What You Should Know:
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is navigating a complex landscape as it seeks to accelerate the rollout of its new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system from Oracle Cerner, while simultaneously cutting ties with numerous support contractors, Federal News Network first reports.
- The VA's recent mass cancellation of contracts, including those with at least six service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses supporting the EHR modernization, has
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AI in Primary Care: Reducing Burnout and Empowering Physicians
Primary care physicians struggle to process a novel's worth of data on each of their patients, every day, under stressful conditions. As healthcare invests billions in fast-evolving AI solutions, I’m convinced that leveraging AI to expand automation and save time in healthcare won't work unless we prioritize helping these doctors operate at the top of their license.
Every patient has a rich story. Primary care physicians are tasked with quickly finding and reviewing those personal stories in
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CharmHealth Launches AI Scribe to Reduce Physician Burnout
What You Should Know:
- CharmHealth, a provider of healthcare technology solutions, has announced the launch of Charm AI Scribe, a feature designed to significantly reduce clinical documentation time for physicians.
- The innovative AI-powered tool directly integrates with the CharmHealth electronic health record (EHR) platform, addressing a critical pain point in modern healthcare.
Alleviating Physician Burnout
Physicians are increasingly burdened by administrative
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Aledade Expands Humana Value-Based Care Agreement to Serve FQHCs
What You Should Know:
- Aledade has announced an expanded collaboration with Humana, designed to bolster the ability of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics to succeed in value-based care.
- The enhanced partnership aims to improve health outcomes, enhance quality of life, and increase healthcare affordability and accessibility for patients.
Empower FQHCs and Rural Clinics in Value-Based Care
By providing upfront resources, comprehensive
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Kodiak Solutions Appoints Ankit Sharma as First Chief Technology Officer
What You Should Know:
- Kodiak Solution announced the appointment of Ankit Sharma as its first Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
- Sharma will lead Kodiak's product strategy and engineering initiatives, bringing over a decade and a half of experience in serving healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) teams.
Sharma Bio/Background
Sharma joins Kodiak Solutions from Millennia, a patient payment solution provider for healthcare organizations, where he served as CTO
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Proscia Secures $50M to Accelerate AI-Driven Digital Pathology
What You Should Know:
- Proscia, a software company focused on digitizing and applying AI to pathology, has announced a $50M funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $130M.
- The funding, led by Insight Partners, AI Capital Partners, and Triangle Peak Partners, will be used to further expand the adoption of Proscia's platform, integrate more AI capabilities, and leverage strategic OEM partnerships with industry giants like Agilent Technologies and Siemens
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AdvancedMD Appoints New CEO and CFO Following Francisco Partners Acquisition
What You Should Know:
- AdvancedMD, a provider of cloud-based healthcare software for independent medical practices, has announced significant leadership changes following its acquisition by Francisco Partners, which closed in December 2024.
- Amanda Sharp has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer, and Bryan Hunt has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer.
Amanda Sharp Bio/Background
Amanda Sharp, who has been instrumental in AdvancedMD's growth and strategy,
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CityMD Partners with Notable to Enhance Urgent Care Experience with AI Automation
What You Should Know:
- Notable, a healthcare AI platform focused on boosting workforce productivity, has announced a strategic partnership with CityMD, the largest urgent care provider in New York and New Jersey.
- The collaboration will see CityMD deploy Notable’s AI and automation technology across its network of over 180 locations, aiming to improve patient access, streamline operations, and alleviate the administrative burden associated with walk-in care.
Transform
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Canvas Medical Launches Hyperscribe, an Open Source AI Copilot for Clinicians
What You Should Know:
- Canvas Medical, the EMR company accelerating everyday medicine, today announced the launch of Hyperscribe, an open source artificial intelligent (AI) copilot that uses ambient audio to write clinical documentation and orders collaboratively with other AI agents.
- Built with the Canvas software development kit (SDK), Hyperscribe leverages instant access to complete patient medical data, continuous real-time event streams and agentic control of the Canvas
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Using AI to Drive Strategic Surgical Growth in Hospital Operations
Perioperative services at better-performing hospitals can contribute up to 68% of a hospital’s revenue, and up to 60% of a hospital’s operating margin. So, it’s not surprising that health system executives are laser-focused on increasing efficiency and utilization.
However, in the pursuit of higher profit margins, many executives are committing a fatal flaw that actually limits their opportunity to foster sustainable, significant expansion: pinning their growth goals on a hope strategy,
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