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The “Full-Stack” Psychiatrist: Talkiatry Raises $210M to Scale Leading Telepsychiatry Practice

The "Full-Stack" Psychiatrist: Talkiatry Raises $210M to Scale the Nation’s Largest Private Practice

02/12/2026 By Jasmine Pennic Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Raise: Talkiatry has secured $210M Series D financing round led by Perceptive Advisors, with participation from Sofina and prior lead investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), blisce/, and Left Lane Capital, alongside a debt facility from Banc of California, bringing total
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  • Anterior Secures $40M to Expand AI Deployments in Health Plans

    Anterior Secures $40M to Expand AI Deployments in Health Plans

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    Maven Clinic and Color Health Partner to Expand Virtual Oncofertility Services

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Keragon AI Transforms Healthcare Operations with HIPAA-Compliant Conversational Interface

Keragon AI Transforms Healthcare Operations with HIPAA-Compliant Conversational Interface

by Syed Hamza Sohail 02/12/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: Keragon has unveiled an AI-powered healthcare automation platform that connects 300+ healthcare applications and enables HIPAA-compliant workflows through simple
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Ambience Healthcare Launches AI Conditions Advisor to Capture Full Patient Complexity

Ambience Healthcare Launches “Chart Awareness” to Automate Coding and Clinical Summaries

by Fred Pennic 02/12/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Leap: Ambience Healthcare has launched "Chart Awareness," a capability that allows its AI to interpret a patient’s full longitudinal record (labs, imaging, prior notes)
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Ubie and Nucleus Genomics Partner to Improve Access to Genetic Screening

Ubie and Mayo Clinic to Launch “Smart Support” AI Triage Platform

by Fred Pennic 02/12/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Deal: Ubie, a Google-backed AI healthcare platform, has announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to co-develop "Ubie Smart Support."The Tech: The platform aims to unify
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GE HealthCare Receives FDA Clearance for Allia Moveo Interventional Imaging System

GE HealthCare Installs Allia Moveo at USF Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation

by Fred Pennic 02/12/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Installation: The University of South Florida’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) has become the first institution in Florida (and third in the
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Augmedix, Andor Health Integrate to Enhance Virtual Care with AI-Powered Documentation

Andor Health Scores Three Premier Contracts to Automate Virtual Care

by Jasmine Pennic 02/12/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Win: Andor Health, the leader in "agentic AI" solutions, has been awarded three separate national agreements with Premier Inc.The Categories: The agreements cover Virtual
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Mayo Clinic Platform Standardizes Cancer Data to Speed Up Trials

Mayo Clinic Platform Standardizes Cancer Data to Speed Up Trials

by Fred Pennic 02/11/2026 Leave a Comment

Mayo Clinic Platform Standardizes Cancer Data to Speed Up Trials What You Should Know The Upgrade: Mayo Clinic Platform_Orchestrate has launched new capabilities that allow researchers to access
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How Open Source Collaboration Can Accelerate Medical AI Innovation and FDA Approval

How Open Source Collaboration Can Accelerate Medical AI Innovation and FDA Approval

by Jason Corso, Toyota Professor of AI, University of Michigan 02/11/2026 Leave a Comment

Big medicine, medical startups, and much of medical academia have historically been steeped in secrecy and proprietary research. This is a direct result of the privacy in patient
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Wellumio Raises $7.28M to Bring MRI Scans Directly to the Bedside

Wellumio Raises $7.28M to Bring MRI Scans Directly to the Bedside

by Fred Pennic 02/11/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Raise: New Zealand-based Wellumio has raised $7.28M in the first close of its pre-Series A round, led by Nuance Connected Capital, to fast-track its portable stroke
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The "Smart Home" for the Caregiver Crisis: Wisdom Raises $1.3M to Automate Aging in Place

The “Smart Home” for the Caregiver Crisis: Wisdom Raises $1.3M to Automate Aging in Place

by Jasmine Pennic 02/11/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Funding: Wisdom, a smart home startup for older adults, has raised a total of $1.3M, including a new $315k social-impact investment from the Richard King Mellon
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CalMHSA Deploys Eleos AI Statewide for California's Mental Health Workers

CalMHSA Deploys Eleos AI Statewide for California’s Mental Health Workers

by Jasmine Pennic 02/11/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Deal: The California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) has selected Eleos Health as its official AI partner. This is the behavioral health industry’s largest
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Oracle Health to Launch AI-Powered Solutions for Payers and Providers

Hillsboro Health to Deploy Oracle Health Foundation EHR and Clinical AI Agent

by Fred Pennic 02/11/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Switch: Hillsboro Health, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Illinois, is transitioning from legacy systems to the Oracle Health Foundation EHR to standardize clinical
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Solace Health Raises $130M to Expand Patient Advocacy Network

Solace Health Raises $130M to Expand Patient Advocacy Network

by Fred Pennic 02/10/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Deal: Solace Health has raised a $130M Series C led by IVP with participation from Menlo Ventures, SignalFire, propelling the company to a valuation of over $1 billion.
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Garner Health Secures $118M to Reward Top Doctors

Garner Health Secures $118M to Reward Top Doctors

by Fred Pennic 02/10/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Funding: Garner Health has raised $118M in Series D funding led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Redpoint Ventures, Maverick Ventures, and Kaiser Permanente
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The "Agent" Dilemma: How Blockchain Could Save Patient Privacy in a $500B AI Market

The “Agent” Dilemma: How Blockchain Could Save Patient Privacy in a $500B AI Market

by Evin McMullen, CEO and Co-founder of Billions Network. 02/10/2026 Leave a Comment

Artificial intelligence is continuing its march into most facets of our lives, and the healthcare sector is no exception. Here, the technology is being leveraged in areas like diagnostics, patient
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Mira Announces Integration with Oura Ring to Combine Hormone Data with Sleep and Temperature Trends

Mira Announces Integration with Oura Ring to Combine Hormone Data with Sleep and Temperature Trends

by Jasmine Pennic 02/10/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Integration: Mira, the leader in at-home lab-grade hormone testing, has launched a direct integration with ŌURA, the maker of the popular smart ring.The Data Flow: Users
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Midstream Health Partners with CommonSpirit Health to Deploy AI Financial Operations Platform

Midstream Health Partners with CommonSpirit Health to Deploy AI Financial Operations Platform

by Fred Pennic 02/10/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Deal: Midstream Health, a platform backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), has secured a strategic partnership with CommonSpirit Health. The health system isn't just a
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The Rise of AI Triage: Navigating Regulatory Challenges and Patient Care Workflows

The Rise of AI Triage: Navigating Regulatory Challenges and Patient Care Workflows

by Ada Glover, co-founder and chief product officer at Zus Health 02/10/2026 Leave a Comment

Patients aren’t just experimenting with AI for health advice anymore – they’re relying on it. A recent survey found that more than 57% of participants had a predominantly favorable view of AI in
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Canary Speech Secures $13M for AI-Powered Vocal Biomarkers

Canary Speech Partners with Intermountain Health to Study Vocal Biomarkers for Multiple Sclerosis

by Jasmine Pennic 02/10/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Partnership: Canary Speech, a leader in vocal biomarker technology, has partnered with Intermountain Ventures (the innovation arm of Intermountain Health) to launch a
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Mount Sinai Study: LLMs Susceptible to Medical Misinformation in Clinical Notes

by Fred Pennic 02/09/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Study: In a paper published today in The Lancet Digital Health [10.1016/j.landig.2025.100949], researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai analyzed over one
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KLAS: Why Ambulatory Practices Are Ditching Point Solutions for Epic and athenahealth

KLAS: Why Ambulatory Practices Are Ditching Point Solutions for Epic and athenahealth

by Fred Pennic 02/09/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Trend: According to the new 2026 KLAS Research report, ambulatory organizations are increasingly favoring comprehensive suites (all-in-one EHR and Practice Management) over
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athenahealth and b.well Launch QR-Code Intake to End Paper Forms

athenahealth and b.well Launch QR-Code Intake to End Paper Forms

by Jasmine Pennic 02/09/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Launch: athenahealth and b.well Connected Health have unveiled a new point-of-care workflow that allows patients to share health info via QR code, eliminating paper forms
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Most life sciences companies may know more about their healthcare professionals (HCPs) than they realize, but too often they can’t use that data when it matters. For example, an HCP may have just attended a conference where a competitor showcased their drug’s promising results, published research, and shifted their prescriptions to a rival product in the past quarter. In most companies, legacy IT infrastructure and data silos keep this information in disparate systems across CRM, events databases and claims data. Chances are, none of that information was accessible to sales reps before they met with the HCP. Unifying and leveraging this data can enable personalized communications, drive medical sales representative impact, and leverage data to better understand marketing ROI. Agentic AI provides life sciences companies with a powerful solution to deliver a unified view of HCPs and extract actionable insights from data to drive business outcomes. By enabling smarter decision-making and streamlined execution, agentic AI empowers marketing teams, even those with lean resources, to operate more efficiently on tighter budgets. Its advanced process optimization and orchestration capabilities help maximize impact while minimizing effort. According to a recent report, “AI agents could generate up to $450 billion in economic value through revenue uplift and cost savings” globally by 2028, with 69% of executives planning on using agents in marketing processes by the end of 2028. Let’s take a deeper look at how agentic AI can enhance marketing efforts aimed at busy HCPs. A different framework: the orchestration imperative One of the biggest challenges for Life Sciences marketers is obtaining a single view of the HCP. Taking an omnichannel view enables life sciences companies to coordinate experiences across channels. This is increasingly important as sales representatives have fewer opportunities to meet in person with providers than in the past, a trend accelerated by COVID. As a result, representatives need to make the most of each meeting, starting with specific intelligence that is tailored to individual HCPs. Siloed data makes it difficult or impossible to gain a comprehensive understanding of the HCP. Sales representatives are left to attend valuable in-person meetings without customized guidance they can use to provide consistent experiences for the HCPs. In that way, data fragmentation stands in the way of both providing an omnichannel experience and understanding marketing ROI. Agentic AI can’t solve the issue of HCP access however it can help unify siloed data in a way that makes access more effective by helping reps and marketers to better understand their HCP audience. Instead of having a data engineer build a new pipeline, an AI agent could autonomously query the CRM and claims database to help answer business questions. For example, it could ask “Identify oncologists in the Northwest who have a 20% lower prescription volume but attended our last medical congress.” Agentic AI’s data unification capabilities can also make it easier to calculate ROI. Agentic AI in the marketing workflow What does a marketing campaign look like with agentic AI unifying the data and optimizing processes? Imagine a world where a sales representative has an agent that assists them with call and visit planning. The sales representative could ask questions such as, “What messages has my HCP responded to most recently?” “Do we have data on prescription patterns?” and “Can you create a detailed intelligence brief on my HCP?” Agentic AI can bring the data together in one place, so the sales representative can gather information quickly on: Their most recent conversation with the HCP The HCP’s prescribing behavior Thought leaders the HCP follows Relevant content to share with the HCP The HCP’s preferred outreach channels, such as in-person visits, emails, webinars, etc. AI can further assist the sales representative by creating a custom call plan for each HCP based on the information in their unified profile. This allows the sales representative to offer personalized value to each provider in a way that respects their time and communication preferences. After each outreach, the AI agent can recommend follow-up steps based on the outcome of the engagement, to maintain a consistent experience for the provider. Preparing for agentic AI implementation Agentic AI systems are about driving action, graduating from ‘answer my prompt,’ to ‘autonomously execute my task.’ That means evolving the sales representative mindset from asking questions to coordinating small teams of specialized agents that work together: one plans, another retrieves and checks content, a third schedules and measures, and a fourth enforces compliance guardrails—all under human oversight. A successful agentic AI project starts with AI-ready data. This data is standardized, accessible, complete and trustworthy. AI-ready data enables: Faster decision making. Predictive analytics enables near real-time alerts on what’s about to happen. This will enable sales representatives to act proactively to drive business value. Personalization at scale. You can deliver customized experiences to thousands of HCPs simultaneously with a small human team enabled by a team of specialized agents True marketing ROI. Instead of monthly reports with historical data, you can finally answer what marketing activities are driving prescriptions. Agentic AI success starts with both marketing and IT aligning on your initial use cases. That will ensure that there is an agreed upon definition of tangible value. As part of the use case planning process, stakeholders need to identify KPIs that will demonstrate tangible outcomes, such as a specific percentage increase in HCP engagement or sales representative productivity. Setting KPIs early is important to securing funding for your agentic use case and to setting appropriate leadership expectations. Agentic AI is about driving action. Take a learnings-based approach to ensure your agents are delivering value and enabling the efficiency and effectiveness of your marketing team. This will also lay the foundation for scaling up and adding more use cases. For global organizations, these use cases can and should be tailored to fit each market’s maturity for maximum ROI. Accelerating marketing success through agentic AI transformation Agentic AI is not simply another technology-led capability; it’s a new operating layer for commercial teams. However, agentic AI’s full value only materializes with AI ready data, trustworthy deployment and workflow redesign. Agentic AI can transform your marketing organization by making it easier for your sales reps to connect effectively with HCPs, give them the resources they need, and take follow-up steps that drive engagement and sales. Your teams can unlock value in your existing data with an agentic strategy that prioritizes data quality, platform efficacy, real world use cases, and measurable outcomes. This will lead to value for both the HCP and the marketing team as the HCP receives directly relevant content and the marketing teams can drive increased HCP engagement and conversion. ## Briggs Davidson is Senior Director of Life Sciences at Capgemini Invent, where he advises C-suite leaders on leveraging data, analytics, and digital strategy to drive transformation and marketing impact. With over 20 years of experience, he leads initiatives across omnichannel orchestration, generative AI, and marketing science, delivering measurable results for global life sciences and healthcare clients. He’s also a published thought leader on performance marketing and first-party data strategy.

How Agentic AI Optimizes HCP Marketing and ROI in Life Sciences

by Briggs Davidson, Senior Director, Digital, Data Marketing Strategy, Life Sciences, at Capgemini Invent 02/09/2026 Leave a Comment

Most life sciences companies may know more about their healthcare professionals (HCPs) than they realize, but too often they can’t use that data when it matters. For example, an HCP may have just
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The "Signage" Trap: Why Fragmented Messaging Is a Hidden Risk for Multi-Location Health Systems

The “Signage” Trap: Why Fragmented Messaging Is a Hidden Risk for Multi-Location Health Systems

by Rolando Irizarry, Product Manager, Healthcare at Spectrio 02/09/2026 Leave a Comment

For multi-location health systems, keeping patient communication consistent is an everyday operational challenge. Information appears across screens, websites, front desks, portals, and provider
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Tebra Report: 3 in 5 Staff Say ChatGPT Cuts Burnout—But 14% Admit They Can't Function Emotionally Without It

Tebra Report: 3 in 5 Staff Say ChatGPT Cuts Burnout—But 14% Admit They Can’t Function Emotionally Without It

by Fred Pennic 02/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Benefit: A new survey from Tebra reveals that 3 in 5 healthcare employees report ChatGPT has reduced burnout by streamlining documentation and communication. In private
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Accenture Federal Services Awarded 4.5-Year Contract for VA EHR Modernization

Accenture Federal Services Awarded 4.5-Year Contract for VA EHR Modernization

by Fred Pennic 02/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Deal: Accenture Federal Services (AFS) has won a pivotal 4.5-year contract to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM)
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AI Adoption in Healthcare Doubles, But Cybersecurity Risks Loom Large

AI Adoption in Healthcare Doubles, But Cybersecurity Risks Loom Large

by Scott Lundstrom, Sr. Industry Strategist Health, Life Sciences at OpenText Cybersecurity 02/06/2026 Leave a Comment

AI is no longer a concept of the future and has become a practical tool helping hospitals and health systems extend care, ease workforce pressures and improve patient engagement. From virtual nursing
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AI in Nursing Education: Strategies for Engagement and Curriculum Data Implementation

by Beth Phillips, Strategic Nursing Advisor at Ascend Learning 02/06/2026 Leave a Comment

Today’s nurse education programs are facing mounting, unprecedented challenges: underprepared students, faculty shortages, and the growing pressures of accelerated programs. To bridge these gaps and
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Vivos Therapeutics to Distribute SoundHealth’s FDA-Cleared Sonu and Spatial Sleep Bands

by Fred Pennic 02/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Collaboration: Vivos Therapeutics, a leader in sleep breathing treatments, has partnered with SoundHealth to distribute AI-enabled wearables across its network of 2,000+
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Opentrons and NVIDIA Partner to Develop Physical AI for Laboratory Robotics

Opentrons and NVIDIA Partner to Develop Physical AI for Laboratory Robotics

by Fred Pennic 02/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Partnership: Opentrons Labworks, the company behind the ubiquitous pipette robots found in labs worldwide, is partnering with NVIDIA to accelerate the development of
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Sword Intelligence Launches in UK and Europe with AI-Led Care Operations Platform

Sword Intelligence Launches in UK and Europe with AI-Led Care Operations Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 02/06/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Launch: Sword Intelligence has officially launched in the UK and Europe. Born from the global digital health unicorn Sword Health, this new entity focuses on applying AI to
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Healthcare Outsourcing Philippines: The 7-Stage Supplier Selection Process That Protects Both Revenue and Patient Data

Healthcare Outsourcing Philippines: The 7-Stage Supplier Selection Process That Protects Both Revenue and Patient Data

by HITC Staff 02/06/2026 Leave a Comment

Executive Summary Healthcare outsourcing to the Philippines has evolved from a cost-reduction tactic into a strategic operating capability—but only when supplier selection is executed with
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TrumpRx.gov Launches with 80% Discounts on Ozempic and Wegovy

TrumpRx.gov Launches with 80% Discounts on Ozempic and Wegovy

by Syed Hamza Sohail 02/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Launch: President Trump has officially launched TrumpRx.gov, a consumer-facing digital portal that allows patients to access "Most-Favored-Nation" (MFN) pricing on
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The "Platform" Squeeze: Epic Releases Native AI Charting, Putting Venture-Backed Scribes on Notice

The “Platform” Squeeze: Epic Releases Native AI Charting, Putting Venture-Backed Scribes on Notice

by Fred Pennic 02/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Launch: Epic has officially released AI Charting, a native feature that listens to patient visits and automatically drafts notes and orders. This is part of a broader suite
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Optum Launches AI Platform to Erase Prior Auth Friction

Optum Launches AI Platform to Erase Prior Auth Friction

by Fred Pennic 02/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Launch: Optum is rolling out a dual-sided AI strategy to modernize prior authorization: Digital Auth Complete for providers (powered by Humata Health) and InterQual® Auth
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From Mass Messaging to N-of-1: How Agentic AI Closes the Life Sciences Trust Gap

From Mass Messaging to N-of-1: How Agentic AI Closes the Life Sciences Trust Gap

by Fred Pennic 02/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Failure: Lirio, in partnership with healthcare consultancy Sage Growth Partners, released "From Mass Messaging to N-of-1," a survey of 75 life sciences executives. The
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The Future of AI in Healthcare: Best Practices for Responsible Innovation

The “Push and Pull” of 2026: Why Healthcare AI Is Entering Its Most Dynamic Year

by Dr. Heather Bassett, Chief Medical Officer with Xsolis 02/05/2026 Leave a Comment

As AI continues to permeate the healthcare industry, 2026 will be a time of push and pull: well-designed and well-implemented AI scripts will pull the industry
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The Interoperability Bridge: How HIEs Secure CMS 2026 Compliance for Payers

The Interoperability Bridge: How HIEs Secure CMS 2026 Compliance for Payers

by Patrick Gordon, CEO of Rocky Mountain Health Plans 02/05/2026 Leave a Comment

As healthcare costs continue to increase and patients demand more from their insurance coverage, there’s rising pressure to provide higher-quality care more efficiently than ever before. The
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The "Volume" Era is Dead: Humana Data Shows Value-Based Care Cuts Hospital Admissions by 24%

The ‘Volume’ Era is Dead: Humana Data Proves Value-Based Care Cuts Admissions by 24%

by Fred Pennic 02/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Report: Humana’s newly released Value-Based Care By the Numbers Report, reveals that Medicare Advantage members in value-based care (VBC) arrangements are seeing
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Lotus Health AI Raises $35M to Make Doctor Visits Free

Lotus Health AI Raises $35M to Make Doctor Visits Free

by Jasmine Pennic 02/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Funding: Lotus Health AI has raised a $35M Series A (totaling $41M) co-led by venture giants Kleiner Perkins and CRV, with backing from Joe Montana and the former U.S. CTO
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AI-Enabled Digital Stethoscope Outperforms Traditional Exams in Valvular Heart Disease Screening

AI-Enabled Digital Stethoscope Outperforms Traditional Exams in Valvular Heart Disease Screening

by Jasmine Pennic 02/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Breakthrough: A new study published in the European Heart Journal - Digital Health reveals that an AI-enabled digital stethoscope is twice as effective as a traditional
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BrightHeart B-Right AI Platform Now Available for GE Healthcare’s Voluson Ultrasound Users

BrightHeart B-Right AI Platform Now Available for GE Healthcare’s Voluson Ultrasound Users

by Jasmine Pennic 02/05/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Partnership: BrightHeart, an AI-driven prenatal ultrasound company, has launched its B-Right AI Platform on GE HealthCare’s Voluson™ Solution Store, the leading digital
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Why Autonomous AI Is Failing and Hybrid Models Are Winning

by Brent Dover, CEO, Carta Healthcare 02/04/2026 Leave a Comment

Good AI is not good enough. Healthcare leaders have largely moved past the belief that fully autonomous AI can solve their hardest problems. With an estimated 95% of generative-AI initiatives never
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2026 Best in KLAS Awards: The Full List of Software & Services Winners

2026 Best in KLAS Awards: The Full List of Software & Services Winners

by Fred Pennic 02/04/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Report: Today, KLAS Research released its 2026 Best in KLAS reports, and the message from the data is clear: The market rewards vendors that use technology to restore the
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Fitbit Co-Founders James Park and Eric Friedman Launch Luffu, an AI Family Care System

Fitbit Co-Founders James Park and Eric Friedman Launch Luffu, an AI Family Care System

by Fred Pennic 02/04/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Comeback: James Park and Eric Friedman, the duo who revolutionized personal health with Fitbit, have launched a new company called Luffu ("loo-foo").The Mission: Moving
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beHuman Secures $4M to Scale AI-Driven Cancer Screening to the Underserved

beHuman Secures $4M to Scale AI-Driven Cancer Screening to the Underserved

by Fred Pennic 02/04/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Funding: beHuman, a preventive care platform, has raised a $4M seed round led by Santé Ventures.The Mission: Unlike many early detection startups targeting the affluent
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HHS Launches 9 Pilots to Solve the Behavioral Health Data Crisis

HHS Launches 9 Pilots to Solve the Behavioral Health Data Crisis

by Fred Pennic 02/04/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Launch: HHS Secretary Kennedy has announced nine nationwide pilot programs across 9 states to test new data standards that bridge the gap between physical and behavioral
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Vulnerability Threat Management 2026: How CISA KEVs Are Reshaping Healthcare Security

Vulnerability Threat Management 2026: How CISA KEVs Are Reshaping Healthcare Security

by Brandon Crawford, Manager of Vulnerability Threat Management at Fortified Health Security 02/04/2026 Leave a Comment

Vulnerability threat management (VTM) in the healthcare space is too important to be conducted haphazardly. It’s critical to find software tools that let you prioritize vulnerabilities, spot trends
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Salvo Health Raises $8.5M by Saving Independent GI Practices, Not Replacing Them

Salvo Health Raises $8.5M by Saving Independent GI Practices, Not Replacing Them

by Jasmine Pennic 02/04/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Funding: Salvo Health has raised an $8.5M Series A led by ManchesterStory, City Light Capital, and Threshold Ventures, following a breakout year where revenue grew by
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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Performs UAE’s First Robotic SEEG for Epilepsy

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Performs UAE’s First Robotic SEEG for Epilepsy

by Jasmine Pennic 02/04/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Milestone: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has successfully performed the UAE’s first robotic-assisted stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) procedures, a major leap forward from
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The "Unicorn" of Menopause: Midi Health Hits $1B Valuation with $100M

The “Unicorn” of Menopause: Midi Health Hits $1B Valuation with $100M

by Jasmine Pennic 02/03/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Milestone: Midi Health has raised a $100M Series D, propelling its valuation over $1 billion. This "unicorn" status marks a pivotal moment for the women's health sector,
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Alaffia Health Raises $55M to Fix Claims Waste with "Agentic AI"

Alaffia Health Raises $55M to Fix Claims Waste with “Agentic AI”

by Fred Pennic 02/03/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Funding: Alaffia Health has raised a $55M Series B led by Transformation Capital, bringing its total funding to over $73M.The Tech: The company uses "Agentic AI"—autonomous
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Application Rationalization Is No Longer IT Housekeeping—It’s a Cybersecurity Survival Strategy

Application Rationalization Is No Longer IT Housekeeping—It’s a Cybersecurity Survival Strategy

by Jim Jacobs, President CEO of MediQuant 02/03/2026 Leave a Comment

Anyone who has worked in healthcare IT for any amount of time knows this: we’re all carrying more applications than we can reasonably manage. Some of these systems are critical. Some are helpful. And
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MultiCare Health System to Deploy Ambience Healthcare for Enterprise AI Rollout

MultiCare Health System to Deploy Ambience Healthcare for Enterprise AI Rollout

by Fred Pennic 02/03/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Win: After a year-long, head-to-head evaluation of three leading AI vendors, MultiCare Health System has selected Ambience Healthcare for an enterprise-wide deployment to
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The "Agentic" Erasure of Admin Work: Synthpop Raises $15M to Automate Healthcare's Back Office

The “Agentic” Erasure of Admin Work: Synthpop Raises $15M to Automate Healthcare’s Back Office

by Fred Pennic 02/03/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Funding: Synthpop has raised a $15M Series A led by Ansa Capital, bringing its total funding to $23M. Strategic investors include former Humana CEO Bruce Broussard.The
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Why Pharma Marketing’s "Safe" Playbook Is Expiring in 2026

Why Pharma Marketing’s “Safe” Playbook Is Expiring in 2026

by Mike Hauptman, CEO of AdLib 02/03/2026 Leave a Comment

  Pharma marketing has always operated within strict regulatory boundaries. What’s changing as we head into 2026 is not just the level of scrutiny, but the pace and unpredictability of it.
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Contract Alert: ICE Allocates $100M for New Detention Healthcare EHR

by Jasmine Pennic 02/03/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Opportunity: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a new requirement to procure a comprehensive Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for its
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The $1.9B Exit: Why CommonSpirit is Insourcing Revenue Cycle and Tenet is Betting Big on Conifer AI

The $1.9B Exit: Why CommonSpirit is Insourcing Revenue Cycle and Tenet is Betting Big on Conifer AI

by Fred Pennic 02/02/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Deal: Tenet Healthcare and CommonSpirit Health are unwinding their partnership regarding Conifer Health Solutions. CommonSpirit will pay Tenet approximately $1.9 billion
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Carbon Health Technologies Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with $19.5M DIP Financing

Carbon Health Technologies Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with $19.5M DIP Financing

by Jasmine Pennic 02/02/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Filing: Carbon Health, a major player in the hybrid healthcare space, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas. This is a strategic move to restructure its debt and
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NuvemRx Acquires par8o 340B Referral Capture Business from R1 RCM

NuvemRx Acquires par8o 340B Referral Capture Business from R1 RCM

by Fred Pennic 02/02/2026 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know The Deal: NuvemRx has acquired the 340B referral capture business of par8o (formerly owned by R1 RCM), effectively consolidating two major players in the safety-net pharmacy
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GE HealthCare Receives FDA Clearance for Allia Moveo Interventional Imaging System

GE HealthCare Receives FDA Clearance for Allia Moveo Interventional Imaging System

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What You Should Know The Launch: GE HealthCare has received FDA 510(k) clearance and CE Marking for Allia™ Moveo, a new mobile C-arm system designed for cardiovascular and interventional
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