News 9/17/25

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Innovaccer acquires Story Health, which offers a digital specialty care management platform. Innovaccer will incorporate Story Health’s technology with its AI-enabled Healthcare Intelligence Cloud operating system for health systems.

Reader Comments

From Danger Mouse: “Re: Siemens Healthineers. Have you heard the rumor about Siemens Healthineers in preliminary negotiation to sell its Diagnostics division? If yes, do you have further details?” There were rumblings at the end of last year, when Siemens execs began taking a long, hard look at their Healthineers ROI. Bloomberg let the “exploring strategic alternatives” cat out of the bag last week, causing an uptick in company stock. Sources say the sale could bring in as much as $7 billion.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Automated patient billing and payments software vendor Inbox Health announces $20 million in new funding, bringing its total raised to $55 million since launching in 2014.

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (WA) initiates a second round of layoffs within its Virtual Health Services division, with the elimination of 24 roles expected to begin in November. The health system laid off 116 virtual health employees in June, citing financial problems.

Virtual mental healthcare company Cerebral raises $25 million in new funding, bringing its total raised to nearly $500 million. Cerebral acquired competitor Resilience Labs, its first acquisition, last month.

Post-acute care coordination startup MedSetGo raises $2.4 million in seed funding.

AI-powered virtual care startup Doctronic announces $20 million in Series A funding. The company has developed a chatbot that can assess symptoms, offer guidance, and connect users with virtual care providers.

Sales

• Hospice of the Western Reserve (OH) selects Netsmart’s CareFabric platform.
• Bergen New Bridge Medical Center (NJ) will go live on Epic in early 2027.

People

Health Catalyst names Ben Albert (Upfront Healthcare) president and COO. Health Catalyst acquired Upfront in January.

Alan Roga, MD (TruLite Health) joins Transcarent as chief clinical officer.

WittKeiffer hires Jeffrey Sturman (Memorial Healthcare System) as managing partner and IT practice leader.

Agfa HealthCare names Chris LaFratta (Ascom Americas) SVP of client services, North America and Colleen Healy (Microsoft) VP of customer growth, North America.

Announcements and Implementations

North Valley Hospital District (WA) implements Oracle Health.

Meditech adds Commure’s AI-powered clinical documentation software to its Expanse Now app.

Sentara Health (VA) rolls out HealthSnap’s remote patient monitoring and chronic care management capabilities at 12 primary care locations.

Hospital General Castañer in Puerto Rico implements emergency room EHR software from EClinicalWorks.

Government and Politics

HHS OCR and ASTP release an updated version of the free Security Risk Assessment Tool for small and midsized providers.

Sponsor Updates

• Wolters Kluwer Health will exhibit at Magnet & Pathway Conference 2025 October 8-10 in Atlanta.
• CereCore publishes a new info sheet titled “Meditech Optimization Results.”
• In observance of World Patient Safety Day, Black Book Research recognizes top vendors by patient safety technology category, including the following HIStalk sponsors: Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer Health (diagnostic and treatment accuracy tools), PerfectServe (care coordination and communication safety), AvaSure (fall prevention and safety sensors), and RLDatix (reporting and safety intelligence platforms).

Blog Posts

• Transforming Appeals Management with Automation (AGS Health)
• Better Data, Better Care: Improving Payer-Provider Collaboration (Inovalon)
• GenAI in healthcare brings the need for risk policies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
• Spotlight on the Hidden Issues Revealed by Meditech Assessments (CereCore)
• Diving into Direct Primary Care (Altera Digital Health)
• Why HITRUST Isn’t Enough for Agentic AI Systems: Insights from Artera’s SVP of Technical Operations (Artera)
• Hungry to lead: Why servant leadership fills everyone’s plate (Cardamom Health)
• The Human Factor: Why Phone Scams Are Still So Effective in Healthcare (Clearwater)
• The Strategic Reward of Healthcare IT Managed Services (CTG)
• Reimagining Healthcare Training: Harnessing AI for Smarter Learning & Development (Divurgent)
• Benched by Bureaucracy: How Electronic PA Gets Prostate Cancer Patients Back in the Game (DrFirst)

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