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Zimmer Biomet to Acquire Monogram Technologies for $177M to Offer First Fully Autonomous Surgical Robot

Zimmer Biomet to Acquire Monogram Technologies for $177M to Offer First Fully Autonomous Surgical Robot

07/14/2025 By Fred Pennic Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Zimmer Biomet Holdings, a global medical technology leader, and Monogram Technologies Inc., an orthopedic robotics company, announced a definitive agreement for Zimmer Biomet to acquire all outstanding shares of Monogram.  - The deal, valued at an upfront
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  • Validic Launches Sparks: Generative AI Solution Transforms Wearable Data into Actionable Healthcare Insights

    Validic Launches Sparks: Generative AI Solution Transforms Wearable Data into Actionable Healthcare Insights

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  • CMS Finalizes New Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule

    CMS Proposes 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Rule: Boosting Primary Care, Cutting Waste, and Modernizing Payments

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  • Beyond Patient-Centric: The Rise of Content-Centric Care in Healthcare

    Beyond Patient-Centric: The Rise of Evidence-Based, Content-Centric Care

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Omega Healthcare Expands Microsoft Collaboration, Launches 20+ AI Solutions to Transform Revenue Cycle Management

Omega Healthcare Expands Microsoft Collaboration, Launches 20+ AI Solutions to Transform Revenue Cycle Management

by Fred Pennic 07/14/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Omega Healthcare, a provider of technology-enabled Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) services, today announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft.  -
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FTC Penalizes NextMed $150k for Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims

FTC Penalizes NextMed $150k for Deceptive Weight-Loss Claims

by Fred Pennic 07/14/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached  a settlement with Southern Health Solutions, Inc., operating as Next Medical and NextMed, and its founders Robert
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Digital Lifelines: Fortifying Healthcare's Cybersecurity Amid Budget Cuts

Digital Lifelines: Fortifying Healthcare’s Cybersecurity Amid Budget Cuts

by Kory Daniels, CISO, Trustwave 07/14/2025 Leave a Comment

IT leaders in healthcare are no strangers to pressure. They are expected to safeguard sensitive patient data, maintain compliance, and ensure teams have the technology needed to support clinical
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94% of Seniors Want to Age in Place: New 2025 Survey Reveals Tech's Role

94% of Seniors Want to Age in Place: New 2025 Survey Reveals Tech’s Role

by Jasmine Pennic 07/14/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - A new survey conducted in June 2025 by U.S. News & World Report reveals that a vast majority  of older adults (94%) desire to age in place, or grow old in
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Asepha Secures $4M Seed for AI-Powered Pharmacy Operations

Asepha Secures $4M Seed for AI-Powered Pharmacy Operations

by Syed Hamza Sohail 07/14/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: -  Asepha, a fast-growing startup leveraging AI agents for pharmacy automation, today announced the close of its $4 million Seed round, led by Glasswing Ventures and
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AI Breakthrough: New Model Predicts Cancer Mutations from Routine Pathology Slides, Streamlining Treatment Decisions

New AI Model Predicts Cancer Mutations from Routine Pathology Slides, Streamlining Treatment Decisions

by Fred Pennic 07/11/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and collaborators, suggests that artificial
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AI-Driven Diagnostics: The Future of Precision in Medical Imaging

Multimodal AI Will Power the Future of Remote Diagnostics and Virtual Hospitals

by Thomas Kluz, Managing Director at Niterra Ventures 07/11/2025 Leave a Comment

As a veteran of multiple healthcare startups, it’s hard not to become immune to claims of technological developments which will “revolutionize patient care”. To be fair, revolutionary
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Talkiatry Launches New Couples Therapy Program, Expanding Access

Talkiatry Launches New Couples Therapy Program, Expanding Access

by Jasmine Pennic 07/11/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Talkiatry, a provider of high-quality, in-network psychiatry and therapy services announced the launch of its Couples Therapy program. The new offering marks
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Providers & Payers: Prepare Now for CMS Prior Authorization Final Rule

Providers & Payers: Prepare Now for CMS Prior Authorization Final Rule

by Reva Sheehan, Senior Director, Consumer Insights at mPulse 07/11/2025 Leave a Comment

The new administration shed light on policy issues at the top of providers’ lists for 2025. While topics like physician burnout and Medicare payment reform were included, unsurprisingly, prior
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Top U.S. Health Systems Partner with Clasp to Combat Student Debt and Clinical Staffing Shortages

Top U.S. Health Systems Partner with Clasp to Combat Student Debt and Clinical Staffing Shortages

by Jasmine Pennic 07/11/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Top U.S. health systems are taking bold, employer-led action to combat two converging crises: staggering student debt and critical clinical staffing shortages.
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Ryght Partners w/ Emory Cancer Institute for AI-powered Clinical Trials

Ryght Partners w/ Emory Cancer Institute for AI-powered Clinical Trials

by Fred Pennic 07/11/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Ryght AI, a provider of real-time generative AI healthcare technology for clinical research, today announced that the prestigious Winship Cancer Institute of Emory
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Johns Hopkins Launches Illustra Health to Transform Population Health Analytics

Johns Hopkins Launches Illustra Health to Transform Population Health Analytics

by Fred Pennic 07/10/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Johns Hopkins Health System announced the official launch of Illustra Health, an advanced suite of analytics and implementation capabilities designed to transform the
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HHS Launches Investigation of Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Attack

HHS Reverses 1998 PRWORA Interpretation: Tightens “Federal Public Benefit” Access for Illegal Aliens

by Fred Pennic 07/10/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a significant policy shift aimed at restoring compliance with federal law and ensuring that
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Hospital M&A Activity Rises in Q2 2025, While Financial Performance Remains Stable Despite Challenges

Hospital M&A Activity Rises in Q2 2025, While Financial Performance Remains Stable Despite Challenges

by Fred Pennic 07/10/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for hospitals and health systems saw an uptick in the second quarter of 2025, rising to eight transactions from the previous
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ŌURA Secures $200M to Fuel Growth and Innovation in Health Wearables

Progyny Partners with ŌURA to Empower Women’s Health with Wearable Data and Personalized Insights

by Jasmine Pennic 07/10/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Progyny, a women’s health and family building solutions, today announced a new partnership with ŌURA, maker of the world’s leading smart ring. The collaboration aims
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Commure and HealthTap to Launch Unified Virtual and In-Person Care Solution

Canopy and Commure Partner to Enhance Healthcare Staff Safety

by Jasmine Pennic 07/10/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Canopy, a leader in wearable safety and real-time location systems (RTLS) for healthcare, and Commure, the company behind next-generation AI infrastructure for health
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Rush University System for Health Partners with Fabric to Launch AI-Powered On-Demand Care Platform

Rush University System for Health Partners with Fabric to Launch AI-Powered On-Demand Care Platform

by Fred Pennic 07/10/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Fabric, a provider of care delivery and consumer experience announced a strategic partnership with Rush University System for Health, Chicago’s first healthcare
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Connexall Achieves Epic Toolbox Designation for Alert Manager Integration

Connexall Achieves Epic Toolbox Designation for Alert Manager Integration

by Jasmine Pennic 07/10/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Connexall, a global leader in clinical communication, alarm management, and workflow optimization, announced its designation in the “Alert Manager Integration”
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Zyter|TruCare Appoints Sundar Subramanian as CEO

Zyter|TruCare Appoints Sundar Subramanian as CEO

by Healthcare Executive Hires 07/10/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Zyter|TruCare, a provider of widely used population health management technology and services for health plans and managed care organizations announced the appointment
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Navigating the Policy Fog: Healthcare Organizations Adapt to Unprecedented Uncertainty in 2025

Navigating the Policy Fog: Healthcare Organizations Adapt to Unprecedented Uncertainty in 2025

by Fred Pennic 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) are grappling with significant financial, legal, and operational challenges stemming from proposed economic and healthcare
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US Hospitals Show Strong Engagement in Public Health Data Reporting Amidst Persistent Challenges

US Hospitals Show Strong Engagement in Public Health Data Reporting Amidst Persistent Challenges

by Fred Pennic 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - A new brief utilizing the latest 2024 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data reveals significant progress in patient and caregiver access to online
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CoreViva Launches Flagship Whole-Body MRI Clinic in Newport Beach

CoreViva Launches Flagship Whole-Body MRI Clinic in Newport Beach

by Fred Pennic 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - CoreViva, a physician-founded and physician-backed whole-body MRI clinic, today announced the opening of its flagship location in Newport Beach, now open for patient
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Health Equity 2.0 - Bridging Health Equity Gaps with AI Agents

Health Equity 2.0 – Bridging Health Equity Gaps with AI Agents

by Anmol Madan, founder & CEO at RadiantGraph 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

Despite decades of panels, pledges, and policy proposals, healthcare inequity remains a systemic issue in day-to-day experience of the American healthcare consumer. The data is overwhelming - patients
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Corti Launches Medical Dictation API, Democratizing Access

Corti Launches Europe’s First Sovereign Healthcare AI Infrastructure

by Fred Pennic 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Corti, an AI infrastructure provider for healthcare, announced the launch of its sovereign cloud capabilities that will enable Europe’s health systems to adopt
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Artificial Intelligence Integration with Epic EHR: Promise and Practicalities

Artificial Intelligence Integration with Epic EHR: Promise and Practicalities

by Mike Hale, Principal Solutions Engineer at EchoStor 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

The integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare environments represents one of the most significant technological shifts in the industry today. For organizations running Epic, which powers
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Ciba Health Launches Nation's First GLP-1 Step-Down Program, Addressing Post-Medication Metabolic Health

Ciba Health Launches Nation’s First GLP-1 Step-Down Program, Addressing Post-Medication Metabolic Health

by Jasmine Pennic 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Ciba Health today announced the launch of its new GLP-1 Step-Down Program, marking the first national offering designed to guide individuals off popular weight loss
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AI Co-Pilot: Navina and Nabla Blend Ambient AI with Historical Records

AI Co-Pilot: Navina and Nabla Blend Ambient AI with Historical Records

by Syed Hamza Sohail 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: -   Nabla, one of the most widely adopted clinical AI assistants and Navina, the leading AI-powered clinical intelligence platform for value-based care, today announced a
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Philips Forges Partnerships to Advance Interoperable Medical Device Connectivity and Smart Healing Environments

Philips Forges Partnerships to Advance Interoperable Medical Device Connectivity and Smart Healing Environments

by Jasmine Pennic 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Philips today announced strategic partnerships with four leading critical care companies – Dräger, Hamilton Medical, Getinge, and infusion pump company B.Braun Melsungen AG
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Personalis Expands Tempus AI Collaboration to Include Colorectal Cancer

Personalis Expands Tempus AI Collaboration to Include Colorectal Cancer

by Jasmine Pennic 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know:  - Personalis, Inc. announced a significant expansion and extension of its strategic collaboration with Tempus AI, Inc. that adds colorectal cancer (CRC) as a new indication
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How Functional Medicine Identifies Root Causes of Chronic Disease

by HITC Staff 07/09/2025 Leave a Comment

Chronic diseases have reached epidemic proportions in modern society, affecting millions of people worldwide and accounting for the majority of healthcare costs. While conventional medicine has made
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