News 6/4/25

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HHS names radiologist and former ONC senior advisor Thomas Keane, MD, MBA assistant secretary for technology policy and national coordinator for health IT.

Sponsored Events and Resources

Live Webinar: June 18 (Wednesday) noon ET. “Fireside Chat: Closing the Gaps in Medication Adherence.” Sponsor: DrFirst. Presenters: Ben G. Long, MD, director of hospital medicine, Magnolia Regional Health Center; Wes Blakeslee, PhD, vice president of clinical data strategies, DrFirst; Colin Banas, MD, MHA, chief medical officer, DrFirst. Magnolia Regional Health Center will describe how its Nurse Navigator program used real-time prescription fill data from DrFirst to identify therapy gaps and engage patients through timely, personalized outreach. The effort led to a 19% increase in prescription fills and a 6% drop in 30-day readmissions among participating patients. Attendees will learn why prescribing price transparency is key to adherence, how real-time data helps care teams support patients between visits, and how Magnolia aligned its approach with value-based care and population health goals.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Net Health, which specializes in health IT for wound care and rehab therapy, acquires digital and in-clinic musculoskeletal care company Limber Health. The acquisition marks Net Health’s second this year, having acquired patient engagement software vendor Alinea Engage in January.

Health IT veteran Ralph Keiser launches ArcheHealth and announces $6.7 million in seed funding. Customer Texas Health Resources participated in the round. The company has developed AI-powered software to help health systems improve operational performance, initially focusing on supply chain.

Clinical surveillance and decision support company AirStrip acquires clinical analytics vendor Fifth Eye. The companies began working together in 2022 when AirStrip became a Fifth Eye investor.

Sales

• Horizon Rx, a virtual practice for patients traveling in California, selects AdvancedMD’s EHR and practice management software.
• Cardiovascular Associates of America will implement HybridChart’s mobile rounding software.

People

Demetri Giannikopoulos (Aidoc) joins Rad AI as chief growth officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Health First (FL) goes live on Epic.

Epic announces that 1,000 hospitals and 22,000 clinics are now leveraging TEFCA data-exchange capabilities through the company’s Nexus QHIN.

MUSC Health (SC) implements Ovatient’s virtual care services. MUSC Health and The MetroHealth System (OH) formed Ovatient in 2022.

After a successful pilot program, the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Care Center will offer patients Veris Health’s oncology-focused remote patient monitoring technology.

Privacy and Security

Kettering Health (OH) brings core parts of its Epic system back online. It is still working to restore functionality to MyChart, as well as inbound and outbound calls. The health system was hit by a cyberattack May 20. It has not yet confirmed if ransomware was involved, though several media outlets have reported that the attack, in which a subset of data was accessed, was initiated by the Interlock ransomware group.

Central Maine Healthcare shuts its IT systems down after detecting unusual activity on its network over the weekend. Covenant Health, which also operates several facilities in Maine, continues to deal with a cyberattack it detected last week.

Sponsor Updates

• Cardamom Health helps to raise over $100,000 for the American Stroke Association during its CycleNation event in Madison, WI.
• Nordic releases a new “Designing for Health” podcast featuring Kai Romero, MD.
• CereCore releases a new podcast episode titled “Developing a Digital Strategy for True Clinical Innovation.”
• Black Book Research releases a report ranking EHR systems across Canadian healthcare.
• Capital Rx supports the next phase of the New York City Soccer Initiative’s efforts to expand free soccer programming for children across the city.
• Clearsense publishes a new white paper, “How Application Portfolio Management Accelerates M&A Value in Healthcare.”
• The American Health Law Association’s “Speaking of Health Law” podcast features Clearwater VP of Security Services David Bailey.
• Clinical Architecture becomes a member of Civitas Networks for Health.
• CloudWave will exhibit at the Wisconsin Rural Healthcare Conference June 4-6 in Wisconsin Dells.
• DrFirst earns a 2025 Best Practices Award from Frost & Sullivan.

Blog Posts

• The Critical Role of Physician Documentation in Newborn Encounters (AGS Health)
• Clinical Communication Integrations for Better Patient Care (PerfectServe)
• Five ways health leaders can address silos in healthcare (Wolters Kluwer Health)
• AI in Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management: What to Expect in 2025 (Nym)
• AI and Your Practice: Key Insights on AI Usage Among Family Physicians and Primary Care Providers (AdvancedMD)
• Practical Uses Of AI: How It’s Redefining Pharmacy (CereCore)
• Building patient trust through technology (Altera Digital Health)
• How To Unlock the Full Potential of Meditech’s Expanse Patient Connect, Powered by Artera (Artera)
• 7-Steps to Deploying Virtual Care and Virtual Nursing Platforms (AvaSure)
• Accelerating the Transition: Strategies for Health Systems to Thrive in Value-Based Care (Conduce Health)
• It Takes a Community: Transforming Cyber GRC in Healthcare (Censinet)
• 5 Keys to Digital Transformation in Healthcare (Consensus Cloud Solutions)
• What Makes a Resume Stand Out to Executive Recruiters (Direct Recruiters)

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