News headlines tend to focus on big events. Notable examples are the attacks on Change Health and Ascension in 2024. Effects from these events continue to pop up in new cycles. However, the cybersecurity incident at the 30-bed skilled nursing facility or the ransomware attack at the 15-provider urology practice down the street that brought care to a complete halt will not be on the 5 o’clock news anywhere.
Security events like these have the same significant, long-term
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Redesigning Mental Health for a Digital Era
As healthcare systems confront rising demand for mental health services, digital therapy has emerged as one of the most scalable — and contentious — solutions. Virtual platforms promise to reduce barriers, streamline operations, and expand access. But leaders across health systems and behavioral health networks are beginning to ask more complex questions: What are the clinical limits of online care? Where are the gaps in regulation, infrastructure, and oversight? And how can digital therapy be
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Proprio Secures 4th FDA Clearance for AI-Powered ‘Picasso’ Spine Guidance
What You Should Know:
- Proprio has secured FDA clearance for Picasso, its fourth cleared capability within the Paradigm AI surgical platform.
- The feature enables "trace-based" optical registration, allowing spine surgeons to perform real-time, radiation-free 3D measurements of spinal alignment during surgery—addressing a critical gap where surgeons previously relied on static 2D X-rays or postoperative confirmation.
Radiation-Free "Digital Twins"
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How Hospital M&A Momentum Shifted to Ambulatory and Behavioral Health in 2026
What You Should Know
- Kaufman Hall has released its year-end analysis for 2025, reporting a total of 46 hospital and health system transactions. While total transacted revenue hit a historical low of $18.5 billion due to a slow start in the first half of the year, momentum surged in Q4 with 17 transactions, including four "mega mergers" where the smaller party’s annual revenue exceeded $1 billion.
- Crucially, financial distress drove a record 43.5% of all transactions, a trend
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Aultman Health System Deploys Nabla’s Ambient AI within Oracle Cerner EHR
What You Should Know
- Aultman Health System, a nonprofit integrated network in Northeast Ohio, has officially deployed Nabla’s ambient AI assistant natively within its Oracle Cerner EHR.
- Deploying the technology to hundreds of clinicians across inpatient and outpatient settings in less than 60 days, Aultman has already reported significant efficiency gains: clinicians are saving between 30 and 60 minutes a day on documentation, with some reporting the capacity to see three to five
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Avalon Healthcare Solutions Lands Strategic Investment from Francisco Partners and WindRose
What You Should Know
- Avalon Healthcare Solutions, the leader in diagnostic intelligence, has announced a strategic investment from Francisco Partners and WindRose Health Investors.
- The capital will be used to accelerate the expansion of Avalon’s proprietary Diagnostic Insights Platform, which currently supports more than 30 health plans and over 90 million members nationwide. The platform focuses on automating diagnostic policy and utilizing advanced analytics to transform clinical
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Why 90% of Healthcare AI Projects Fail Without AI-Driven Endpoint Management
Over the last two decades, the rapid surge in mobile and IoT-enabled devices has revolutionized patient care, but also created significant hurdles in managing, securing, and optimizing these devices to support seamless and secure clinician workflows. Healthcare CIOs face the daunting task of balancing accessibility, productivity, and security. In fact, a recent survey reveals that 83% of healthcare leaders are planning to invest in AI within the next three years, but fewer than 10% are investing
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Innovaccer and CCNC Ink 5-Year Partnership to Scale Population Health in North Carolina
What You Should Know
- Innovaccer Inc. and Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) have entered into a landmark five-year partnership to modernize the state's largest medical home system.
- Leveraging Innovaccer’s Healthcare Intelligence Cloud, the collaboration will empower CCNC’s care managers and CCPN clinicians with data-driven insights to manage financial risk and improve outcomes for more than one million members.
The Intelligence Cloud: Activating Data for One Million
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The Future of the Hospital Room: Nesa Joins Epic Toolbox for Inpatient Virtual Care
What You Should Know:
- Nesa has been officially listed in the Epic Toolbox for Inpatient Virtual Care for 2026, confirming its deep, native integration with the Epic EHR. Utilizing edge-based AI, Nesa automates over 80 clinical workflows, including virtual nursing, fall detection, and ambient documentation.
- Proven outcomes include a 37.5% reduction in falls, an 80% reduction in pressure injuries, and a shift in average discharge times from 3:30 PM to 11:00 AM. The platform
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HCA Healthcare Goes Live with MEDITECH Expanse Across 43 Hospitals
What You Should Know
- MEDITECH and HCA Healthcare have reached a major milestone in their 30-year partnership with the go-live of the MEDITECH Expanse EHR at 43 hospitals.
- The deployment represents the first large-scale wave of an enterprise-wide rollout for HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest providers, aimed at integrating data more seamlessly and accelerating the adoption of AI and digital innovations.
The Expanse Advantage: Intuitive, Mobile, and AI-Infused
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