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- Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States and Cedar, the leading patient financial experience platform for healthcare providers announced a significant partnership.
- The collaboration will see Sanford Health, which serves over 2.4 million patients, leverage Cedar's innovative technology to deliver a simpler, more transparent payment experience across its extensive network. The strategic initiative underscores a growing recognition
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Illinois ”Healthy Baby” Pilot: Google & Drive Health Unite for Maternal Health
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- To address healthcare gaps and improve maternal health outcomes, Drive Health and Google Public Sector today announced a partnership with the State of Illinois to launch Healthy Baby, a pilot program in rural Cook County that provides Google Pixel phones, Fitbit devices, and Google Cloud technologies to expectant mothers that enable access to Drive Health’s AI-powered Nurse Avery.
- The United States is facing a maternal healthcare crisis, particularly in rural and
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Shields Health Solutions, Duke Health to Advance Specialty Pharmacy in North Carolina
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- Shields Health Solutions (Shields), the nation's premier specialty pharmacy accelerator, announced a significant partnership with Duke Health, a leading academic health system in North Carolina.
- The expansion of Duke Specialty Pharmacy, supported by Shields, is strategically designed to provide superior support for patients managing complex, chronic conditions. This initiative aims to deliver lower costs, broader treatment options, and significantly
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K Health’s AI Physician Mode Now Available on Mayo Clinic Platform
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- K Health, the leading Clinical AI Primary Care platform, announced today that its AI Physician Mode will be available as a qualified solution on Mayo Clinic Platform.
- K Health’s AI Physician Mode integrates with a provider's electronic medical records (EMR) to automate patient intake and history of present illness (HPI) collection to create a high-quality patient chart for efficient decision-making at the point of care.
K Health and the Future of Clinical AI
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The Evolving Physician Advisor: From UM to Value-Based Care & AI
In today’s complex healthcare landscape, Physician Advisors (PAs) play an increasingly vital role in ensuring hospitals and health systems function smoothly, efficiently, and with a focus on patient-centered care. As healthcare spending continues to rise, the need for professionals who can effectively navigate the intersection of clinical practice and financial stewardship has never been greater.
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UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty Steps Down, Stephen Hemsley Returns as CEO
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- UnitedHealth Group today announced a significant leadership transition, with Stephen J. Hemsley being re-appointed as its chief executive officer, effective immediately.
- Hemsley, who previously led the company as CEO from 2006 to 2017 and will remain chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, steps in as Andrew Witty has decided to step down as CEO for personal reasons. Witty will continue to support the transition by serving as a senior adviser to
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Celery Secures $6.25M Automate Financial Controls with AI
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- Celery, a financial operations platform leveraging artificial intelligence to automate internal controls secures $6.25M in seed funding led by Team8 Capital, with participation from Verissimo Ventures, Centre Street Partners, 97212 Ventures, and several strategic angel investors. This latest round brings Celery's total funding to $9M.
- The company was co-founded by Brot, a former startup CEO; Noam Slomianko, a serial entrepreneur and cybersecurity expert; and
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Creyos, Redox Partner to Integrate Cognitive Assessments into EHRs
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- Creyos, an online platform for objective cognitive and behavioral health assessments, today announced a strategic partnership with Redox, a prominent provider of healthcare data interoperability solutions.
- The collaboration is set to enable large health systems and integrated delivery networks to seamlessly embed Creyos' validated cognitive testing tools directly into their existing electronic health records (EHRs), effectively dismantling one of the most
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Rula Health 2025 State of Mental Health Report Reveals Shifting Landscape of Mental Well-Being
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- Rula Health, a national behavioral healthcare provider group released its inaugural "2025 State of Mental Health Report: Mental Well-being in a Changing World."
- Based on a survey of over 2,000 U.S. adults, the report provides a comprehensive snapshot of how Americans are navigating their mental health amidst economic uncertainties, global crises, and rapid technological advancements, while also highlighting the critical need for improved access to
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Lower US Drug Prices with MFN Policy
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- President Donald J. Trump has signed a new Executive Order aimed at bringing the prices Americans and U.S. taxpayers pay for prescription drugs in line with those paid by comparable developed nations.
- The executive order introduces a "Most-Favored-Nation" (MFN) pricing model and directs multiple government agencies to take action against what the Administration terms unfair international pricing practices that inflate costs for American
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