What You Should Know
- The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) has launched a new multi-stakeholder initiative, "Scaling Trusted, High-Impact AI Care Navigation," to accelerate the responsible adoption of AI tools that help patients manage appointments, referrals, and insurance.
- Led by title sponsor Intel and a founding coalition of tech and healthcare leaders, the project will develop open-access resources to ensure AI-enabled care journeys are patient-centered, equitable, and
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The GPT-5 Era: OpenAI Launches ‘OpenAI for Healthcare’ and GPT-5.2 to Power the Modern Hospital
What You Should Know
- OpenAI has officially entered the medical market with OpenAI for Healthcare, a suite of products led by ChatGPT for Healthcare and the GPT-5.2-powered API.
- Already rolling out to eight leading institutions—including Stanford Medicine, HCA Healthcare, and UCSF—the platform provides a secure, HIPAA-compliant workspace for clinical reasoning, evidence retrieval with transparent citations, and the automation of administrative tasks like prior authorizations and
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The 40% Difference: Why AI Must Anchor Your RCM Modernization Strategy in 2026
The Crisis Facing Healthcare Financial Leaders
Healthcare financial leaders are navigating an environment of unprecedented complexity. Your organization is caught between escalating operational costs and a relentless denial rate fueled by increasingly sophisticated payer tactics. The truth is, if your Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is reliant on manual, legacy systems, you are accepting a permanent, self-inflicted fiscal vulnerability.
Industry data confirms this exposure: upwards of 10%
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The Automated OR: Apella Secures $80M to Scale Ambient Video Intelligence Across the Surgical Suite
What You Should Know
- Apella has announced an $80M Series B round to scale its ambient AI platform designed for the most complex environment in the hospital: the operating room (OR). The round was led by HighlandX, with returning investors Vensana Capital, Casdin Capital, PFM Health Sciences, Upside Partnership, and Operator Partners, and includes new investors K2 HealthVentures, OpAmp Capital, and Houston Methodist.
- By using computer vision to autonomously identify 14 surgical
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Canopy Secures $22M to Scale Healthcare Safety Platform
What You Should Know
- Canopy, the category leader in connected safety platforms, has closed a $22M Series B funding round led by 111° West Capital and ACME Capital.
- As workplace violence in healthcare has surged 63% over the last five years, Canopy has rapidly scaled its "Location ID" network to protect over 300,000 healthcare workers across 60 major U.S. systems, providing a unified infrastructure for both staff safety and operational intelligence.
The Safety-First Pivot:
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Mount Sinai Deploys AI-Powered Clinical Trial-Matching Platform to Expand Access to Cancer Research
What You Should Know:
- Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center has deployed PRISM, an AI-powered platform designed by Triomics for systemwide clinical trial matching.
- Utilizing OncoLLM—a large language model pipeline built specifically for oncology—PRISM identifies eligible patients across the entire Mount Sinai Health System (including Queens and Brooklyn) in real-time.
- The strategic initiative aims to accelerate research enrollment and provide equitable access to cutting-edge
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IntelyCare Acquires CareRev to Unify Acute and Post-Acute Staffing
What You Should Know:
- IntelyCare has acquired CareRev, creating a comprehensive clinical labor platform that spans both acute and post-acute care. Led by CEO Matthew Levesque, the combined company offers a unified technology solution for managing internal resource pools, contingent labor, and permanent staff.
- This acquisition aims to reduce operational complexity for health systems while providing clinicians with a flexible, "full-spectrum" talent platform to manage their
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OncoRx Insights Announces Native Epic Integration for Oncology Decision Support
What You Should Know:
- OncoRx Insights has completed a native integration with Epic Systems, enabling Single Sign-On (SSO) access to precision oncology treatment data. Led by CEO Kristin Ashcraft, the platform allows clinicians to access medication-related insights and decision-support tools without leaving the Epic patient record.
- The integration aims to reduce administrative burden and "app fatigue" for oncology teams, supporting more informed, real-world treatment
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Credit Over Equity: Catalio Capital’s $325M Fund Signals a New Financial Playbook for Healthcare Innovation
What You Should Know
- Catalio Capital Management has closed its second credit fund with over $325M in commitments, marking a significant expansion of structured financing options for commercial-stage healthcare companies.
- As traditional equity funding becomes increasingly scarce, this fund addresses growing demand for debt and structured capital that allows innovative healthcare companies to preserve equity ownership while scaling operations, with 21 investments already deployed across
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Inova Health Partners with Notable to Scale ‘Agentic’ RCM and Referral Automation
What You Should Know
- Inova Health, a non-profit provider in Northern Virginia, has announced a strategic partnership with Notable to deploy an integrated AI platform across its revenue cycle and patient access operations.
- By utilizing "Agentic AI"—autonomous agents that execute multi-step workflows—Inova aims to reclaim 80% of staff time lost to manual documentation requests and reduce orthopedic referral leakage by 20%.
How Notable's AI Platform Automates High-Friction
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