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Oasys Raises $4.6M to Build the First AI-Native OS for Behavioral Health

by Syed Hamza Sohail 01/08/2026 Leave a Comment

Oasys Raises $4.6M to Build the First AI-Native OS for Behavioral Health

What You Should Know: - Oasys Health ("Oasys"), the first AI-native operating system for behavioral health, today announces $4.6M in funding, including a $4M seed round led by Pathlight Ventures, with participation from Twine Ventures and Better Ventures, and $600K in pre-seed funding from 1984 Ventures.  - As demand for mental health support surges, Oasys will use new capital to enhance its AI-powered platform, deepen integrations with leading wearables and health apps, grow its
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OpenAI Debuts ChatGPT Health: A ‘Digital Front Door’ That Connects Medical Records to Agentic AI

by Fred Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

OpenAI Debuts ChatGPT Health: A ‘Digital Front Door’ That Connects Medical Records to Agentic AI

What You Should Know - OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a dedicated, secure environment that allows users to connect their medical records and wellness apps (e.g., Apple Health, MyFitnessPal) directly to ChatGPT’s intelligence.  - Built in collaboration with over 260 physicians and utilizing a new clinical evaluation framework called HealthBench, the platform aims to synthesize scattered health data into actionable insights for the 230 million people who already ask health
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Function and OpenAI Unveil Lab Integration for ChatGPT Health

by Fred Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

Function and OpenAI Unveil Lab Integration for ChatGPT Health

What You Should Know - Function has announced a strategic integration within the newly launched ChatGPT Health ecosystem, allowing its members to securely ground AI conversations in high-level summaries of their lab results.  - By unifying Function’s dataset of over 50 million lab tests with OpenAI’s agentic intelligence, the partnership aims to move personal health navigation from generic advice to data-driven, metabolic guidance. The Architecture of Grounded Intelligence The
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Inova Health Partners with Notable to Scale ‘Agentic’ RCM and Referral Automation

by Jasmine Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

Inova Health Partners with Notable to Scale 'Agentic' RCM and Referral Automation

What You Should Know - Inova Health, a non-profit provider in Northern Virginia, has announced a strategic partnership with Notable to deploy an integrated AI platform across its revenue cycle and patient access operations.  - By utilizing "Agentic AI"—autonomous agents that execute multi-step workflows—Inova aims to reclaim 80% of staff time lost to manual documentation requests and reduce orthopedic referral leakage by 20%. How Notable's AI Platform Automates High-Friction
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Utah Becomes First State to Approve AI System for Prescription Renewals

by Fred Pennic 01/07/2026 Leave a Comment

Utah Becomes First State to Approve AI System for Prescription Renewals

What You Should Know - The Utah Department of Commerce has officially authorized Doctronic to become the first AI system in the U.S. to legally participate in medical decision-making for prescription renewals.  - Operating under Utah’s "Regulatory Sandbox" framework, the pilot aims to address the $100 billion in avoidable medical expenses caused annually by medication non-compliance, specifically targeting the 80% of medication activity that involves routine refills. The
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The Future of the AI-Enabled Health Consumer in 2026

by Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer, Transcarent 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

The Future of the AI-Enabled Health Consumer in 2026

Imagine a world where your healthcare simply works. Everything you need to manage your health lives on your phone, in one place. It speaks your language, reflects your preferences, and connects you to care instantly—day or night, weekday, weekend, or holiday. You never sit on hold. You don’t wait six weeks for an appointment. You never wonder if a doctor is in your network. You never guess whether to head to the ER, urgent care, or connect virtually. You always know what’s covered, what’s next,
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The Agentic Era: Why Glen Tullman is Killing the Healthcare Chatbot in 2026

by Fred Pennic 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

The Agentic Era: Why Glen Tullman is Killing the Healthcare Chatbot in 2026

What You Should Know - Transcarent has officially launched WayFinding 2.0, marking a strategic shift from the "chat assistant era" to the "agentic action era" in healthcare. - By integrating autonomous AI agents that can schedule appointments, triage symptoms, and manage follow-ups via a proprietary Total Recall Memory Engine, the platform aims to eliminate the chronic administrative friction that currently defines the American healthcare experience. The Death of the Chatbot: Entering
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The Standard of Care Shift: Heartflow Secures Nationwide Aetna Coverage for AI Plaque Analysis

by Fred Pennic 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

The Standard of Care Shift: Heartflow Secures Nationwide Aetna Coverage for AI Plaque Analysis

What You Should Know - Heartflow has achieved a major milestone as Aetna updates its policies to cover AI-driven Heartflow Plaque Analysis across all lines of business, effective December 23, 2025.  - This move, combined with the new Category I CPT code 75577, provides a clear reimbursement pathway for the first time, establishing 4.00 total RVUs for the service and ensuring that AI-enabled plaque quantification is no longer a "pilot" technology but a standard of care. The
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How Medable’s Agentic AI TMF Solves the Clinical Trial ‘Clerical Debt’ Problem

by Jasmine Pennic 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

Medable Unveils Generative AI to Accelerate Clinical Trial Startup

What You Should Know - Medable has announced its TMF Agent, a first-of-its-kind agentic AI tool designed to automate the labor-intensive Trial Master File (TMF) process at JPM 2026. It automates 95% of manual document workflows, ingesting and classifying files for Veeva Vault and OpenText. - By reducing the administrative burden that consumes 33% of a CRA's time, Medable enables "one-day study starts" while maintaining human-in-the-loop (HITL) compliance and audit traceability. The
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Beyond the Sensor: How January AI’s Food Scanner Replaces CGM Friction for GLP-1 Care

by Jasmine Pennic 01/06/2026 Leave a Comment

Beyond the Sensor: How January AI’s Food Scanner Replaces CGM Friction for GLP-1 Care

What You Should Know - January AI has transitioned its science-validated "virtual glucose monitor" technology into a suite of Enterprise APIs, enabling B2B partners to embed AI-powered food recognition and glucose prediction into their own platforms.  - This move allows health systems and longevity companies to turn underutilized lifestyle signals—like photos and wearable data—into structured, metabolic insights at scale. The "Context Gap": Why Lifestyle Data Often
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