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- Catalyst by Wellstar has launched Polysight, a new AI-native company designed to tackle the $39 billion annual cost of U.S. healthcare compliance.
- The platform uses validated regulatory sources and real-time data to automate what has historically been a fragmented,
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Pregnancy is one of the most-expensive episodes for insurers, averaging about $19,000 for pregnancy, vaginal delivery and postpartum care, and $26,000 for cesarean births. Compared with other
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As we peer into the healthcare horizon of 2026, a singular theme crystallizes among industry leaders: the transition from aspirational innovation to operational necessity. The executive predictions
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- New flagship research from athenahealth’s intelligence hub reveals a critical maturity milestone in healthcare AI: the shift from experimental admin tools to trusted
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In oncology care the clinical community has made remarkable progress in extending survival. Yet we face a persistent invisible gap in care: the emotional and cognitive recovery of patients after
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- AVIA has expanded its Agentic AI portfolio by launching a second national cohort of seven health systems, including Rush University System for Health and LifeBridge
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- b.well Connected Health has released the first Software Development Kit (SDK) specifically designed to power healthcare AI agents with clean, real-time data from over
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Revenue leakage on the front end and mid-cycle is an ongoing challenge for hospitals and health systems. Rather than taking a reactive approach to the problem, proactively collaborating among teams
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The digital transformation sweeping across healthcare is reshaping not only patient care and administrative workflows, but also the skill sets demanded of IT professionals in the sector. Health IT
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A new report from Asimily reveals that despite the explosion of connected care, hospitals are flying blind.
- A survey of North American CISOs found that 43%
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- Teal Health, the creator of the first FDA-authorized self-collection device for cervical cancer screening, has launched its services on the Thatch Marketplace. This
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- Tebra has raised $250M in new equity and debt financing, led by Hildred, to transform its EHR+ platform from a passive "System of Record" into an active "System of
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- Wearlinq has secured $14M in Series A funding (plus $5M in venture debt) to scale its eWave device, the first continuous 6-lead wireless ECG that offers hospital-grade
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- Vitalis Ventures, an investment platform focused on AI-enabled care delivery has invested $15M in Drive Health to scale "Avery," a Google-powered agentic AI platform
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- For decades, the "revenue cycle"—the complex machinery of medical billing, coding, and reimbursement—has been the unglamorous back office of healthcare. But in 2025,
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- A new market survey from Carta Healthcare reveals that hospital leaders are overwhelmingly rejecting fully autonomous AI in favor of "hybrid intelligence" models that
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Drug shortages have surged to their highest levels in decades. In early 2024, U.S. pharmacies reported more than 323 active shortages, spanning essential generics, injectables, and even critical
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A new report from the KLAS Arch Collaborative reveals that the overwhelming burden of documentation is a primary driver of nurse burnout, with 40% of nurses intending to
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- Hundred Health today announced the launch of its integrated health platform and mobile app, ushering in a new era of proactive and personalized health management.
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- Weight Watchers has unveiled a massive platform overhaul integrating GLP-1 prescription management with a redesigned app featuring an AI body scanner and a "Weight
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Healthcare organizations face a uniquely challenging compliance landscape. HIPAA requirements mandate robust data protection and breach notification protocols, while simultaneously, the sector has
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- Horizon Health Network, operating across New Brunswick, Canada, has partnered with global health tech leader Qure.ai to implement a comprehensive AI suite for lung
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The behavioral health sector faces a documentation crisis that threatens both provider well-being and patient care quality. Mental health professionals spend a disproportionate amount of their
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- WellSky and uMed have formed a strategic partnership to integrate clinical research opportunities directly into the workflows of home-based care providers. By
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If the last two years were defined by the breathless hype of experimentation, 2026 marks the healthcare industry’s decisive transition from "flashy, one-off experiments" to "top-down programs designed
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- According to PwC's 2026 Health Services Deals Outlook, the M&A market is set to regain momentum in both deal value and volume after a cooling period in
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- MBX Capital has secured over $100M in capital commitments to invest in early-stage biotech and health tech companies, specifically focusing on "deep health" solutions
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Calling healthcare a balancing act is probably not doing it justice: Costs are rising, reimbursements are dwindling, and Medicaid is under the knife, but health organizations are still tasked with
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- Infinitus Systems, Inc., healthcare’s leading agentic communications partner powering more than 100 million minutes of conversations, today launched its next generation of
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- Mass General Brigham is announcing the spinout of AIwithCare, a company founded by researchers from the health system who developed an artificial intelligence
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- Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS), an Innovaccer company, has partnered with Pyrls, a Y Combinator-backed drug information platform, to embed clinical data directly
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- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Cancer Institute has partnered with Reimagine Care to integrate an AI-enabled virtual cancer care program into its clinical
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- Ritten, a leading AI-powered system of record for behavioral health providers, today announced a $35 million USD Series B funding round led by Five Elms Capital with
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- Chai Discovery has secured a $130M Series B financing round, propelling its valuation to $1.3 billion just months after emerging from stealth.
- Co-led by Oak
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- Philips has agreed to acquire SpectraWAVE, Inc., a move designed to bolster its leadership in image-guided therapy by integrating SpectraWAVE’s AI-powered coronary
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After years of flat or falling payment rates, radiology providers are being asked to do more with less. Medicare cuts continue to squeeze margins, and inflation-driven cost hikes in labor and supplies
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- Auxira Health, a virtual cardiology company co-developed by MedStar Health, has secured $7.8M in seed funding to address the growing cardiologist shortage and
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Radar holds the potential to change the way we look after elderly people, with new radar-based sleep monitors offering a way to rethink the way elderly people are monitored both in elder care
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- Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new artificial intelligence tool called V2P (Variant to Phenotype) that identifies not only
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- Noom has launched Proactive Health Microdose GLP-1Rx, a first-of-its-kind preventive health program designed to intervene before chronic disease takes root.
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- The Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) has released a critical purchasing guide for employers struggling to manage the skyrocketing costs of GLP-1 obesity
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- Sentact has executed a major strategic expansion by acquiring two significant players in the patient safety space: Performance Health Partners (PHP), the #1
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AI has become everyone’s favourite topic in healthcare. From predicting diseases to creating personalised treatment plans, it’s already changing how hospitals, insurers, and health tech companies
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- Lunit has announced a collaboration with pharmaceutical giant Daiichi Sankyo to integrate its AI-powered Lunit SCOPE digital pathology products into two of Daiichi
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- Deloitte’s 2026 US Health Care Outlook reveals a dangerous disconnect: while nearly 70% of health executives expect to outperform competitors next year, the
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Medical debt remains a significant burden for patients nationwide, with U.S. residents collectively owing an estimated $220 billion. Medical visits already bring emotional and financial stress, and
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- A new report from Sage Growth Partners reveals a striking disconnect in the healthcare industry: while only 20% of C-suite leaders believe progress has been made in
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Despite a recent uptick in margins, providers continue to face significant pressure on their revenue cycles as a result of potential reimbursement cuts, workforce recruitment challenges, and higher
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- Ceribell, Inc. has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for the world’s first continuous, AI-powered delirium monitoring solution, expanding its existing EEG platform beyond
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- OhioHealth has announced a massive expansion of Abridge's generative AI platform to thousands of ambulatory clinicians across its 50-county network.
- The decision
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- Lake Nona Medical City is accelerating its growth as a national hub for integrated health innovation with two major milestones: the topping off of AdventHealth’s new
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- As healthcare IT environments grow increasingly complex, a new KLAS Decision Insights report reveals that health systems are turning to external firms primarily for
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- Valinor has launched with $13M in seed funding to tackle one of the pharmaceutical industry's most expensive challenges: clinical trial failure led by CRV and Harpoon
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- Subsense Inc. has raised an additional $10M, bringing its total funding to $27M, to develop a non-surgical brain-computer interface (BCI) that relies on engineered
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- A new survey from Inlightened reveals that 61% of vetted healthcare professionals are deeply concerned about the rise of online medical misinformation, with 79%
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- Accenture has made a strategic investment in Ryght AI through its venture capital arm, aiming to modernize the sluggish clinical trial process. Ryght AI utilizes
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- Included Health has launched "Dot," a new intelligent AI assistant designed to move beyond generic medical advice by leveraging deep integrations with member claims,
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- Joy Parenting Club, the platform aiming to revolutionize the parenting experience, has announced its acquisition of Heba Care, a technology platform that supports families
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Healthcare costs are consuming an increasingly large share of household budgets. A RAND study found that payments to finance healthcare averaged $9,393 per person, or nearly 19% of average household
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- According to Kaufman Hall’s 2025 Health System Performance Outlook, hospitals are facing a "financial trifecta" of rising non-labor expenses, workforce instability,
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- A new 50-state analysis reveals that over half (51.7%) of U.S. private-sector workers are now enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) as employers struggle to
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