Over the past decade, remote patient monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) have transformed from emerging technologies into integral components of chronic disease management. Fueled by advances in connected medical devices, wearable sensors, digital therapeutics, artificial intelligence (AI), and virtual care platforms, remote monitoring has expanded providers' ability to manage patients beyond the traditional clinical setting while supporting earlier intervention and improved
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Wellinks Raises $10M to Scale Predictive Cardiopulmonary Remote Patient Monitoring
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New Haven-based cardiopulmonary digital health provider Wellinks closed a $10M first tranche of its Series B funding round.The financing was led by strategic partner UMass Memorial Health alongside participation from existing inside investors.Wellinks' FDA-cleared Spire Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) System and proprietary Health Tags deliver passive, continuous physiological tracking to predict clinical deterioration up to one week before symptom onset.Clinical evidence
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CHG Healthcare 2026 APP Workforce Report: 92% of Leaders Rate APPs as Essential Strategy
What You Should Know
According to a new report from CHG Healthcare, advanced practice providers (APPs)—including NPs, PAs, and CRNAs—have shifted from temporary coverage to foundational infrastructure, with 92% of surveyed healthcare facility leaders rating APPs as "very" or "extremely" important to workforce strategy.The report, Advanced Practice Provider Workforce Trends Report, reveals that nearly all healthcare facilities (97%) plan to maintain or increase APP utilization in 2026,
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M&A: VSee Health to Acquire $35M Healthcare Commerce Platform
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VSee Health, Inc. signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire healthcare technology and operating assets valued at approximately $42 million.The target assets support an integrated healthcare commerce platform serving the U.S. clinic-based wellness market, generating an unaudited annual revenue run rate over $35 million and approximately $7 million in EBITDA.Operating via an asset-light framework, the platform coordinates cloud-based ordering, payment
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U.S. Hospitals Race to Adapt as Generative AI Takes Hold
Physician use of artificial intelligence in the United States has more than doubled in three years. The American Medical Association's 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, fielded among 1,692 doctors in January and February, found that 81% now use AI in a professional capacity, up from 38% when the AMA first polled physicians on the technology in 2023. The average respondent reported 2.3 separate use cases.
Institutional adoption has followed the same curve. A survey of executives
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RWJF Report Analyzes Hospital Financial and Workforce Strains Under OBBBA
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A joint report by the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation analyzes five major federal policy shifts threatening hospital financial stability and operational sustainability.Medicaid work requirements and semi-annual redeterminations under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), combined with ACA Marketplace subsidy expirations, are projected to cause millions to lose health coverage.State-Directed Payment caps and provider tax reductions under OBBBA will cut
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M&A: Included Health to Acquire Clinically-Integrated Health Plan Firefly Health
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All-in-one healthcare delivery firm Included Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire clinically integrated health plan and advanced primary care provider Firefly Health, with closure targeted for Q3 2026.The combined entity pairs Included Health’s AI-native navigation platform with Firefly’s NCQA-accredited advanced primary care model, dynamic benefit design, and a nationwide network of 2,300+ in-person, in-home, and specialty partners.Across its full
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How to Build the Best Support Team for Your Growing Family
As our families grow and change, so too do their healthcare needs. Over the course of our loved ones’ lives, we’ll inevitably need to seek the support of a variety of different healthcare providers and medical specialists. And we need to be able to easily engage them as each family member reaches different stages of development, or whenever an emergency arises.
Because of the evolving nature of the support families require, it pays to plan ahead. Thinking about the types of care your family
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Teladoc Health Unveils Teladoc One to Deliver Connected, Adaptive Virtual Care
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Teladoc Health has introduced Teladoc One, an integrated virtual care practice designed to replace fragmented, single-disease point solutions with a connected, person-centric platform.Built over two years, Teladoc’s proprietary Pulse engine aggregates clinical history with claims, pharmacy records, connected devices, medical records, and eligibility data to power early risk detection and care routing.Demonstrating high confidence in its clinical outcomes, Teladoc Health
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Menopause Telehealth Leader Winona Launches Physician-Formulated Supplement Line for Women 35+
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Physician-led menopause telehealth platform Winona has officially launched its proprietary branded line of science-backed supplements engineered for women aged 35+.Designed to operate as a unified toolkit, the new nutraceutical suite complements custom Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) or serves as a non-hormonal entry point for women who are not ready for HRT or present medical contraindications.Led by Medical Director Dr. Cathleen Brown and Co-Founder/VP of Marketing
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