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MedTech Breakthrough Announces 2026 Award Winners: Celebrating a Decade of Health Technology Innovation

2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award Category Winners Announced

05/07/2026 By Fred Pennic Leave a Comment

What You Should Know MedTech Breakthrough has announced the winners of its 10th annual awards program, recognizing excellence in digital health and medical technology across more than 20 countries.The 2026 awards highlight a decade of evolution where artificial intelligence (AI), virtual care,
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  • Mid-Cycle Revenue Integrity: Leveraging Clinician-Governed AI to Reduce Denials and Understated Acuity

    Mid-Cycle Revenue Integrity: Leveraging Clinician-Governed AI to Reduce Denials and Understated Acuity

    Sari Green, MD, Physician Executive Director, Accuity

  • Wisdom Ventures Closes $77.7M Fund II to Invest in AI-Native Wellbeing Startups

    Wisdom Ventures Closes $77.7M Fund II to Invest in AI-Native Wellbeing Startups

    Fred Pennic

  • Eko Health Appoints Dr. Steven Steinhubl as CMO to Drive Cardiac AI and Global Clinical Strategy

    Eko Health Appoints Dr. Steven Steinhubl as CMO to Drive Cardiac AI and Global Clinical Strategy

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Artera Launches AI Services Model and Agentic AI Squads for Specialty Care and FQHCs

by Fred Pennic 05/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Artera is the first agentic healthcare company to adopt an AI Services Model, moving away from traditional "homogeneous SaaS" to deliver bespoke, clinic-specific solutions.The
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Elation Health Cuts Chart Review Time 61% With Anthropic's Claude AI

Elation Health Integrates New AHA and ACC PREVENT™ Cardiovascular Risk Standard

by Jasmine Pennic 05/07/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Elation Health has licensed the American Heart Association (AHA) PREVENT™ risk equations, integrating them directly into its Clinical Insights AI tool.The PREVENT-ASCVD tool
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Kanvas Biosciences Raises $48M to Advance Spatial Biology Platform and Immuno-Oncology Trials

Kanvas Biosciences Raises $48M to Advance Spatial Biology Platform and Immuno-Oncology Trials

by Jasmine Pennic 05/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Kanvas Biosciences has raised $48M in Series A funding co-led by DCVC and Lions Capital LLC, bringing total funding to $78M.The capital will fund clinical trials for KAN-001,
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Fathom Receives Strategic Investment from CVS Health Ventures for Autonomous Medical Coding

Fathom Secures Strategic Investment from CVS Health Ventures to Scale Autonomous Medical Coding

by Fred Pennic 05/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Fathom, a leader in autonomous medical coding, has announced a strategic investment from CVS Health Ventures.The funding follows a period where revenue cycle management (RCM)
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Carlyle Acquires Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM to Build Global AI-Native Healthcare RCM Platform

Carlyle Acquires Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM to Build Global AI-Native Healthcare RCM Platform

by Fred Pennic 05/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Carlyle  has acquired a majority stake in Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM, merging them to create a global, multi-specialty, AI-native revenue cycle management (RCM)
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The Hidden Data Discovery Problem Inside Modern Healthcare Enterprises

The Hidden Data Discovery Problem Inside Modern Healthcare Enterprises

by Avinash Maddineni, Lead Data Engineer and AI Strategist 05/06/2026 Leave a Comment

Enterprise data teams spend a great deal of time discussing infrastructure. Conversations often revolve around cloud warehouses, lakehouses, AI platforms, and the newest analytics tools. Organizations
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UnitedHealthcare Launches Virtual Prescription Renewal Option

UnitedHealthcare to Eliminate 30% of Prior Authorizations by Year-End: A Strategic Shift Toward Transparency and Rural Support

by Jasmine Pennic 05/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will eliminate an additional 30% of prior authorization requirements by the end of 2026, targeting outpatient surgeries, diagnostic tests (like
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ANA Releases Landmark Consensus Report on Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Practice

ANA Releases Landmark Consensus Report on Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Practice

by Jasmine Pennic 05/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The American Nurses Association (ANA) has released a historic consensus report defining the guardrails for AI in nursing, following a specialized Think Tank held in April
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Med Tech Solutions (MTS) Acquires Avarion HIT Advisory to Expand Acute Care Managed Services

Med Tech Solutions (MTS) Acquires Avarion HIT Advisory to Expand Acute Care Managed Services

by Jasmine Pennic 05/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Med Tech Solutions (MTS) has acquired Avarion (formerly Huntzinger Management Group), a two-time Best in KLAS healthcare IT advisory firm.The acquisition allows MTS to support
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XCaliber Health Secures $6.5M to Launch Healthcare’s First Agentic Operating System

XCaliber Health Secures $6.5M to Launch Healthcare’s First Agentic Operating System

by Fred Pennic 05/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know XCaliber Health (XCaliber) has raised $6.5M in seed funding led by ManchesterStory, with participation from Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) and Arka Venture Labs.The platform is
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Premier Inc. Appoints Dr. Emad Rizk as CEO and Chairman to Drive Healthcare Transformation

Premier Inc. Appoints Dr. Emad Rizk as CEO and Chairman to Drive Healthcare Transformation

by Healthcare Executive Hires 05/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Premier, Inc. has appointed Emad Rizk, M.D., as its new Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board.Dr. Rizk brings over 30 years of experience, having
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Village Raises $9.5M for AI-Powered Specialty Pediatrics and Coordinated Care Platform

Village Raises $9.5M for AI-Powered Specialty Pediatrics and Coordinated Care Platform

by Fred Pennic 05/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Village has raised $9.5M in funding led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Bling Capital, GTMFund, and Perceptive Ventures.The platform features Vera, an in-house AI
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The Intelligence Gap: Why Oncologists Are Buried in Data While Patients Wait for Breakthroughs

The Intelligence Gap: Why Oncologists Are Buried in Data While Patients Wait for Breakthroughs

by Manan Sheth, Technical Product Manager at N-Power Medicine, Inc. 05/05/2026 Leave a Comment

In 2026, we live in an era of seamless predictive intelligence. For example: My shopping app often anticipates what I’ll need before I’ve even thought about it. My navigation app quietly diverts me
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Impact Advisors Acquires Canopii Collaborative to Expand Epic Payer and Tapestry Expertise

Impact Advisors Acquires Canopii Collaborative to Expand Epic Payer and Tapestry Expertise

by Fred Pennic 05/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Impact Advisors has acquired Canopii Collaborative, a high-growth consulting firm specializing in the Epic payer platform (Tapestry), revenue cycle, and managed services.
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Sage Growth Partners Releases "The Medicaid Maternity Cliff" Report: Half of Medicaid Mothers Anticipate Coverage Loss

The Medicaid Maternity Cliff: 84% of Health Plan Leaders Expect Major Care Disruption in 2026

by Jasmine Pennic 05/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Sage Growth Partners has released its Q1 2026 report, "The Medicaid Maternity Cliff," identifying a looming crisis in maternal and infant healthcare access.52% of
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Perplexity & VisualDx collab to improve AI answers w/ visuals

Perplexity and VisualDx Partner to Integrate Clinician-Validated Medical Images into AI Answers

by Fred Pennic 05/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Perplexity has partnered with VisualDx to integrate clinician-validated medical images directly into its AI-powered health answers.VisualDx joins The New England Journal of
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BD and Wellstar Health System Launch Strategic AI-Powered Medication Safety

BD and Wellstar Health System Launch Strategic AI-Powered Medication Safety

by Jasmine Pennic 05/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and Wellstar Health System have announced a strategic partnership to integrate AI-powered medication management across Wellstar's
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RevSpring Report: 50% of Consumers Cut Back on Care Due to Financial Confusion and Cost

RevSpring Report: 50% of Consumers Cut Back on Care Due to Financial Confusion and Cost

by Fred Pennic 05/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know RevSpring has released a national survey of 2,024 U.S. adults revealing that 94% of consumers agree healthcare needs to be made easier to navigate.Friction begins at the point
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Beyond Concierge Medicine: The Rise of Retained Health Management for Founders

Beyond Concierge Medicine: The Rise of Retained Health Management for Founders

by Brad Pierce, Co-Founder, Human Sync 05/04/2026 Leave a Comment

You govern every asset you own. Except one. Walk into any family office and you will find a CFO managing the cash, a wealth advisor managing the capital, an estate attorney managing the transition,
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Solving the $150B No-Show Problem: The Rise of Healthcare Conversation Intelligence

Solving the $150B No-Show Problem: The Rise of Healthcare Conversation Intelligence

by Lee Barth, Vice President, Enterprise Sales, Marchex 05/04/2026 Leave a Comment

Digital channels continue to expand communication between health systems and patients, but the phone remains a critical point of contact across the entire patient journey.
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Elevating the Assessment: 4 Solutions to Common IT Challenges When Implementing Equipment or Software

Elevating the Assessment: 4 Solutions to Common IT Challenges When Implementing Equipment or Software

by GE HealthCare 05/01/2026 Leave a Comment

Technology and efficiency are moving at a faster pace than ever before, and in healthcare IT, that means an emerging need for IT teams to be at the forefront of system assessment and
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Spring Health Completes Acquisition of Alma to Expand Global Mental Health Network

Spring Health Completes Acquisition of Alma to Expand Global Mental Health Network 

by Fred Pennic 05/01/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Spring Health has successfully closed its acquisition of Alma, a membership platform for independent clinicians.The combined organization now supports more than 170 million
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GoodRx and Kroger Partner to Deliver Instant Brand Medication Savings

GoodRx Partners with Novo Nordisk to Offer Self-Pay Pricing for New Oral Ozempic® Pill

by Jasmine Pennic 05/01/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know GoodRx has launched access to self-pay pricing for Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic® pill (oral semaglutide) for patients with type 2 diabetes.Eligible patients can obtain the medication
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Dr. Eric Rosenberg Completes First Cataract Surgery Using Apple Vision Pro and ScopeXR

Dr. Eric Rosenberg Completes First Cataract Surgery Using Apple Vision Pro and ScopeXR

by Fred Pennic 05/01/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Dr. Eric Rosenberg of SightMD became the first surgeon to perform a cataract surgery using the Apple Vision Pro in October 2025.The procedure utilized ScopeXR, a custom-built
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ECRI Urges Congress to Strengthen Regulatory Transparency for Digital Health and CDS Tools

ECRI Urges Congress to Strengthen Regulatory Transparency for Digital Health and CDS Tools

by Fred Pennic 05/01/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know ECRI, a nonprofit patient safety organization, submitted formal recommendations to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health in April 2026.The organization warns
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Medisolv Acquires Health Elements AI to Automate Data Abstraction and Expand Clinical Registry Support

Medisolv Acquires Health Elements AI to Automate Data Abstraction and Expand Clinical Registry Support

by Jasmine Pennic 05/01/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Medisolv, Inc. has acquired Health Elements AI, a specialist in AI-first software that automates the capture and structuring of clinical data from medical records. Financial
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Parexel Acquires Vitrana to Integrate AI-Enabled Pharmacovigilance Platform

Parexel Acquires Vitrana to Integrate AI-Enabled Pharmacovigilance Platform

by Fred Pennic 05/01/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Parexel has acquired Vitrana, a provider of an AI-enabled, end-to-end pharmacovigilance (PV) technology platform.The acquisition allows Parexel to provide a fully integrated
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6 Strategies to Help Meet HR1 Eligibility and Enrollment Requirements

by Mike Hall, Chief Product Officer, Cúram by Merative 05/01/2026 Leave a Comment

HR1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, significantly revised eligibility and enrollment processes for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. With
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Axoft Secures $55M for Implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces and Fleuron™ Material Global Trials

Axoft Secures $55M for Implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces and Fleuron™ Material Global Trials

by Fred Pennic 04/30/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Axoft has raised an oversubscribed $55M Series A led by C.P. Group Innovation, bringing its total funding to over $60M.The capital will be used to expand global clinical
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Photon Raises $16M to Modernize AI-Native Prescription Infrastructure

Photon Raises $16M to Modernize AI-Native Prescription Infrastructure

by Fred Pennic 04/30/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Photon has secured $16 million in Series A funding led by Healthier Capital, with participation from Notation, Flare Capital, and Evidenced.The platform addresses the
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AiZtech Labs Launches iSelfie BioSignals in U.S. to Automate Intake and Digital Biomarker Detection

AiZtech Labs Launches iSelfie BioSignals in U.S. to Automate Intake and Digital Biomarker Detection

by Fred Pennic 04/30/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know AiZtech Labs has officially launched iSelfie BioSignals in the U.S., a smartphone-based platform that detects digital biomarkers using a standard selfie-camera interaction.The
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Viz.ai and NRHA Collaborate to Deploy AI in Rural Hospitals

Viz.ai and NRHA Collaborate to Deploy AI in Rural Hospitals

by Fred Pennic 04/30/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Viz.ai has partnered with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) through its Rural Hospital & Clinic Partnership Program to help rural leaders implement AI-powered
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Building an 'AI-Ready' Healthcare Enterprise Using NIST and ISO Frameworks

Healthcare AI Governance: Implementing NIST Trustworthy AI and OWASP Security Guardrails

by Marty Barrack, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, XiFin, Inc. 04/30/2026 Leave a Comment

In Part 1 of this series, we covered the foundation of an AI-ready healthcare organization: an organization-appropriate governance framework, regulatory awareness, and an AI inventory. Now, let's
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Greatly Health Secures $4M to Scale MSK-Validated Integrative Oncology Platform

Greatly Health Secures $4M to Scale MSK-Validated Integrative Oncology Platform

by Fred Pennic 04/30/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Greatly Health raised a $4 million seed round co-led by Pear VC and Commonweal Ventures to bring integrative oncology to a broader patient population.The company's virtual
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Roon AI-Native Physician Network Launches to Replace MedTwitter with High-Trust Knowledge Exchange

Roon AI-Native Physician Network Launches to Replace MedTwitter with High-Trust Knowledge Exchange

by Jasmine Pennic 04/30/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Roon, an AI-native digital community, has officially launched as a dedicated platform for verified physicians to share medical expertise and emerging research.The platform aims
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WellSky Launches AI Ambient Listening in Specialty Care EHR to Cut Documentation Time by 41%

WellSky and AutoMynd Launch First Ambient AI Documentation for Personal Care Agencies

by Jasmine Pennic 04/30/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know WellSky has unveiled WellSky Ambient Documentation for Personal Care, an AI-powered solution purpose-built to automate assessment and care plan documentation.Powered by
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Nordic, Microsoft, CHIME to Launch National Rural Health IT Community

Nordic 2026 Survey: Epic Managed Services Transition from Staffing Support to Strategic IT Operating Model

by Fred Pennic 04/30/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Nordic Global has released 2026 survey findings showing that 61% of healthcare IT leaders now view Application Managed Services (AMS) as a central, rather than supplemental,
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Boehringer Ingelheim and Eko Health Launch AI Heart Murmur Detection for Dogs

by Jasmine Pennic 04/30/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Boehringer Ingelheim and Eko Health have introduced Eko Vet+™ | CANINEBEAT® AI, a digital auscultation solution designed to detect, visualize, and grade heart murmurs in
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Aidoc Secures $150M to Accelerate Enterprise-Scale Clinical AI Across 2,000 Hospitals

by Fred Pennic 04/29/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Aidoc has raised $150M in Series E funding, led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, bringing its total funding to over $500M. The round included participation from
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Operationalizing Precision Medicine 2026: U.S. Health Systems Scale Genetic Testing and AI Integration 

by Fred Pennic 04/29/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Precision medicine has transitioned from "one-off" testing to organized institutional programs at more than three-quarters of surveyed U.S. health systems, according to new
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What You Should Know CareDx has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Naveris, a precision oncology company specializing in blood-based monitoring for viral-mediated cancers.The deal
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Rad AI Appoints David Leonard as COO and Elizabeth Bergey, MD, as First Chief Clinical Officer

Rad AI Appoints David Leonard as COO and Elizabeth Bergey, MD, as First Chief Clinical Officer

by Healthcare Executive Hires 04/29/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Rad AI has appointed David Leonard as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Elizabeth Bergey, MD, as the company’s first Chief Clinical Officer (CCO).Leonard, previously Head of
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Why Healthcare Must Give Patients Control of Their Data

Why Healthcare Must Give Patients Control of Their Data

by Jaeson Paul, Head of CX at CI T 04/29/2026 Leave a Comment

For the longest time, “personal finance” was anything but personal. Consumers had very little insight into or control over important things like their savings and investing. Most of their financial
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Rula State of Mental Health Report 2026: Financial Stress and AI Chatbot Trends in Behavioral Healthcare

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by Jasmine Pennic 04/29/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Rula has published its 2026 report, "State of Mental Health Report," based on a national survey of over 2,037 U.S. adults.A widening "Awareness-Action Gap" persists: while 60%
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Weave Bio Launches AI-Native NDA Submission Support in Strategic Partnership with Parexel

Weave Bio Launches AI-Native NDA Submission Support in Strategic Partnership with Parexel

by Fred Pennic 04/29/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Weave Bio has expanded its AI-native regulatory platform to support New Drug Application (NDA) submissions, covering the full drug development lifecycle.Strategic partner
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Flatiron Launches 6 AI-Powered Hematology Datasets to Advance Blood Cancer RWE

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by Jasmine Pennic 04/29/2026 Leave a Comment

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by Jasmine Pennic 04/29/2026 Leave a Comment

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How Online Education Scales the Primary Care Workforce

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by HITC Staff 04/29/2026 Leave a Comment

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Moderna Deploys Salesforce Agentforce Life Sciences to Unify Global Commercial Operations

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by Fred Pennic 04/28/2026 Leave a Comment

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KLAS Points of Light 2026: Top Payer-Provider Partnerships for Interoperability and Alignment

KLAS Points of Light 2026: Top Payer-Provider Partnerships for Interoperability and Alignment

by Fred Pennic 04/28/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know KLAS has released its 2026 Points of Light report, honoring 24 strategic partnerships that successfully improved data sharing, operational efficiency, and financial
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UChicago Medicine Partners with Artisight to Deploy Smart Hospital Platform Across 1,800 Patient Rooms

UChicago Medicine Partners with Artisight to Deploy Smart Hospital Platform Across 1,800 Patient Rooms

by Jasmine Pennic 04/28/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know UChicago Medicine has signed an enterprise agreement to deploy Artisight’s Smart Hospital Platform, implementing more than 1,800 devices across its clinical enterprise.The
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FDA Announces Real-Time Clinical Trial Pilot Program and Proof-of-Concept Studies with AstraZeneca and Amgen

FDA Announces Real-Time Clinical Trial Pilot Program and Proof-of-Concept Studies with AstraZeneca and Amgen

by Fred Pennic 04/28/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The FDA has launched two proof-of-concept (PoC) real-time clinical trials (RTCT) that report endpoints and data signals to the agency as they occur.AstraZeneca is leading a
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Beth Israel Lahey Health Partners with Heidi to Roll Out Ambient AI Scribing to All Physicians

Beth Israel Lahey Health Partners with Heidi to Deploy Ambient AI Scribing to All Physicians

by Fred Pennic 04/28/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is expanding its partnership with Heidi to provide ambient AI scribing capabilities to all of its more than 6,000 providers.An initial 6-month
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Koda Health Secures Funding to Expand Advance Care Planning Capabilities

Koda Health Secures Investment from UPMC Enterprises for AI-Enhanced Advance Care Planning Platform

by Fred Pennic 04/28/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Investment: Koda Health secured a Series A strategic investment from UPMC Enterprises to aggressively scale its AI-enhanced Advance Care Planning (ACP) platform across
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Sage Launches Tasking Solution with ALIS EHR Integration for Senior Living and Skilled Nursing

Sage Launches Tasking Solution with ALIS EHR Integration for Senior Living and Skilled Nursing

by Jasmine Pennic 04/28/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Sage has launched Tasking, a solution that unifies planned care from EHRs with unplanned care alerts into a single, real-time mobile workflow.The solution initially launches
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Why 'Wound Closure' Is The Wrong Metric for Trauma Surgery

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by Saeed A. Chowdhry, MD 04/28/2026 Leave a Comment

With the advancements in traumatic wound care, the question is no longer whether we can close the wound — it's how well we can restore what was lost. Key Takeaways: Wound closure has long been
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Why Healthcare Interoperability Software Is Essential for Modern Care

Why Healthcare Interoperability Software Is Essential for Modern Care

by HITC Staff 04/28/2026 Leave a Comment

 It costs between $6,500 and $10,000 per bed to link health systems. That is just the start. Upkeep adds 15% more each year. Most hospitals run on margins below 3%. That gap hurts. When systems
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What You Should Know Covera Health and Medmo have officially merged into a single organization, creating a unified platform that manages diagnostic imaging for nearly 6 million Americans. The combined entity is backed by additional capital from Insight Partners and serves major clients, including Walmart, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and three of the five largest national health plans. Covera’s AI-driven platform focus on diagnostic accuracy has produced up to 12 percent lower downstream healthcare costs by routing patients to high-performing Centers of Excellence. Medmo’s care coordination technology has facilitated over 1 million patient journeys, delivering a 35 percent reduction in radiology spend and 30 percent higher study completion rates. The new infrastructure "closes the loop" in radiology, managing the entire lifecycle from the initial referral and scheduling to the delivery of clinically significant findings. In the modern healthcare journey, radiology is often the point where critical clinical decisions are made—and where care frequently goes off the rails. A study that is never completed, performed at a sub-par facility, or interpreted with insufficient precision can contaminate every subsequent treatment decision. Covera Health and Medmo have announced their combination to solve this foundational crisis, merging Covera’s expertise in diagnostic quality with Medmo’s high-touch care coordination infrastructure. Historically, health plans and employers have struggled with the "invisible variation" in imaging quality. The same MRI, ordered for the same clinical reason, can yield vastly different results depending on the facility and the radiologist. By joining forces, Covera and Medmo are creating the first platform that ensures a patient not only reaches the right imaging center but that the resulting report is accurate and actionable for the entire care team. Solving the "Visibility Gap" from Referral to Results One of the most persistent hurdles in diagnostic imaging is that providers often lose visibility the moment a patient walks out of the office with a paper order. Medmo was built specifically to close this gap by managing the patient journey through scheduling, prior authorization, and engagement. Operating in all 50 states, the Medmo platform has already demonstrated a 30 percent increase in study completion rates, ensuring that the "missing foundation" of a diagnosis is actually captured. By integrating Medmo’s coordination engine with Covera’s AI-powered quality oversight, the combined organization now brings clinical intelligence to every step of the imaging process. Covera’s platform measures accuracy across more than 1,100 sites, routing members to "Centers of Excellence" that have been actuarially validated to improve outcomes. This ensure that when a study is finally performed, it serves as a reliable basis for authorized procedures and interventions. A New Infrastructure for Value-Based Care For the thousands of value-based primary care physicians now connected to the combined platform, this merger provides a strategic "system of action." The infrastructure doesn't just record data; it surfaces clinically significant findings and routes them back to the referring physician in real-time. This level of integration is essential for managing downstream utilization and preventing the unnecessary procedures that often stem from flawed initial reports. Jeff Horing, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Insight Partners, noted that diagnostic quality is the "missing foundation" of the value-based care movement. The additional capital provided by Insight Partners is intended to accelerate the expansion of this new model, moving it from an incremental improvement to a foundational piece of national healthcare infrastructure. As the organization scales, it aims to continue driving down radiology spend while simultaneously increasing the precision of the U.S. healthcare system. Why This Matters For healthcare executives, this represents a move toward "Integrated Diagnostic Management." As employers and payers face mounting pressure to control costs, the 12 percent reduction in downstream expenses offered by Covera’s platform becomes a powerful lever. This combined entity isn't just a new vendor; it’s a quality-control layer for the most critical diagnostic tool in the medical arsenal.

Covera Health and Medmo Combine to Launch Nationwide AI Diagnostic Imaging and Care Coordination Platform

by Fred Pennic 04/27/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Covera Health and Medmo have officially merged into a single organization, creating a unified platform that manages diagnostic imaging for nearly 6 million Americans.The
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Availity Abrasion Index 2026: Denials and Prior Authorization Top Payer-Provider Friction Points

Availity Abrasion Index 2026: Denials and Prior Authorization Top Payer-Provider Friction Points

by Fred Pennic 04/27/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know Availity has launched the 2026 Abrasion Index, a dual-sided research report quantifying administrative friction between U.S. health plans and healthcare providers.Denials
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The $26B Blind Spot: Why Hospitals Are Failing to Stop Pressure Injuries

The $26B Blind Spot: Why Hospitals Are Failing to Stop Pressure Injuries

by Eric Race, Founder and CEO of Atlas Mobility 04/27/2026 Leave a Comment

Hospital leaders are navigating one of the most transformative periods in modern healthcare as organizations invest heavily in artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, and digital
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