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U.S. Health IT M&A and buyout volume rebounded in Q2 2026 to 121 announced transactions after averaging 101 transactions across Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, according to Healthcare Growth Partners’ July 2026 Health IT Market Review report. The HGP Health IT Revenue Multiple recovered to 4.7x revenue by the end of Q2 2026 after dropping from 5.3x down to 3.7x in April.Health IT demonstrated strong resilience during the "SaaSpocalypse," outperforming broader Enterprise
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Capability vs. Aspiration: The New Litmus Test for AI in Healthcare
Walk the floor of any healthcare conference today, and the energy around artificial intelligence is palpable. The potential of the technology is genuinely transformative, and hospital boards will always be (understandably) eager to modernize their workflows. But as the market floods with new solutions, navigating the sheer volume of vendor promises has become an increasingly complex task for healthcare leaders.
Look under the surface of many recent tech announcements, and an acute observer
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M&A: Focus to Acquire Managed Services Provider GuideIT
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Healthcare managed IT platform Focus has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Plano, Texas-based GuideIT. Post-closing, the entity will operate as GuideIT, A Focus Company.The transaction is designed to replace the fragmented model of multi-vendor IT management—where health systems juggle separate providers for cloud, cybersecurity, and EHR support—with a single, accountable operating partner.GuideIT brings over twenty years of operational delivery, spanning managed
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M&A: SpinSci Acquires Dialog Health to Expand AI-Powered Patient Access Platform Across Voice and Text
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Dallas-based agentic AI leader SpinSci has formally acquired Franklin, Tenn.-based patient and staff engagement provider Dialog Health.The deal bridges SpinSci’s proprietary, AI-driven voice access and contact center automation tools with Dialog Health’s two-way SMS, Rich Communication Services (RCS), and automated outreach platform.Dialog Health brings a proven track record to the platform, including an 82% reduction in 90-day readmissions, a 92% decrease in
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The Golden Record: How Health Plan Leaders Can Navigate the Future of Agentic, Actionable Navigation
Connecting consumers with in-network, clinically-appropriate, and high-value care providers via AI-ready architecture
As health plans work to meet rising consumer demands and deliver a more personalized care experience, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more embedded in the consumer digital experience from the call center to the authenticated portal. However, in the context of care access the promise of AI can't be realized without addressing challenges with inaccurate and inconsistent
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Philips Earns FDA 510(k) Clearance for Next-Generation Reusable SpO₂ Clip Sensor
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Philips has officially secured U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its next-generation reusable SpO₂ clip sensor.In controlled desaturation studies, the enhanced sensor achieved an Accuracy Root Mean Square (ARMS) value of 1.6%—nearly twice as accurate as the 3% threshold recommended by ISO guidelines and recognized by the FDA.Addressing industry-wide pulse oximetry disparities, the sensor demonstrated consistent clinical performance across a broad spectrum of skin tones, with
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MEDITECH Partners with SPiER to Expand Expanse Depression and Suicide Prevention Toolkit
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MEDITECH has expanded its Depression and Suicide Prevention Toolkit within the Expanse EHR platform, embedding gold-standard clinical workflows to mitigate suicide risk across inpatient, ambulatory, and emergency departments.MEDITECH collaborated with the non-profit SPiER to secure copyrights and directly integrate validated, evidence-based tools into point-of-care clinical workflows.The toolkit leverages embedded surveillance tools to push real-time notifications to care
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Nabla Names Former Bamboo Health Executive Brian Manning as CEO to Accelerate Enterprise Growth
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Ambient clinical AI pioneer Nabla has appointed Brian Manning as Chief Executive Officer to scale its enterprise go-to-market execution and global expansion.Manning previously served as President and CRO at Bamboo Health (scaling ARR to $140M+), led GTM strategy at PatientPing through its acquisition, and helped launch the enterprise sales engine at Zocdoc.Co-founder and former CEO Alex LeBrun moves to Executive Chairman and Chief AI Officer, focusing strictly on Nabla's
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Sunwave Appoints Corey Hansen as CEO and Launches Crest Customer Advisory Board
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Modern behavioral health software leader Sunwave has appointed Corey Hansen as Chief Executive Officer. Hansen brings two decades of healthcare technology scaling experience, previously driving annual recurring revenue past $40 million as CEO of Lumistry.Sunwave introduced Crest, its newly established customer advisory board bringing together executive, clinical, and operational leaders from nine prominent behavioral health organizations across the United States.Nashville
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HHS and CMS Defer $1B in Federal Medicaid Payments to California and Minnesota
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CMS has deferred approximately $867.5M in federal Medicaid payments to California and $199M to Minnesota while requiring additional supporting documentation for high-risk claims.The deferred amounts represent temporary funding holds rather than permanent cuts, granting both states an official review window to submit valid proof of compliance with federal Medicaid regulations.Under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, federal oversight
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