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Labcorp and Epic have announced an expanded collaboration to make Labcorp’s full diagnostic test menu available through Epic’s Aura platform.The integration allows clinicians to order tests and receive discrete results directly within their existing Epic workflows, eliminating the need for manual workarounds.The initiative targets a major industry pain point by reducing the time, cost, and IT complexity traditionally required for laboratory-EHR interfaces.The expansion
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Included Health Launches Provider Connect AI Assistant for High-Quality Physician Matching
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Included Health has launched Provider Connect, a healthcare experience that combines real-time member context with quality and cost data to guide members toward high-quality, in-network providers.The platform is embedded within Dot, Included Health’s AI assistant, allowing members to use natural language to find doctors, view out-of-pocket estimates, and book appointments.The system is powered by 45 billion clinical and cost data points from 140 million patients and over
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Medbridge Launches Outcomes Offering: Connecting Patient Care to Clinical Efficacy and Payment
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Medbridge has launched Medbridge Outcomes, an offering within its One Care platform designed to collect, measure, and submit patient-reported outcomes (PROs).The system aligns with CMS regulatory guidelines, helping rehabilitation and physical therapy organizations meet MIPS reporting and quality requirements.Data collection is embedded directly into existing clinical workflows to reduce the administrative burden on frontline staff and clinicians.The platform features
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Evolution Devices Announces First Multi-Site Clinical Sale of EvoWalk to Sheltering Arms Institute
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Evolution Devices has secured its first multi-location clinical sale of EvoWalk, a next-generation mobility solution, to the Sheltering Arms Institute.The EvoWalk system is a wearable device worn below the knee that delivers multi-muscle functional electrical stimulation (FES) to restore natural walking patterns in patients with neurological impairments.Integrated AI-driven data capture monitors patient metrics including step count, gait speed, and cadence to inform
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1upHealth Deploys All CMS-0057-F Interoperability and Prior Authorization APIs Ahead of 2027 Deadline
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1upHealth has become the first interoperability solution provider to deploy all four APIs required by the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F) to its entire customer base.The deployment comes a full eight months ahead of the federally mandated deadline of January 1, 2027.Integrated APIs now live include Patient Access, Payer-to-Payer Data Exchange, Provider Access, and Electronic Prior Authorization.The 1up Console now provides real-time
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The $262B “Acceptance”: Why It’s Time to Stop Treating Denials as an Unavoidable Cost
I want to be direct about something: the denial problem in U.S. healthcare is not complicated to understand. It is complicated to fix, but the basic dynamic is straightforward. Hospitals deliver medically appropriate care, submit claims, and then watch a meaningful portion of those claims get denied. Most of those denials are never challenged. Revenue disappears. And somewhere along the way, we collectively decided this was just how things work.
It isn’t. And we need to stop treating it like
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Basata Secures $21M to Rebuild Healthcare’s Operational Layer: Automating Referrals and Scheduling End-to-End
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Basata, an AI company focused on healthcare operations, has announced a $21M Series A funding round led by Basis Set Ventures.The platform uses specialty-specific AI agents to automate administrative tasks such as faxes, referrals, patient intake, and scheduling.Practices using Basata report processing 100% of incoming referrals the same day and unlocking 50% more administrative labor capacity.To date, the company has served more than 500,000 patients, with 100,000 served
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Transforming Medical Coding Operations Through Hybrid Intelligence Design
Healthcare revenue cycle management is bending under the strain of evolving payer policies, complex documentation, and higher demands for accuracy and cost control. Exacerbating these challenges are rising coding assignment volumes, which are forcing HIM departments to address continued workforce shortages.
These problems are interconnected and systemic. They cannot be solved by simply adding staff or deploying standalone automation tools. Instead, a more structured approach is emerging:
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How Lucent and Tempus Are Using AI to Spot Alzheimer’s Earlier
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Lucent Diagnostics (a brand of Quanterix) and Tempus AI have announced a strategic collaboration to integrate Alzheimer’s blood-based biomarker testing into routine clinical workflows.The LucentAD® Complete multi-biomarker blood test will be available for neurologists to order directly through the Tempus clinical ordering platform.The partnership leverages Tempus Next, an AI-enabled care pathway intelligence platform, to identify "care gaps" and identify patients who may
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Healthcare Cybersecurity Has Become an Operational Risk, Not Just a Security Function
Healthcare cybersecurity is no longer just a technical discipline handled by IT teams. That view has changed. Cybersecurity in healthcare has grown. It now sits at the intersection of operations, compliance, and patient safety. When systems fail, care is disrupted. These disruptions go beyond data loss, reaching clinical outcomes, financial stability, and regulatory exposure.
This is not a future concern. It is already happening.
Cyber Risk Is Now Operational Risk
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