News 7/16/25

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University of Maryland Medical System launches supply chain technology vendor Gallion Health.

It is the first spinoff from UMMS’s innovation center.

Sponsored Events and Resources

July 22 (Tuesday) 1 ET. “Innovating the Consumer Experience Beyond the EMR with Open Standards.” Sponsor: Praia Health. Presenters: Ryan Howells, principal, Leavitt Partners and program manager, The CARIN Alliance; David LaBine, VP of software engineering, Providence Digital Innovation Group; Robin Monks, CTO, Praia Health; Kristen Valdes, CEO, b.well. As healthcare faces rising consumer expectations and tighter regulations, the high cost of maintaining fragmented, proprietary systems is no longer sustainable. While patient data access has improved, the lack of open standards continues to hinder innovation, drive up integration costs, and limit the potential of digital health beyond the EHR. This webinar will discuss how open standards like OIDC,  HL7 FHIR, and open technology requirements are essential for reducing integration burdens, accelerating development, and lowering maintenance costs. Panelists will describe how every closed integration represents a lost opportunity and will offer practical strategies for leveraging open technology as a competitive advantage that improves efficiency, ensures compliance, and strengthens patient trust.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

The private equity owner of Abacus Group and Medicus IT will merge the managed services providers into a new company.

Sales

• Memorial Hospital Biloxi (MS) selects virtual sitting technology from CareView Communications.
• Cleveland Clinic will pilot virtual dementia care from Remo Health as part of its ACO program for Medicare patients.
• Allina Health (MN) will implement Evidently’s AI chart summarization and documentation software across its care settings.
• Hendrick Health (TX) selects remote patient monitoring and chronic and transitional care management services from CareAtlas.
• The Massachusetts Health Data Consortium will use ZeOmega’s HealthUnity software to help participating providers and payers automate prior authorization processes.

People

Harmony Healthcare IT promotes Brian Liddell to president and CFO.

Bronson Healthcare promotes CMIO Todd Bennett, DO, MBA to VP of medical affairs / chief medical officer.

Joe Kozon, director of clinical applications at Health Choice Network, died Sunday at 40. He previously worked at Health Data Movers and Cumberland Consulting Group. Funeral information and a fundraiser for his daughter are available here.

Announcements and Implementations

Rush University System for Health (IL) launches on-demand and subscription-based, AI-powered, virtual care services using technology from Fabric.

Government and Politics

CMS seeks comment on its 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, which could simplify the process of making select services available via telehealth and expand payment policies for digital mental health treatments.

The VA’s Million Veteran Program, which holds the DNA records of more than one million retired military service members, is threatened by grants cutbacks and potential loss of access to supercomputing systems from the Energy Department.

Other

Atrium Health (NC) will use Duke Endowment grant money to implement virtual nursing capabilities at its Stanly hospital, study the effects of a recently implemented AI translation tool, and develop an app and online platform for improved communication between the health system and its virtual clinics in local schools. The virtual nursing program is expected to create up to 50 jobs.

Forbes profiles OpenEvidence co-founder and CEO Daniel Nadler, PhD, whose 60% share of the company is worth $2 billion based on its most recent valuation. The company has signed up 40% of US doctors for its advertising-based, AI-powered medical literature review platform that was launched from Mayo Clinic’s incubator. He previously started a financial analysis software company whose sale to S&P netted him $350 million.

Sponsor Updates

• Crossings Healthcare will sponsor the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit in Orlando September 9-11, where it will demonstrate its Oracle EHR-integrated behavioral health software module.
• Consensus Cloud Solutions offers a complimentary plan of its eFax digital cloud fax solution to support those impacted by the recent flash floods in Texas.
• Arrive Health offers a new white paper titled “From Obstacles to Opportunities: Advancements in Prior Authorization Technology.”
• The Oregon Council for Behavioral Health will offer its members solutions and services from Netsmart’s CareFabric platform.
• Censinet releases a new episode of its “Risk Never Sleeps” podcast titled “The Startup Prescription for Healthcare IT – Part II, with Elevsis Delgadillo, SVP of Customer Success at KeenStack.”
• Optimum Healthcare IT releases an episode of its “Visionary Voices” podcast featuring an interview with Advocate Health SVP/Chief Digital Officer Andy Crowder.
• Clearsense releases a new case study, “Trinity Health Drives IT Cost Optimization With Legacy Decommissioning.”

Blog Posts

• How Interim HealthCare Cut Claims Denials by 75% (Inovalon)
• The Invisible Engine: How Data Powers Patient Access in the AI Era (Kyruus Health)
• 4 Ways AI is Optimizing Healthcare Processes (Netsmart)
• The Multi-Million Dollar Transformation Opportunity Healthcare Loves to Hate: Application Rationalization (CereCore)
• From zoomers to boomers: Technology and the patient experience (Altera Digital Health)
• 10 leading chronic care management software picks of 2025 (Arcadia)
• 5 Reasons Healthcare Contact Centers Should Invest in AI Agents (Artera)
• Beyond the Basic Checklist: Why Healthcare Cybersecurity Can’t Stop at HIPAA (CloudWave)
• Sift Through the Spam: Find Quality Candidates with an IT Staffing Solutions Company (CTG)
• Innovations Moving the Healthcare Industry Forward (Dimensional Insights)

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