U.S. health systems are navigating a storm of staff shortages, budget constraints, and rising patient demand. But there’s another, less visible factor compounding these pressures: Patients are often booking care that doesn’t match what they clinically need. This misalignment not only gums up access but also diverts critical resources from those who need them most.
While efforts to expand capacity typically focus on increasing provider supply, support staff headcount, or physical
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Medbridge Launches New Surgical Pathways for Hybrid Post-Op Care
What You Should Know:
- Medbridge, a leader in digital care solutions, has announced the launch of Surgical Pathways, a new offering on its digital musculoskeletal (MSK) and movement-based medicine platform.
- These programs provide hospitals and physical therapy organizations with a complete care journey for patients, from pre-operative preparation to post-operative recovery. The new Pathways cover total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which are
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Trella Health Acquires Repisodic to Optimize Hospital Discharge and Post-Acute Care
What You Should Know:
- Trella Health, a provider of market intelligence and customer relationship management (CRM) for the post-acute care sector, has announced the acquisition of Repisodic, a hospital discharge automation platform.
- The combined platform aims to address the critical gaps in the patient journey from hospital to post-acute care, which often lead to inefficiencies, readmissions, and rising costs.
Addressing the Disconnect in Patient Transitions
The transition
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C8 Health Raises $12M to Expand Best Practices Implementation Platform for Clinical Teams
What You Should Know:
- C8 Health, a best practices implementation platform for healthcare, today announced a $12M Series A funding round led by Team8, with participation from 10D and Vertex Ventures Israel. The latest round brings C8’s total funding to $18M.
- The investment aims to bridge the significant gap between evidence and practice in healthcare, providing clinicians with instant, contextual access to vetted, site-specific knowledge.
New Standard for Best Practices
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Wellsheet Launches Care Team AI Copilot to Halve Charting Time and Streamline Inpatient Workflows
What You Should Know:
- Wellsheet, a leader in AI clinical workflows and operations launches its new Care Team Copilot, a solution that combines chart summarization, multidisciplinary rounding and discharge, and AI-generated documentation into a cohesive user experience designed for inpatient settings. Unlike AI scribes that primarily document patient conversations, Wellsheet's AI reads the full patient chart and generates documentation based on that data in real-time, facilitating a
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Gaps in Advance Care Planning: Only 5% of Americans Have a Plan in Place
What You Should Know:
- A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by Backline by DrFirst reveals a significant national shortfall in advance care planning. Only 5% of Americans currently have an advance care plan in place, and half (50%) are largely unfamiliar with the concept. The research highlights substantial emotional and practical hurdles, alongside a strong desire for healthcare provider guidance.
- Advance care planning is the process of deciding and
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MedeAnalytics and ZeOmega Partner to Launch Population Health Navigator
What You Should Know:
- MedeAnalytics, a healthcare enterprise data enrichment platform and analytics software-as-a-service (SaaS) leader, and ZeOmega®, a population health management organization, today announced the co-development of Population Health Navigator (PHN).
- The new solution unites predictive insights with care coordination to power value-based care programs. PHN combines the analytical capabilities of MedeAnalytics' Health Fabric™ with ZeOmega's care management
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Emory Healthcare Deploys Aidin to Optimize Patient Discharge & Outcomes
What You Should Know:
- Emory Healthcare, Georgia's most comprehensive academic health system, is collaborating with Aidin, a leading care transitions platform, to streamline the post-hospitalization care journey across its network.
- This systemwide rollout will optimize patient placement into post-acute care based on location, availability, and insurance coverage—ultimately reducing hospital stays, easing administrative burdens, and improving outcomes.
Emory Healthcare Partners
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NPHub Secures $20M to Tackle Nurse Practitioner Shortage and Modernize Clinical Placement
What You Should Know:
- NPHub, the pioneering digital platform connecting nurse practitioner students with essential clinical rotations announced a $20M growth equity investment from leading growth equity firm, Edison Partners.
- The first round of institutional capital will fuel the company's mission to streamline the cumbersome process of clinical and career placement for the nation's rapidly growing population of nurse practitioners.
Addressing a Critical Healthcare
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Nurse Burnout Capitals: New Report Reveals Top 10 States for Burnout Risk
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- A new study from Nursa has identified the U.S. states where nurses are most likely to experience burnout, with Colorado topping the list. The analysis reveals surprising insights into how factors like compensation, job satisfaction, patient load, and cost of living intersect to impact nurses across the country.
- With nearly a third (31.5%) of U.S. registered nurses leaving the profession due to burnout, experts at Nursa developed a comprehensive burnout score
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