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Patient access automation leader Assort Health has announced a $120M Series C funding round led by Menlo Ventures, valuing the company at $1.2B.The financing brings Assort's total capital raised to more than $222M, solidifying its position as an institutional standard for AI-driven ambulatory operations.Moving past isolated voice bots, the platform leverages Patient Journey Memory to connect scheduling, intake, real-time eligibility, medication refills, and payments into
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Cadence Secures $100M, Partners with Duke Health to Scale Chronic Care AI
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Clinical AI leader Cadence has announced a $100 million Series C funding round led by Spark Capital, with heavy participation from Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Coatue, and major health system venture arms.The company has simultaneously finalized new clinical affiliations with Duke Health and Texas Health Resources, expanding its national footprint to over 20 prominent health systems.Cadence now treats more than 100,000 active older adults diagnosed with chronic
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Oracle Health Partners with Theator to Deliver AI-Native Surgical Video Analytics and Automated EHR Documentation
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Enterprise cloud and EHR giant Oracle Health has formalized a strategic U.S. partnership with surgical computer vision pioneer Theator to deliver AI-powered surgical intelligence directly to hospital networks.The platform addresses a critical documentation deficit: traditional operative reports written from a surgeon’s memory hours or days post-procedure achieve a mere 72.8% accuracy rate, according to peer-reviewed research in the Journal of the American College of
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Moving Healthcare AI from Experimental Pilots to Scaled Execution
Healthcare organizations have spent the last several years exploring AI to address mounting operational and financial pressures—from staffing shortages to rising patient expectations for always-on digital access.
Now, the conversation has shifted. The question is no longer whether AI can help, but whether it can be deployed in a way that is scalable, governed, and capable of delivering measurable value in production environments.
Across health systems, specialty groups, and multi-location
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DUOS Acquires Linkwell Health to Expand AI-Powered Health Plan Performance Footprint
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Health plan performance infrastructure pioneer DUOS has announced its acquisition of consumer engagement specialist Linkwell Health to create an end-to-end member activation system. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The transaction expands DUOS’ commercial footprint to more than 20 national health plans, extending its digital and clinical reach to one in five adults across the United States.The combined platform targets the costly
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Why Venture Building Is The Only Answer to AI-Driven Disruption in Healthcare
AI is accelerating everything, from how fast an individual can make a grocery list to the speed at which drug discovery timelines play out for pharmaceutical manufacturers. However, many in the healthcare industry are clinging to the old R&D playbook, and legacy strategies will no longer cut it in the time of automation and machine learning. The shift is structural, so it can’t be gradual. Those who remain slow and steady will not win this race.
As AI and personalized medicine reshape the
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Adonis Launches AI-Powered Revenue Cycle Orchestration in Epic Connection Hub
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AI-driven revenue cycle management (RCM) pioneer Adonis has officially launched its platform in the Epic Connection Hub, enabling health systems to deploy its intelligence layer directly over their native Epic environments.The strategic deployment addresses severe operational strain inside health system billing offices, where teams are frequently left to reactively mine thousands of disjointed, legacy administrative work queues.Instead of replacing foundational systems of
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Kinomatic Secures $4M to Expand AI-Enabled Surgical Planning Platform
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Orthopedic technology innovator Kinomatic has successfully finalized a $4M seed funding round led by healthcare-focused venture firm Waterline Ventures.The company has demonstrated significant commercial scale, documenting 7x revenue growth over four years, a 5x expansion in regional provider networks, and a world-class Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 85.Renowned orthopedic specialist and opioid-reduction advocate Dr. Andrew B. Wickline, MD, FAAOS, joins the executive
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Abridge Unveils AI-Native Clinician Intelligence Platform with Enterprise-Wide Northwestern Medicine Rollout
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At its keynote in New York City, generative AI pioneer Abridge unveiled the first AI-native clinician intelligence platform built to orchestrate clinical, financial, and evidence-based decisions.The expansion shifts Abridge from a passive, post-visit ambient documentation tool to an active, end-to-end intelligence layer spanning pre-visit chart synthesis, intra-visit clinical decision support, and real-time billing codes.Expanding its inpatient care footprint, Abridge
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Why Validation is Becoming the Proving Ground for AI in Life Sciences
The measurable business impact of AI is lagging way behind the hype. McKinsey found that about 80% of companies now use gen AI in at least one function, yet only about 40% are seeing EBIT impact from it. Of that 40%, most of the measurable impact falls under 5%. Another concerning finding is that nearly half of the IT organizations surveyed plan to increase their investment in gen AI, yet investment is actually decreasing in the foundations needed to scale gen AI, like secure infrastructure,
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