News 1/14/26

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Epic, OCHIN, and three health systems sue Health Gorilla, alleging that the data-exchange vendor has improperly allowed access to Epic-stored patient records by organizations that aren’t delivering care.

The suit claims that some companies are selling the data to attorneys seeking class-action clients. It says that some of those companies have used fake websites, shell firms, and bogus NPI numbers to hide their intent. It also alleges that they have inserted junk data into exchange frameworks to create the appearance of treating patients and sending back updated patient information.

Health Gorilla denies the accusations, says Epic that is trying to limit competition and data access, and maintains that it supports legitimate information sharing, including for organizations and use cases that Epic does not serve.

Reader Comments

From Cristol: “Re: news. Is it me, or is there less than before? I would have thought it would have accelerated with AI news, but it appears not to be.” It is lumpier, with some days have little interesting going on (Monday) and others overloaded with real news (today). Some of the last week’s feast and famine was driven by the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference that started Monday. I don’t pad news posts with non-newsworthy junk, so it’s pretty obvious when not much is happening. Rightly or wrongly, most health-related news involves business rather than science.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Cardamom will use new funding from Valspring Capital to expand its professional services for healthcare IT.

ChatGPT developer OpenAI acquires AI-powered medical records insights startup Torch Health for a reported $100 million. The four-employee, year-old startup was co-founded by Ilya Abyzov, who previously co-founded doc-in-a-box kiosk vendor Forward, which shut down in late 2024 after raising $650 million with little to show for it.

Oncology-focused health IT vendor VieCure raises $43 million, bringing its total funding to $113 million.

Healthcare financing and payments solution provider HPS/PayMedic raises $33 million in funding.

PE firm Sheridan Capital Partners acquires ICANotes, which offers a behavioral healthcare EHR.

Claims automation technology vendor EnableComp acquires H/ROI, which offers denials and revenue recovery services.

Sales

• Inova Health (VA) will use Notable’s AI Platform to automate revenue cycle, referral management, and patient access workflows.
• Community Memorial Hospital (NY) selects Oracle Health.
• Parrish Healthcare (FL) will implement Meditech Expanse.

People

Tendo hires Beth Godsey, MBA (Vizient) as GM of Tendo Insights.

Direct Recruiters names Graham Gardner, MD, MBA (Kyruus Health), Michael Schram (Get Well), and Todd Helmink (DrFirst) as principals and operating partners of its new Healthcare Operator Advisory practice.

HealthLeap hires Wayne Grodsky (SmarterDx) as chief commercial officer, Michael Blumenthal (Hyro) as chief strategy officer, and Tamir Shklaz (Wordware) as CTO.

Umair Shah, MD, MPH (Washington State Department of Health) joins Jaan Health as chief medical officer.

Announcements and Implementations

HCA Healthcare implements Meditech at 43 hospitals.

Waystar adds agentic AI to its revenue cycle solutions.

Anthropic debuts Claude for Healthcare, giving users the ability to connect their medical and insurance records and wearables data into the AI app for personalized insights. Developers can take advantage of the ability to connect to the CMS Coverage and ICD-10 databases, and the National Provider Identifier Registry. Anthropic developers stress that Claude for Healthcare is HIPAA-ready and that health data shared with the app is not retained for the training of future models. The company has also launched new features for life sciences.

Surescripts launches its Script Corner prescription price transparency app for patients.

Other

Eureka Springs Hospital (AR) fires its CFO after discovering unpaid invoices to Oracle America, with the CEO noting that the hospital had been paying bills based solely on submitted invoices rather than verifying them against contract terms and payment schedules.

The CEO of Shopify uses Claude to create an HTML-based viewer of the exported data from his annual MRI scan.

OSF Healthcare’s Innovation team develops CliniPane, an EHR-integrated clinical insights and data visualization tool designed for use at the point of care. A select group of primary care physicians is piloting the new software.

Heart failure patients who engage with text messages about their medications fill their prescriptions at higher rates and are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital than those who opt out of such messages. Magnolia Regional Health Center (MS) sent the messages from DrFirst’s prescription engagement tool within Meditech Expanse.

Sponsor Updates

• Findhelp’s new partnership with SimplePractice connects people seeking behavioral health services with real-time provider availability and scheduling from within the Findhelp platform.
• Judi Health shares 2025 milestones, including the signing of more than 80 new partnerships for the second year in a row.
• WellSky’s Scribe ambient listening technology helps clinicians reduce documentation time by up to 50%.
• Clinical Architecture releases a new episode of “The Informonster Podcast” titled “Dr. Sarah Matt on Healthcare Data Gaps.”
• Arcadia names Sandy Leonard general manager of life sciences.

Blog Posts

• Four Revenue Cycle Management Trends for Healthcare Leaders to Watch in 2026 (AGS Health)
• Health IT Staffing Resource Guide: Overcoming 6 Key EHR Support Challenges Amid Competitive Market Pressures (Med Tech Solutions)
• A360 Isn’t Just Another Update. It’s a Turning Point for Accreditation Readiness (RLDatix)
• Transforming patient care: How a leading ACO is setting the standard for value-based care success (WellSky)
• Charting the future of healthcare: 2026 and beyond (Altera Digital Health)
• Bridging the Gap: How Payers and Providers View Shared Accountability in Value-Based Care (Arcadia)
• Healthcare PMO Expert Answers Top Project Management Questions (Optimum Healthcare IT)
• The Pros and Cons of Electronic Health Records (EHR) (Bizmatics)
• When the Perimeter Disappears: Securing OT, IoMT, and Clinical Devices in Modern Healthcare (CloudWave)
• Cultural Connection in IT Managed Services for Healthcare: A Q&A With Linda Janiszewski (CTG)
• AdvancedMD Top Predictions for AI in 2026: More Time with Patients, Less Burnout and Improved Personalized Care Models (AdvancedMD)

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