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The Launch: Epic has officially released AI Charting, a native feature that listens to patient visits and automatically drafts notes and orders. This is part of a broader suite called Art (for clinicians), Penny (for revenue cycle), and Emmie (for patients).The Integration: Unlike third-party tools that require separate logins or data bridges, Epic’s AI is "built-in." It draws context from the entire medical record to draft notes and allows clinicians to format them via
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The $1.9B Exit: Why CommonSpirit is Insourcing Revenue Cycle and Tenet is Betting Big on Conifer AI
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The Deal: Tenet Healthcare and CommonSpirit Health are unwinding their partnership regarding Conifer Health Solutions. CommonSpirit will pay Tenet approximately $1.9 billion over three years, while Conifer will redeem CommonSpirit's 23.8% equity stake for $540M.The Shift: CommonSpirit has decided to insource its revenue cycle operations starting in 2027. Conifer will continue to provide services through the end of 2026 to ensure a smooth transition.The Forecast: Alongside
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Oracle May Cut 30k Jobs and Sell Cerner to Fund $156B OpenAI Deal
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The Report: Investment bank TD Cowen claims Oracle is evaluating "multiple paths" to finance its massive AI datacenter build-out, including cutting 20,000 to 30,000 jobs and potentially selling its health tech unit, Cerner, the Register reports.The Cause: The financial pressure stems from Oracle’s $300B contract with OpenAI, which requires an estimated $156B in capital spending for GPUs and infrastructure—a burden that has spooked U.S. debt investors.The Indicators: Risk
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KLAS 2026 Rankings: Aledade and Guidehealth Named Top VBC Enablement Firms
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The News: A new KLAS Research report, Value-Based Care Enablement Services 2026, evaluates the firms helping healthcare organizations transition from fee-for-service to risk-based models.The Leaders: Aledade (95.7 score) and Guidehealth (87.5 score) top the performance charts, praised for their ability to operationalize insights and drive tangible financial results.The Divide: The report reveals a sharp split in satisfaction. While ambulatory practices are aggressively
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Beyond the Hype: New KLAS Data Validates the Financial and Clinical ROI of Ambient AI
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The News: A new report by KLAS Research validates the performance of Suki, an AI clinical intelligence platform, across three major health systems: FMOL Health, McLeod Health, and Rush University System for Health.The Numbers: The systems reported significant ROI, including a 26.8% reduction in documentation time and monthly revenue gains exceeding $1,000 per provider due to improved coding and volume.The Takeaway: Ambient AI has graduated from "experimental pilot" to
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Anthropic Debuts ‘Claude for Healthcare’ and Opus 4.5 to Engineer the Future of Life Sciences
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- Anthropic has officially launched Claude for Healthcare, a suite of HIPAA-ready tools that allow providers and payers to use its latest model, Opus 4.5, for high-stakes medical tasks like prior authorization and claims appeals.
- Simultaneously, the company has significantly expanded Claude for Life Sciences, adding deep integrations with platforms like Medidata and ClinicalTrials.gov to automate clinical trial operations and regulatory submissions.
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OpenAI Debuts ChatGPT Health: A ‘Digital Front Door’ That Connects Medical Records to Agentic AI
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- OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a dedicated, secure environment that allows users to connect their medical records and wellness apps (e.g., Apple Health, MyFitnessPal) directly to ChatGPT’s intelligence.
- Built in collaboration with over 260 physicians and utilizing a new clinical evaluation framework called HealthBench, the platform aims to synthesize scattered health data into actionable insights for the 230 million people who already ask health
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Utah Becomes First State to Approve AI System for Prescription Renewals
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- The Utah Department of Commerce has officially authorized Doctronic to become the first AI system in the U.S. to legally participate in medical decision-making for prescription renewals.
- Operating under Utah’s "Regulatory Sandbox" framework, the pilot aims to address the $100 billion in avoidable medical expenses caused annually by medication non-compliance, specifically targeting the 80% of medication activity that involves routine refills.
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From Genes to Hackers: The Hidden Cybersecurity Risks in Life Sciences
Getting a new credit card number is relatively easy, but you can't get a new genome.
In October 2023, 23andMe experienced a data breach resulting from a credential stuffing attack. In this cyberattack, hackers exploit reused usernames and passwords obtained from previous data leaks to gain unauthorized access to user accounts. Initially, approximately 14,000 accounts were compromised. It exposed the sensitive personal and genetic data of about 5.5 million users and an additional 1.4
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NYC Health + Hospitals to Acquire Maimonides in $2.2B Safety Net Overhaul
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- New York City’s public health system, NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H), has officially announced its plan to acquire Maimonides Health, a move fueled by a $2.2B state grant designed to stabilize Brooklyn's crumbling safety net.
- This merger will allow Maimonides to exit financial instability by accessing higher Medicaid reimbursement rates reserved for public entities and migrating to a unified Epic electronic health record (EHR) to fix fragmented care
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