In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, disconnected systems can be as dangerous as delayed diagnoses. The healthcare industry currently generates more data than any other sector, but up to 97% of this data goes unused due to siloed operations. The inability to access and share data across departments and systems has reverberating effects across healthcare organizations, impacting workforce efficiency, economic margins and patient safety.
Disconnection within health systems goes beyond
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athenahealth Launches AI-Native athenaClinicals with Predictive Diagnoses and Ambient Notes
What You Should Know:
- athenahealth, a provider of network-enabled software and services, has announced new advancements in its electronic health record (EHR), athenaClinicals.
- The new features are part of the company's ongoing launch of its AI-native athenaOne platform and are designed to simplify clinical workflows, automate routine tasks, and deliver personalized insights to enable a more patient-centered approach to care.
Intelligent and Adaptive Clinical
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Acentra Health Launches Safe AI in Medicaid Alliance (SAMA) to Develop AI Governance Frameworks
What You Should Know:
- Acentra Health, a technology and health solutions company launches of the Safe AI in Medicaid Alliance (SAMA). SAMA was created with input and participation from the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA), the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Amazon Web Services (AWS), McKinsey & Co., Arcadia, and the Acentra Health Healthcare Advisory Board.
- The new initiative brings together Medicaid leaders, policy experts, and technology
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Ascend Learning Acquires Laudio to Enhance Healthcare Workforce Solutions
What You Should Know:
- Ascend Learning, a healthcare and learning technology company, has announced its acquisition of Laudio, an innovator in frontline leader solutions for health systems.
- The acquisition will enhance Ascend’s suite of workforce management tools and extend its support of the healthcare workforce beyond the classroom, from the student to the practice.
Comprehensive Workforce Solution
Health system frontline leaders today face mounting pressures, often
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Data-Driven VBC: How Tech and AI Are Transforming Value-Based Care
The transition from fee-for-service to value-based care (VBC) puts continued pressure on the healthcare industry, especially as organizations push to remain relevant in a competitive environment while improving patient outcomes. The primary goal of VBC is to enhance clinical results and reduce overall healthcare costs, aligning care delivery with the evolving expectations of payers and patients. Learning to utilize comprehensive, real-time, and actionable data from advanced technology will fully
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Hospital Margins Dip to 0.9% in Q3 as Supply and Drug Costs Escalate
What You Should Know:
- A new Strata Decision Technology report on the financial performance of U.S. hospitals and physician groups, drawn from monthly data from over 1,600 hospitals and 135,000 physicians, reveals that health system operating margins dipped to 0.9% in July 2025. While health systems continue to benefit from steady revenue growth, they face persistent pressures from rising expenses.
- The report finds median year-to-date (YTD) health system operating margin was 0.9%
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Ransomware in RCM: Why Your Billing System Is an Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk
When a major healthcare payment processor was hit by a ransomware attack in early 2024, medical practices across the country were thrown into chaos. Routine billing processes, like eligibility checks, claims submissions, and payments, all ground to a halt. Some providers waited weeks to get paid. Others struggled to reassure anxious patients amid financial uncertainty. For small and midsize practices, the disruption wasn’t just inconvenient; it was existential.
The incident exposed an
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Phreesia to Acquire AccessOne for $160M to Expand Healthcare Payment Solutions
What You Should Know:
- Phreesia, Inc., a company specializing in patient activation, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AccessOne Parent Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of Frontier Growth.
- The all-cash transaction is valued at $160M and is expected to close in the third or early fourth quarter of Phreesia’s 2026 fiscal year.
AccessOne Background
AccessOne is a market leader in providing financing solutions for healthcare receivables, working
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US Court Allows Particle’s Antitrust Claims Against Epic to Proceed
What You Should Know:
- A U.S. District Court judge in the Southern District of New York, Judge Naomi Buchwald, has allowed Core Antitrust Claims against Epic to proceed.
- The ruling found that Particle Health, a healthcare data platform, may move forward with its claims that Epic holds a monopoly in the payer platform market with a 90% market share and has engaged in anti-competitive conduct. The ruling marks as the first time an antitrust case against Epic has progressed
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Hello Patient Raises $22.5M to Scale Conversational AI for Patient Communications
What You Should Know:
- Hello Patient, a conversational AI company secures $22.5M in Series A financing led by Scale Venture Partners with participation from 8VC, Bling Capital, Max Ventures, Remus Capital, and FirstLook Partners.
- The Hello Patient platform handles end-to-end patient conversations across voice, text, and chat, helping healthcare practices run leaner, grow faster, and deliver better care. With this new funding, the company plans to continue expanding its product
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