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items: Withings Report Reveals Why Menopause is a Critical Cardiovascular Window
items: Healthcare Cybersecurity Has Become an Operational Risk, Not Just a Security Function
items: MedTech Breakthrough Announces 2026 Award Winners: Celebrating a Decade of Health Technology Innovation
items: Mid-Cycle Revenue Integrity: Leveraging Clinician-Governed AI to Reduce Denials and Understated Acuity
items: Wisdom Ventures Closes $77.7M Fund II to Invest in AI-Native Wellbeing Startups
items: Eko Health Appoints Dr. Steven Steinhubl as CMO to Drive Cardiac AI and Global Clinical Strategy
items: Artera Launches AI Services Model and Agentic AI Squads for Specialty Care and FQHCs
items: Elation Health Integrates New AHA and ACC PREVENT™ Cardiovascular Risk Standard
items: Kanvas Biosciences Raises $48M to Advance Spatial Biology Platform and Immuno-Oncology Trials
items: Fathom Secures Strategic Investment from CVS Health Ventures to Scale Autonomous Medical Coding
items: Carlyle Acquires Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM to Build Global AI-Native Healthcare RCM Platform
items: The Hidden Data Discovery Problem Inside Modern Healthcare Enterprises
items: UnitedHealthcare to Eliminate 30% of Prior Authorizations by Year-End: A Strategic Shift Toward Transparency and Rural Support
items: ANA Releases Landmark Consensus Report on Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Practice
items: Med Tech Solutions (MTS) Acquires Avarion HIT Advisory to Expand Acute Care Managed Services

Withings Report Reveals Why Menopause is a Critical Cardiovascular Window
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2026-05-08T15:41:11Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Population Health Management
subject: Femtech
description: What You Should Know New Withings report, The Menopause Transition 2026 analyzes real-world data from 2.5 million women across 11 countries to identify physiological shifts during the transition. Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) prevalence increases fourfold globally and 3.8x in the US between early reproductive years and late postmenopause. Heart Rate Variability (HRV), a marker of autonomic ... Read More
encoded: <img width="784" height="959" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Menopause-Transition.jpg" alt="Withings Report Reveals Why Menopause is a Critical Cardiovascular Window" class="wp-image-96246" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Menopause-Transition.jpg 784w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Menopause-Transition-245x300.jpg 245w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Menopause-Transition-237x290.jpg 237w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Menopause-Transition-768x939.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px" /> What You Should Know New Withings report, The Menopause Transition 2026 analyzes real-world data from 2.5 million women across 11 countries to identify physiological shifts during the transition. Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) prevalence increases fourfold globally and 3.8x in the US between early reproductive years and late postmenopause. Heart Rate Variability (HRV), a marker of autonomic resilience, declines by 33% worldwide but only 17% in the US across the menopause stages. Arterial stiffness rises progressively by 27%, with Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) approaching established cardiovascular risk thresholds. The steepest acceleration in cardiovascular risk markers occurs between Stage 4 and Stage 5, the years immediately following menopause. For decades, menopause has been primarily viewed as a reproductive milestone. However, new large-scale data from connected health devices suggests it is actually a profound cardiovascular event. As estrogen—which promotes vasodilation and maintains healthy lipid profiles—declines, women lose critical autonomic and vascular protections. The result is a gradual convergence of women’s cardiovascular risk profiles with those of men. Aline Criton, Chief Regulatory and Clinical Affairs Officer at Withings, notes that these findings reframe menopause as a “critical window for cardiovascular awareness a…

Healthcare Cybersecurity Has Become an Operational Risk, Not Just a Security Function
type: item
creator: Gilda D Incerti, CEO and founder, PQE Group
date: 2026-05-08T14:41:58Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Opinion
description: Healthcare cybersecurity is no longer just a technical discipline handled by IT teams. That view has changed. Cybersecurity in healthcare has grown. It now sits at the intersection of operations, compliance, and patient safety. When systems fail, care is disrupted. These disruptions go beyond data loss, reaching clinical outcomes, financial stability, and regulatory exposure. This ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Gilda-2024-1-1500x1877.jpg" alt="Healthcare Cybersecurity Has Become an Operational Risk, Not Just a Security Function" class="wp-image-96243" width="619" height="774" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Gilda-2024-1-1500x1877.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Gilda-2024-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Gilda-2024-1-232x290.jpg 232w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Gilda-2024-1-768x961.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Gilda-2024-1-1227x1536.jpg 1227w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Gilda-2024-1-1636x2048.jpg 1636w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Gilda-2024-1-scaled.jpg 2045w" sizes="(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px" /> Gilda D’Incerti, CEO and founder, PQE Group Healthcare cybersecurity is no longer just a technical discipline handled by IT teams. That view has changed. Cybersecurity in healthcare has grown. It now sits at the intersection of operations, compliance, and patient safety. When systems fail, care is disrupted. These disruptions go beyond data loss, reaching clinical outcomes, financial stability, and regulatory exposure. This is not a future concern. It is already happening. Cyber Risk Is Now Operational Risk Healthcare organizations have become deeply dependent on digital infrastructure. Electronic health records, scheduling platforms, imaging systems, connected medical devices, and revenue cycle technologies all work together to support care delivery. That connectivity has created efficiencies yet also introduced fragility. When a cyberattack occurs, it is rarely isolated to a single system. It cascades. Clinicians lose access to patient histories. Scheduling goes offline. Diagnostic workflows slow or stop. Often, organizations revert to manual processes. This introduces delays and increas…

MedTech Breakthrough Announces 2026 Award Winners: Celebrating a Decade of Health Technology Innovation
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2026-05-07T23:45:08Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Health IT
description: What You Should Know MedTech Breakthrough has announced the winners of its 10th annual awards program, recognizing excellence in digital health and medical technology across more than 20 countries. The 2026 awards highlight a decade of evolution where artificial intelligence (AI), virtual care, and precision medicine have become central pillars of global healthcare delivery. This ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1012" height="906" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-MedTech-Breakthrough-Award-Winners.png" alt="2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award Category Winners Announced" class="wp-image-49193" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-MedTech-Breakthrough-Award-Winners.png 1012w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-MedTech-Breakthrough-Award-Winners-290x260.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-MedTech-Breakthrough-Award-Winners-300x269.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-MedTech-Breakthrough-Award-Winners-768x688.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px" /> What You Should Know MedTech Breakthrough has announced the winners of its 10th annual awards program, recognizing excellence in digital health and medical technology across more than 20 countries. The 2026 awards highlight a decade of evolution where artificial intelligence (AI), virtual care, and precision medicine have become central pillars of global healthcare delivery. This year’s program received a record-breaking number of nominations from startups, health systems, and leading global companies. Key categories honored include Patient Engagement, AI, Cybersecurity, Clinical Administration, and Medical Devices. Notable winners include athenahealth (EHR Innovation), Zimmer Biomet (Best Healthcare Robotics), and Teladoc (Mental Health Innovation). A decade ago, many of the technologies recognized in the 2026 MedTech Breakthrough Awards—such as ambient clinical AI and real-time remote monitoring—barely existed as commercial markets. Today, these “breakthrough” solutions are integrated across the clinical workflow, enabling personalized treatment at scale and continuous health monitoring through connected devices. Steve Johansson, managing director of MedTech Breakthrough, noted that this year’s winners were selected not just for their impressive techn…

Mid-Cycle Revenue Integrity: Leveraging Clinician-Governed AI to Reduce Denials and Understated Acuity
type: item
creator: Sari Green, MD, Physician Executive Director, Accuity
date: 2026-05-07T16:49:04Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Opinion
subject: Artificial Intelligence
subject: Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions
description: Health systems can deliver appropriate, high-quality care and still see financial and quality outcomes that do not reflect that care. Downgrades, understated acuity, and misaligned quality metrics often arise not because clinical decisions were wrong, but because the full complexity of those decisions and the resulting care were never clearly translated beyond the bedside. In ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Sari-Green-Photo.-1-1500x1323.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-96223" width="557" height="491" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Sari-Green-Photo.-1-1500x1323.jpeg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Sari-Green-Photo.-1-300x265.jpeg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Sari-Green-Photo.-1-290x256.jpeg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Sari-Green-Photo.-1-768x677.jpeg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Sari-Green-Photo.-1-1536x1355.jpeg 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Sari-Green-Photo.-1-2048x1806.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px" /> Sari Green, MD, Physician Executive Director, Accuity Health systems can deliver appropriate, high-quality care and still see financial and quality outcomes that do not reflect that care. Downgrades, understated acuity, and misaligned quality metrics often arise not because clinical decisions were wrong, but because the full complexity of those decisions and the resulting care were never clearly translated beyond the bedside. In today’s reimbursement environment, outcomes are shaped as much by how care is represented in documentation and coding as by the care itself. The translation required to move from clinical practice to administrative record is complex, and gaps often go unnoticed. When nuance is lost or ambiguity remains unresolved, value erodes quietly, frequently without a formal denial or a clear point of appeal. The challenge for health system leaders is determining how to govern this translation deliberately, before financial and quality outcomes are set. The Mid-Cycle: Where Translation Shapes Outcomes The mid-cycle is the point where documentation, CDI, and coding intersect to form the clinical and financial record evaluated by payers, auditors, and publicly reported quality programs. Ho…

Wisdom Ventures Closes $77.7M Fund II to Invest in AI-Native Wellbeing Startups
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2026-05-07T15:11:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Startups
subject: Healthcare Venture Capital
description: What You Should Know Wisdom Ventures has closed its $77.7M Fund II, a significant increase from its $10 million Fund I. The fund is backed by prominent technology leaders, including Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Evan Sharp (Pinterest), and Stewart Butterfield (Slack). Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has joined as a Senior Venture Partner to ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="454" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Wisdom-Ventures-1500x454.jpg" alt="Wisdom Ventures Closes $77.7M Fund II to Invest in AI-Native Wellbeing Startups" class="wp-image-96235" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Wisdom-Ventures-1500x454.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Wisdom-Ventures-300x91.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Wisdom-Ventures-290x88.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Wisdom-Ventures-768x232.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Wisdom-Ventures-1536x465.jpg 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Wisdom-Ventures-2048x620.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know Wisdom Ventures has closed its $77.7M Fund II, a significant increase from its $10 million Fund I. The fund is backed by prominent technology leaders, including Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Evan Sharp (Pinterest), and Stewart Butterfield (Slack). Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has joined as a Senior Venture Partner to advise on health and wellness investments. Fund I established a strong track record, reaching the top quartile of early-stage funds and including early investments in OpenAI and Anthropic. The firm maintains a strict commitment to diversity, with 74% of the Fund I portfolio featuring founding teams with diverse race, gender, and sexual orientations. As artificial intelligence reshapes the global landscape, the question of how technology impacts human flourishing has moved to the forefront of venture capital. Wisdom Ventures, a firm dedicated to “compassionate innovation,” has announced the close of an oversubscribed $77.7M Fund II to address this challenge. The fund aims to deepen investments in startups that use AI to advance human resilience, mental and physical health, and genuine connection at scale. The mission…

Eko Health Appoints Dr. Steven Steinhubl as CMO to Drive Cardiac AI and Global Clinical Strategy
type: item
creator: Healthcare Executive Hires
date: 2026-05-07T13:30:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Health IT
description: What You Should Know Eko Health has appointed Steven R. Steinhubl, MD, a prominent cardiologist and digital medicine pioneer, as its Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and executive leadership team member. Dr. Steinhubl will oversee Eko’s clinical strategy, research initiatives, and scientific collaborations to accelerate the global adoption of AI-enabled cardiac detection. He currently serves as ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1280x960_wayne_steven_steinhubl_PR.jpg" alt="Eko Health Appoints Dr. Steven Steinhubl as CMO to Drive Cardiac AI and Global Clinical Strategy" class="wp-image-96229" width="894" height="670" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1280x960_wayne_steven_steinhubl_PR.jpg 1280w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1280x960_wayne_steven_steinhubl_PR-300x225.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1280x960_wayne_steven_steinhubl_PR-290x218.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1280x960_wayne_steven_steinhubl_PR-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px" /> Prominent cardiologist and digital health leader, Dr. Steven Steinhubl, joins Eko Health to advance clinical innovation and global impact of AI-enabled cardiac detection What You Should Know Eko Health has appointed Steven R. Steinhubl, MD, a prominent cardiologist and digital medicine pioneer, as its Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and executive leadership team member. Dr. Steinhubl will oversee Eko’s clinical strategy, research initiatives, and scientific collaborations to accelerate the global adoption of AI-enabled cardiac detection. He currently serves as the Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University and is a member of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering. The appointment follows a landmark year for Eko, including CMS national payment for its SENSORA® platform and a major publication in The Lancet. Eko Health’s FDA-cleared platform has sold more than 700,000 devices worldwide, aiding in the early detection of heart and lung disease. Early detection of cardiovascular disease remains a global challenge, with over 60% of cases often going undiagnosed. Eko Health is bridging this gap by embedding artificial intelligence into the clinical tools providers use daily—the stethoscope and ECG. By naming Dr.…

Artera Launches AI Services Model and Agentic AI Squads for Specialty Care and FQHCs
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2026-05-07T13:14:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Health IT
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: What You Should Know Artera is the first agentic healthcare company to adopt an AI Services Model, moving away from traditional “homogeneous SaaS” to deliver bespoke, clinic-specific solutions. The company has deployed specialized AI Service Squads—small teams of AI builders who work directly with healthcare providers to co-innovate and eliminate legacy development cycles. The model ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1000" height="300" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Artera_v1_Logo-1.jpg" alt="Artera Launches AI Services Model and Agentic AI Squads for Specialty Care and FQHCs" class="wp-image-96226" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Artera_v1_Logo-1.jpg 1000w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Artera_v1_Logo-1-300x90.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Artera_v1_Logo-1-290x87.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Artera_v1_Logo-1-768x230.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> Artera (formerly WELL Health): The SaaS digital health leader in patient communications. What You Should Know Artera is the first agentic healthcare company to adopt an AI Services Model, moving away from traditional “homogeneous SaaS” to deliver bespoke, clinic-specific solutions. The company has deployed specialized AI Service Squads—small teams of AI builders who work directly with healthcare providers to co-innovate and eliminate legacy development cycles. The model supports high-demand solutions, including scheduling, prior authorizations, referral management, and closing care gaps across hundreds of specialty clinics and nearly 300 FQHCs. The platform facilitates over 2 billion patient communications annually, supporting roughly 200 million patients across the healthcare continuum. Traditional healthcare software often leaves providers trapped between two extremes: rigid, “one-size-fits-all” SaaS products or slow, expensive custom consulting projects. Artera is breaking this paradigm by introducing its AI Services Model, a structural shift that places AI builders directly in the clinic to solve front and back-office challenges at the “speed of software”. This approach allows Artera to function as a holistic AI partner rather than a collection of disconnected point solutions. Guillaume de Zwirek, co-founder and CEO of Artera, noted that …

Elation Health Integrates New AHA and ACC PREVENT™ Cardiovascular Risk Standard
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2026-05-07T13:00:00Z
subject: EMR/EHR
subject: Health IT
subject: Elation Health
description: What You Should Know Elation Health has licensed the American Heart Association (AHA) PREVENT™ risk equations, integrating them directly into its Clinical Insights AI tool. The PREVENT-ASCVD tool became the new clinical standard on March 13, 2026, replacing older models that often overestimated cardiovascular risk by 40–50%. The updated model now includes chronic kidney disease ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="881" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_4476-1500x881.png" alt="Elation Health Partners with SMG to Deliver Custom EHR for 5,000+ Physicians" class="wp-image-87582" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_4476-1500x881.png 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_4476-300x176.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_4476-290x170.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_4476-768x451.png 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_4476-1536x902.png 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_4476.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know Elation Health has licensed the American Heart Association (AHA) PREVENT risk equations, integrating them directly into its Clinical Insights AI tool. The PREVENT-ASCVD tool became the new clinical standard on March 13, 2026, replacing older models that often overestimated cardiovascular risk by 40–50%. The updated model now includes chronic kidney disease (CKD) as a risk factor for the first time. Leveraging Anthropic’s Claude for Healthcare, Elation achieved a rapid rollout, making the tool live for clinicians on March 23, 2026—just 10 days after the guidelines were released. The integration is estimated to save clinicians 3 to 5 minutes per patient calculation by eliminating the need to manually transfer data to external online calculators. Cardiovascular disease currently affects nearly half of American adults, yet for decades, the technology used to assess risk has relied on external, manual calculators that often provide outdated results. Elation Health is addressing this “Information Vacuum” by embedding the American Heart Association’s PREVENT equations directly into the primary care workflow. Clinicians using Elation’s EHR no longer need to navigate to external websites like MDCalc; inste…

Kanvas Biosciences Raises $48M to Advance Spatial Biology Platform and Immuno-Oncology Trials
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2026-05-07T03:14:30Z
subject: Health IT
description: What You Should Know Kanvas Biosciences has raised $48M in Series A funding co-led by DCVC and Lions Capital LLC, bringing total funding to $78M. The capital will fund clinical trials for KAN-001, an immuno-oncology drug candidate designed for cancer patients who do not respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). The company utilizes a unique ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="512" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-4.png" alt="" class="wp-image-96211" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-4.png 1024w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-4-300x150.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-4-290x145.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-4-768x384.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> What You Should Know Kanvas Biosciences has raised $48M in Series A funding co-led by DCVC and Lions Capital LLC, bringing total funding to $78M. The capital will fund clinical trials for KAN-001, an immuno-oncology drug candidate designed for cancer patients who do not respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). The company utilizes a unique spatial mapping platform to visualize microbial and host cell interactions, overcoming traditional roadblocks in microbiome therapeutic development. Kanvas is also partnering with the Gates Foundation to develop the first fully synthetic microbiome replacement for maternal environmental enteric dysfunction. Recent milestones include the opening of a GMP manufacturing suite and the development of the Kanvas Spectral Lightsheet, a high-resolution microscope for building a microbiome atlas. Despite the promise of immunotherapy, only 10% of solid organ cancer patients achieve complete responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Kanvas Biosciences, a full-stack spatial biology company, is working to bridge this “intelligence gap” by treating the microbiome as a distinct, modifiable organ. With a fresh $48M in Series A funding, the company is now prepared to transition its spatial imaging and manufacturing platform into the clinical arena, targeting the complex host-microbiome interactions that dictate treatment success. The funding will primarily support clinical trials for KAN-001, a live biotherapeutic product (LBP). Whil…

Fathom Secures Strategic Investment from CVS Health Ventures to Scale Autonomous Medical Coding
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2026-05-06T15:11:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Health IT
subject: Startups
subject: Artificial Intelligence
subject: Revenue Cycle Management
description: What You Should Know Fathom, a leader in autonomous medical coding, has announced a strategic investment from CVS Health Ventures. The funding follows a period where revenue cycle management (RCM) has become the top priority for health IT investment, according to a 2025 Bain & Company/KLAS report. Fathom’s platform achieves 90%+ automation rates across multiple ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="512" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-3.png" alt="" class="wp-image-96203" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-3.png 1024w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-3-300x150.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-3-290x145.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-3-768x384.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> What You Should Know Fathom, a leader in autonomous medical coding, has announced a strategic investment from CVS Health Ventures. The funding follows a period where revenue cycle management (RCM) has become the top priority for health IT investment, according to a 2025 Bain & Company/KLAS report. Fathom’s platform achieves 90%+ automation rates across multiple specialties, providing an alternative to slow, department-by-department AI rollouts. The company was recognized as the #1 solution for Reducing the Cost of Care in the 2025 KLAS Emerging Solutions Top 20 Report. The investment will be used to serve growing demand from both providers and health plans nationwide. As health systems face intensifying margin pressures, the manual task of medical coding has become a primary operational bottleneck. Fathom is addressing this “documentation tax” through its autonomous coding platform, which has now secured a strategic investment from CVS Health Ventures. The partnership signals a shift in the RCM market toward enterprise-grade AI that delivers immediate, measurable financial impact rather than theoretical efficiency gains. By fusing deep learning and natural language processing, Fathom automates medical coding with high accuracy, reaching an inflection point where AI adoption in RCM is delivering demonstrable ROI. Andrew Lockhart, CEO of Fathom, noted that higher coding accuracy and consistency serve as a “true catalyst for financial performance at scale”. System-Wide …

Carlyle Acquires Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM to Build Global AI-Native Healthcare RCM Platform
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2026-05-06T15:11:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions
subject: Revenue Cycle Management
description: What You Should Know Carlyle has acquired a majority stake in Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM, merging them to create a global, multi-specialty, AI-native revenue cycle management (RCM) platform. The combined platform targets high-complexity segments, including rural hospitals, behavioral health, anesthesia, and durable medical equipment (DME). EqualizeRCM contributes proprietary AI tools like Bill Smart for denial ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1500" height="844" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-2-1500x844.png" alt="" class="wp-image-96200" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-2-1500x844.png 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-2-300x169.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-2-290x163.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-2-768x432.png 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-2.png 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know Carlyle has acquired a majority stake in Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM, merging them to create a global, multi-specialty, AI-native revenue cycle management (RCM) platform. The combined platform targets high-complexity segments, including rural hospitals, behavioral health, anesthesia, and durable medical equipment (DME). EqualizeRCM contributes proprietary AI tools like Bill Smart for denial prediction and an AI-native platform built on large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI. Knack RCM brings a global delivery footprint with 8,000 employees and its Workmate orchestration engine to manage end-to-end revenue workflows. Carlyle intends to use this new entity as a platform for further acquisitions in the fragmented RCM industry. The U.S. healthcare revenue cycle is currently besieged by a “triple threat” of margin compression, acute workforce shortages, and the accelerating shift toward value-based care. To address these systemic pressures, global investment firm Carlyle has consolidated two industry leaders—Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM—into a single, AI-native operating system for healthcare finances. This strategic merger is designed to move beyond simple task automation and toward a “Medical Intelligence Layer” that can solve the most critical financial risks faced by specialty pr…

The Hidden Data Discovery Problem Inside Modern Healthcare Enterprises
type: item
creator: Avinash Maddineni, Lead Data Engineer and AI Strategist
date: 2026-05-06T15:00:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Opinion
description: Enterprise data teams spend a great deal of time discussing infrastructure. Conversations often revolve around cloud warehouses, lakehouses, AI platforms, and the newest analytics tools. Organizations invest millions in modernizing their technology stacks, expecting that better platforms will automatically accelerate data initiatives. Yet inside most enterprises, the biggest delay in data work has very little ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Avinash-Maddineni-Headshot1.jpeg" alt="The Hidden Data Discovery Problem Inside Modern Healthcare Enterprises" class="wp-image-96191" width="619" height="716" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Avinash-Maddineni-Headshot1.jpeg 911w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Avinash-Maddineni-Headshot1-260x300.jpeg 260w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Avinash-Maddineni-Headshot1-251x290.jpeg 251w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Avinash-Maddineni-Headshot1-768x888.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px" /> Avinash Maddineni, Lead Data Engineer and AI Strategist Enterprise data teams spend a great deal of time discussing infrastructure. Conversations often revolve around cloud warehouses, lakehouses, AI platforms, and the newest analytics tools. Organizations invest millions in modernizing their technology stacks, expecting that better platforms will automatically accelerate data initiatives. Yet inside most enterprises, the biggest delay in data work has very little to do with technology. The real obstacle appears much earlier in the process. Before anyone can build a model, design a dashboard, or deliver a report, the team must first find the right data and determine whether it can actually be trusted. That process, which should take minutes in a well-organized environment, often stretches into weeks. Across many healthcare organizations, the beginning of a data initiative follows a familiar pattern. Engineers dig through catalogs trying to understand what datasets exist. Analysts send messages to data stewards asking whether a table is reliable. Someone writes exploratory queries to verify whether the documentation accurately reflects the data. In many cases, lineage must be traced manually to understand how a dataset is produced and what upstream systems influence it. This work rarely appears on pr…

UnitedHealthcare to Eliminate 30% of Prior Authorizations by Year-End: A Strategic Shift Toward Transparency and Rural Support
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2026-05-06T14:19:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Policy
subject: UnitedHealthcare
description: What You Should Know UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will eliminate an additional 30% of prior authorization requirements by the end of 2026, targeting outpatient surgeries, diagnostic tests (like echocardiograms), and chiropractic care. The initiative aims to reduce administrative friction, as 92% of current authorizations are already approved, typically in under 24 hours. UHC is expanding its National ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="601" height="257" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/UnitedHealthcare.png" alt="UnitedHealthcare Launches Virtual Prescription Renewal Option" class="wp-image-72703" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/UnitedHealthcare.png 601w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/UnitedHealthcare-300x128.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/UnitedHealthcare-290x124.png 290w" sizes="(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px" /> What You Should Know UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will eliminate an additional 30% of prior authorization requirements by the end of 2026, targeting outpatient surgeries, diagnostic tests (like echocardiograms), and chiropractic care. The initiative aims to reduce administrative friction, as 92% of current authorizations are already approved, typically in under 24 hours. UHC is expanding its National Gold Card Program, which exempts provider groups with proven track records of evidence-based care from most authorization hurdles. By fall 2026, a specialized program will exempt 1,500 rural hospitals and their practitioners from prior authorizations to ensure stability and access in underserved communities. The company has standardized electronic submission requirements for over 70% of its authorizations to improve interoperability and real-time status tracking. For decades, the “prior authorization” process has been a primary source of friction between insurers and the clinical community. UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest insurer, is moving to fundamentally alter this dynamic by announcing a massive reduction in the number of services requiring advance approval. By the end of 2026, the company will have eliminated 30% of its remaining requirements, allowing clinicians to focus more on direct patient care and less on administrative paperwork. This shift reflects a broader maturation of the payer-provider relationship. Tim Noel, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, note…

ANA Releases Landmark Consensus Report on Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Practice
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2026-05-06T14:16:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: What You Should Know The American Nurses Association (ANA) has released a historic consensus report defining the guardrails for AI in nursing, following a specialized Think Tank held in April 2026. The report identifies “Automation Bias” and the erosion of professional judgment as primary risks to patient safety. A fundamental principle established is that AI ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="962" height="1264" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ANA-Survey.jpg" alt="ANA Releases Landmark Consensus Report on Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Practice" class="wp-image-96195" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ANA-Survey.jpg 962w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ANA-Survey-228x300.jpg 228w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ANA-Survey-221x290.jpg 221w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ANA-Survey-768x1009.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px" /> What You Should Know The American Nurses Association (ANA) has released a historic consensus report defining the guardrails for AI in nursing, following a specialized Think Tank held in April 2026. The report identifies “Automation Bias” and the erosion of professional judgment as primary risks to patient safety. A fundamental principle established is that AI must support, not replace, professional nursing judgment; nurses remain the final accountable decision-makers. The ANA is calling for mandatory AI literacy as a core professional competence for all registered nurses. Strategic priorities include curating a “Nursing AI Playbook” and strengthening national advocacy for nurse-led AI governance. Artificial Intelligence is no longer a theoretical future for healthcare; it is already materially shaping the daily work of the world’s five million registered nurses. However, as AI tools move from the lab to the bedside, the profession faces a critical inflection point. To address this, the American Nurses Association (ANA) convened a national Think Tank on April 22, 2026, to establish a unified professional stance on the risks, principles, and near-term priorities for AI in nursing practice. The resulting consensus report, released today, makes one thing clear: while AI offers immense potential for efficiency, it must never be allowed to substitute for the clinical reasoning…

Med Tech Solutions (MTS) Acquires Avarion HIT Advisory to Expand Acute Care Managed Services
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2026-05-06T13:21:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions
description: What You Should Know Med Tech Solutions (MTS) has acquired Avarion (formerly Huntzinger Management Group), a two-time Best in KLAS healthcare IT advisory firm. The acquisition allows MTS to support the full continuum of care, bridging its existing strength in ambulatory and community-based care with Avarion’s expertise in complex acute care environments. The combined entity ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="1200" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MTS-Avarion-1200x1200-1.webp" alt="Med Tech Solutions (MTS) Acquires Avarion HIT Advisory to Expand Acute Care Managed Services" class="wp-image-96197" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MTS-Avarion-1200x1200-1.webp 1200w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MTS-Avarion-1200x1200-1-300x300.webp 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MTS-Avarion-1200x1200-1-290x290.webp 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MTS-Avarion-1200x1200-1-768x768.webp 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MTS-Avarion-1200x1200-1-100x100.webp 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> What You Should Know Med Tech Solutions (MTS) has acquired Avarion (formerly Huntzinger Management Group), a two-time Best in KLAS healthcare IT advisory firm. The acquisition allows MTS to support the full continuum of care, bridging its existing strength in ambulatory and community-based care with Avarion’s expertise in complex acute care environments. The combined entity will pair MTS’s hands-on managed services (EHR management, cloud hosting, cybersecurity) with Avarion’s strategic leadership and consulting services. Robert Kitts, Avarion CEO and Founding Partner, will join MTS to lead the firm’s strategic advisory and staffing divisions. The move addresses growing industry demand for partners that can handle both data-driven strategy and long-term operational execution under one roof. Healthcare IT has traditionally been split between two worlds: the advisors who design the strategy and the managed service providers (MSPs) who keep the lights on. Med Tech Solutions (MTS) is moving to collapse that divide by acquiring Avarion, a firm renowned for its high-level advisory work with hospitals and health systems. This merger creates a unified “Medical Intelligence Layer” for IT infrastructure—one t…