What You Should Know:
- A new report from healthcare consultancy Sage Growth Partners has revealed a growing disconnect between the potential of AI in healthcare and the preparedness of hospital and health system leaders to implement it.
- The report, The Healthcare C-Suite's Take on AI, is the first in a three-part series based on an annual survey of 101 C-suite leaders from various integrated delivery networks, academic medical centers, and independent hospitals.
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How Healthcare CIOs Can Solve the Unstructured Data Crisis and Reduce Storage Costs
Healthcare organizations are experiencing a seismic shift in how they handle unstructured data. From digital pathology to high-resolution imaging, genomic sequencing, and machine-generated sensor data, the volume of data that doesn’t fit neatly into rows and columns of a database has exploded across hospitals, research labs, and academic institutions.
While this unstructured data is intrinsic to patient care and scientific discovery, it’s also creating a mounting crisis for
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EVERSANA and Waltz Health Merge to Redefine Pharmaceutical Commercialization
What You Should Know:
- EVERSANA and Waltz Health have announced a merger valued at $6B to form a unified healthcare platform that will redefine pharmaceutical commercialization and patient access.
- The merger combines Waltz Health’s software-powered drug-price marketplaces and direct-to-payer model with EVERSANA’s global commercialization services. The new organization aims to deliver a next-generation approach to drug access and value in the U.S. healthcare system, particularly
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Preparing for the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: How Digitization Can Streamline Medicaid Eligibility & Social Care Delivery
On July 4th, President Trump signed H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, fundamentally altering the landscape for the nation’s social safety net. After months of anticipation, social safety net providers, managed care organizations (MCOs), and state governments are now grappling with how the new law’s changes to Medicaid eligibility and funding will impact their operations and vulnerable individuals.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, some 7.8 million people are
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Femtech: Mira Launches Ultra4™, the First At-Home Hormone Monitor with Lab-Quality Insights
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- Mira, a hormonal health company, has launched Ultra4™, the first at-home hormone monitor to provide lab-quality insights.
- The new device tracks four key hormones—FSH, LH, E3G, and PdG—with a single wand and a 16-minute test. For the first time, people can monitor their entire cycle from home, from ovulation strength to hormonal balance, with the same precision previously available only in clinics.
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M&A:Tempus AI Acquires Digital Pathology Leader Paige for $81.25M
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- Tempus AI, Inc., a technology company focused on advancing precision medicine with AI, has acquired Paige, an AI company specializing in digital pathology.
- The acquisition, valued at $81.25M, paid predominantly in Tempus common stock, is a strategic move to grow Tempus's dataset, expand its technical team, and strengthen its position in digital pathology.
A Comprehensive Dataset and Pioneering AI Applications
Since its founding in 2017, Paige has
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KLAS Report: Oracle Health Faces Customer Losses and Declining Satisfaction
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- A new report from KLAS Research examines the state of Oracle Health three years after its acquisition of Cerner. The findings reveal that while Oracle Health has made big promises, customer satisfaction has not improved, and the vendor has lost a significant number of customers. The report is based on findings from seven rounds of interviews with a longitudinal feedback group of Oracle Health customers from 2022 to 2025.
- The report reveals a dissatisfied
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Advancing Diabetes Care: Combating Burnout and Harnessing Technology
As healthcare providers, we find ourselves at an exciting crossroads in diabetes management. Rapid advancements in technology—from remote patient monitoring to artificial intelligence—have fundamentally altered how we approach patient care. Yet, despite these technological leaps, a critical ingredient remains consistently underrepresented: the clinician’s voice, and the voices of people with diabetes.For nearly two decades as a pediatric endocrinologist, I've witnessed firsthand the immense
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HHS Finalizes HTI-4 Rule: Prior Authorization & E-Prescribing Interoperability
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- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new final rule, the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization (HTI-4).
- The rule implements policies to support the goal of processing prior authorizations in real time during patient care encounters and is a critical step in advancing interoperability for patients, providers, and payers to ease
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CMS Finalizes TEAM Model: A New Era of Value-Based Surgical Care
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- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued the 2026 Final Rule that officially codifies the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), an innovative new blueprint for tech-enabled, outcome-based care payment models.
- Starting in 2026, TEAM will hold hospitals and health systems accountable for the entire episode of care for major surgeries, from admission through 30 days post-discharge, with the goal of reducing
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