In healthcare, delivering patient-centered care isn’t just reserved to the confines of a clinic, it begins with the first phone call to schedule an appointment. But far too often, those calls are met with outdated interactive voice response (IVR) systems, long wait times, and puzzling menus that cause frustration rather than support. Alarmingly, according to Market Growth Reports, around 36% of companies still use old IVR software from before 2017, meaning many health providers are lagging
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Elation Health Expands into Pediatrics, Completing Evolution to AI-Native Primary Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- Elation Health, a technology company dedicated to powering innovation in primary care announced its formal expansion into pediatrics as part of its continued evolution into an AI-native platform.
- The move allows Elation to deliver faster, more intelligent advancements that help clinicians thrive while providing personalized care to children, teens, and families.
Meeting the Demand for Tailored Pediatric Workflows
The expansion is driven by the
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athenahealth Unveils AI-Native Clinical Encounter to Reimagine the Future of EHRs
What You Should Know:
- athenahealth, a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for healthcare practices and systems nationwide, today introduced its AI-native clinical encounter, a reimagined experience that anticipates clinicians’ needs, surfaces relevant insights at the moment of care, and drafts documentation, orders, and diagnoses based on the clinician-patient conversation.
- This new AI-native experience will transform the EHR from a system of record into
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HoloMD Secures $1.6M to Scale AI-Powered Psychiatric RTM Platform
What You Should Know:
- HoloMD, the AI-powered Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) platform for psychiatry, announced the completion of a $1.6M first close of its $3M seed round.
- The new capital will accelerate the development and expansion of Dr. Holo™, the human-supervised AI companion designed to support psychiatrists and their patients between visits.
Scaling the AI Super-Companion, Dr. Holo™
Dr. Holo™, The AI-Powered Mental Health Superhero™, is built on 40 years of
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AI for Maternal Health: New App Features Help Predict Preeclampsia Risk for 11 Million Women Globally
What You Should Know:
- Emagine Solutions Technology, an award-winning healthcare technology company, today announced the addition of AI-supported wellness features to its robust application, The Journey Pregnancy.
- The new data-driven wellness features help patients understand their risk or propensity for preeclampsia, encouraging users to check in with their clinician if they have concerns about their health or notice changes.
Addressing the Preeclampsia Crisis and
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Hippocratic AI Raises $126M to Accelerate Generative AI Healthcare Agents
What You Should Know:
- Hippocratic AI, the global leader in safety-focused generative AI healthcare agents secures $126M in Series C funding at a $3.5 billion valuation led by Avenir Growth, with significant participation from new and existing investors, including CapitalG (Google’s growth fund), General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Kleiner Perkins, and major providers like Universal Health Services (UHS) and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
- This round
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Rural Health Revolution: Lumeris, Teladoc, Deloitte Launch AI Coalition for CMS Program
What You Should Know:
- Lumeris, a leader in healthcare technology and services announced the formation of a powerful new coalition, the Collaborative for Healthy Rural America (CHRA). The CHRA has b een established to provide an immediate and scalable execution path for state leaders participating in the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHT), administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
- The coalition brings together a formidable team of industry
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Mayo Clinic Launches Platform_Insights to Bridge the Digital Divide in Healthcare AI Adoption
What You Should Know:
- Mayo Clinic today announced the launch of Mayo Clinic Platform_Insights, a new offering designed to give healthcare organizations of all sizes across the globe access to Mayo Clinic's digital expertise, data-driven insights, and clinical knowledge.
- The initiative provides a guided, affordable path to reduce the digital divide fueled by the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI).
Extending Clinical Expertise and Reducing the Digital
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The Double-Edged Sword: Why AI is Healthcare’s Biggest Cybersecurity Threat Yet
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ultimate double-edged sword in healthcare. On one side, AI is already driving real improvements, from accelerating diagnostic imaging to streamlining operational workflows such as delivering faster, more accurate, and more efficient patient care. And we are still only at the beginning; AI’s potential to reshape healthcare is undeniable.
But that optimism is tempered by the reality that AI also introduces one of the most significant cybersecurity risks the
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Popai Health Secures $11M to Transform Patient Conversations with Voice AI
What You Should Know:
- Popai Health, the Patient Conversation Intelligence company, today announced it has raised $11M in seed funding led by Team8 and NEA, alongside additional strategic investors,
- The capital intended to strengthen Popai's go-to-market efforts and accelerate adoption across health systems, medical groups, health plans, and ACOs.
Eliminating Healthcare’s Biggest Blind Spot
Popai is revolutionizing care coordination by leveraging Voice AI to eliminate
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