South Carolina’s health system.
- The new service is built on MUSC Health's Epic electronic medical record and MyChart patient portal, aiming to provide patients across the state with greater access to comprehensive virtual care.
- Ovatient will deliver
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Lucet Acquires Value-Based Medical Group Emcara Health
What You Should Know:
- Lucet, a behavioral health company providing tech-enabled services to health plans, employers, and providers, today announced its acquisition of Emcara Health (previously PopHealthCare, a GuideWell Company). Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- Emcara Health is a national, value-based medical group focused on delivering home-based care to clinically complex and high-risk populations. This strategic acquisition is set to address the
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Zelis Acquires Medxoom Assets from Allied Benefit Systems
What You Should Know:
- Zelis, a provider of healthcare technology solutions announced its acquisition of the assets of Medxoom, a mobile-first member experience platform, from Allied Benefit Systems, LLC, the largest independent third-party administrator (TPA) in the United States. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- Zelis plans to enhance this vendor-agnostic platform and reintroduce it as a solution for health plans and TPAs, aiming to offer a
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Sutter Health Receives $110M Philanthropic Gift to Expand Care and Innovation
What You Should Know:
- Sutter Health today announced it has received an unprecedented $110M philanthropic gift from a long-standing anonymous donor—the largest single donation in the not-for-profit health system’s history.
- The historic contribution is set to accelerate Sutter Health’s strategic expansion and innovation initiatives, reinforcing its vision to deliver high-quality, comprehensive, and accessible care to communities across Northern California.
A Transformative
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Are Your Hospital Beds Safe? Damaged Support Surfaces Dangers
Support surfaces play a critical role in healthcare, influencing patient health outcomes and hospital finances. Yet, these surfaces are often an underestimated source of risk within facilities. A Cambridge University Press study of beds and mattresses in four U.S. hospitals uncovered that support surface damage is more widespread than previously recognized. Some facilities reported damage rates exceeding 70%. This raises concerns about patient safety as hospitals continue using outdated,
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Middle East Leads in Clinician EHR Satisfaction, New KLAS Report Reveals
What You Should Know:
- As healthcare organizations worldwide increasingly prioritize the optimization of their Electronic Health Records (EHRs), a new report from the KLAS Arch Collaborative reveals significant global disparities in clinician satisfaction, with the Middle East setting a high benchmark for success.
- The "Global EHR Satisfaction 2025" report, released in May 2025, analyzes data gathered over the last three years from 38 healthcare organizations across Canada,
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4 Steps Healthcare IT Leaders Can Take to Overcome Cloud Challenges
The cloud is not only a competitive advantage but a new status quo. In fact, the healthcare cloud computing market is expected to grow to $120.6 billion by 2029, up from $53.8 billion in 2024.
As healthcare organizations migrate to the cloud or improve their cloud posture, it’s important to remember that transformation comes with opportunities and challenges alike.
The cloud frees companies from being held back by traditional, outdated systems and three-to-five-year hardware refresh
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Solera Health Launches Enhanced AI Governance Framework for Responsible AI
What You Should Know:
- Solera Health, the premier digital health delivery company creating flexible solutions to seamlessly connect people to on-benefit care via health plans and employers, today announced the launch of its Enhanced AI Governance Framework, a new system designed to ensure the responsible, transparent and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) across its partner ecosystem.
- As AI’s presence grows across all aspects of healthcare, organizations are faced with
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