Lotus Health AI, which offers free 24×7 primary care using patient data, AI diagnostics, peer-reviewed evidence and guidelines, and clinician review, raises $41 million.
Virtual cancer screening and care coordination startup BeHuman raises $4 million in seed funding.
Salvo Health closes $8.5m for new chronic gut care model
Salvo Health, which offers a continuous care platform for gastroenterologists and their patients, raises $8.5 million in Series A funding.
CHC Consulting Launches Options RCM to Strengthen Rural and Community Hospital Financial Health
Community Hospital Corporation’s CHC Consulting business launches a revenue cycle services subsidiary for rural and community hospitals.
Carbon Health Implements Financial Restructuring
Tech-enabled primary care provider Carbon Health files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Sleep medicine software startup SleepNavigator secures new funding from a group of investors that includes Ochsner Health.
Midi Health Surpasses $1B Valuation, Igniting a New Era for Women’s Health
Women’s virtual care company Midi Health announces $100 million in Series D funding.
Tenet Announces Accretive Transaction and Previews Strong 2025 Results
CommonSpirit Health sells its stake in Conifer Health Solutions back to original owner Tenet Healthcare for $1.9 billion as it prepares to bring its RCM functions back in-house in 2027.
New Epic Artificial Intelligence Tool Transforms the Health Care Experience
Epic’s AI charting tool, first previewed last August at Epic UGM, makes its debut at Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin.
The Sequoia Project releases “Simplifying Data Access for Better Patient Experience: Best Practices and Implementation Toolkit for Providers,” a draft set of best practices for improving patient access to health data.
Clinical Decision Support Software Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff
Newly issued FDA guidance on clinical decision support software clarifies that it won’t be regulated as a medical device if it meets certain criteria.
Spring Health Joins Forces with Alma, Expanding Access to Precision Mental Health Care
Spring Health, which offers its digital mental healthcare solutions to payers and employers, acquires mental healthcare practice management company Alma.
Rapid City Medical Center to join Monument Health
In South Dakota, Rapid City Medical Center officials say a unified EHR is among the top reasons the center is eager to become a part of Monument Health.
ICE Plans to Compete IHSC Electronic Health Record Modernization Effort
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posts an anticipated future contracting opportunity for a correctional EHR for ICE detainees, estimating its cost at $50 million to $100 million.
Picture This: Improved Access, Exchange, and Use of Diagnostic Images
An ASTP/ONC RFI seeks input on image exchange for possible rulemaking.
Premise Health and Crossover Health sign an agreement to create one unified company
Premise Health and Crossover Health, which offer primary care and occupational health services, will merge.
A Tribute to A. Neil Pappalardo
Meditech founder, chairman, and former CEO Neil Pappalardo died Tuesday at 83.
Cleveland Clinic to expand, modernize main campus, CEO says
Cleveland Clinic plans to expand and modernize its main campus in Ohio while it continues to enhance system-wide adoption of AI tools, sepsis-prediction software, workflow automation, virtual nursing, and EHR-integrated digital whiteboards.
VA to invest all-time high of nearly $5B to improve health care infrastructure
The VA plans to spend $1 billion in 2026 on the maintenance and modernization of its Oracle Health-based EHR, which will go live at 13 facilities this year.
Sword Health acquires Kaia Health expanding reach to 100M people
Digital musculoskeletal care provider Sword Health acquires German competitor Kaia Health in a $285 million deal.
Wisp Acquires TBD Health, Launching Enterprise and Hybrid Care Offerings
Women’s telehealth company Wisp acquires sexual health-focused provider TBD Health.
Health Gorilla Releases Statement in Response to Epic Lawsuit
Health Gorilla says that the lawsuit that Epic Systems and several health systems filed against it contains unfounded allegations about the company’s role in data exchange.
Anthropic closes latest funding round above $10 billion and could go higher, sources say
Claude for Healthcare parent company Anthropic raises additional funding, with sources putting this latest round at between $10 billion and $15 billion.
Healthcare revenue optimization company Kodiak Solutions acquires Besler, which specializes in hospital revenue cycle consulting and technology.
NOCD Buys Rebound Health, Creates Parent Company Noto to Expand Specialty Behavioral Health Services
Virtual OCD treatment provider NOCD acquires virtual trauma therapy company Rebound Health.
AI-for-Prescriptions Startup Tandem Lands $1 Billion Valuation
Bloomberg reports that automated medication access startup Tandem Technology has achieved a $1 billion valuation with an anticipated $100 million in new funding.
Care coordination company Pair Team acquires competitor Town Square.
CT launches country’s first public dashboard to track and fix emergency room overcrowding
The Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians develops a public dashboard that displays emergency department boarding trends across hospitals throughout the state.
Wolters Kluwer survey finds broad presence of unsanctioned AI tools in hospitals and health systems
A Wolters Kluwer Health survey finds that use of “shadow” AI is widespread in health systems, mostly by users who want to speed up workflows.
VA watchdog lists EHR modernization as a major management challenge
The VA Office of Inspector General’s annual report lists EHR modernization among the top five management and performance challenges facing the department.
Announcing our $4.4m Seed Round
Claim Health, which offers AI-powered revenue cycle solutions for home-based care, raises $4.4 million in seed funding.
Healthcare technology services vendor Healthcare Triangle will acquire Spain-based Teyame AI, which offers AI-powered contact center solutions, for a reported $50 million.
Rapid Care Acquires DeepDoc to Expand AI-Powered Medical Record Intelligence
Clinical documentation, records review, and revenue cycle management company Rapid Care acquires DeepDoc, which offers AI-powered medical record insights and summaries.
UNC Health-Campus Health merger holds potential for efficient care, leaves employees with questions
UNC Campus Health Services will likely transition from EClinicalWorks to Epic when it merges with UNC Health this fall.
Slingshot pulls therapy chatbot Ash out of UK over regulatory concerns
In England, Slingshot AI takes its therapy chatbot down over uncertainty about its compliance with medical device regulations.
Harmony Healthcare IT Expands Meditech EHR Data Solutions Through Acquisition of Blue Elm
Health data services company Harmony Healthcare IT acquires Meditech-focused competitor Blue Elm.
Misuse of AI chatbots tops annual list of health technology hazards
Misuse of AI chatbots tops ECRI’s list of “Top 10 Technology Hazards for 2026.”
Epic fights lawsuit brought by Texas AG, says state can’t prove its claims
Epic refutes allegations brought forth in a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and requests that the suit be dismissed.
Health tech panel to reboot after a long break
The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, which advises HHS on health data sharing, will reconvene on February 19 after a year-long hiatus.
Australia-based 4DMedical raises $100 million in funding, which it will use to accelerate US adoption of its FDA-cleared, software-based lung imaging system that is used by several major US health systems.
BioticsAI, gains FDA clearance for its AI-powered fetal ultrasound product
BioticsAI gains FDA clearance for its AI-driven fetal ultrasound product.
NHS delays launch of major £88m IT project
In England, three Norfolk hospitals will delay go-live of their $118 million Meditech Expanse project, citing factors that include the work that is required to adapt the system for the NHS.
Black Book Research releases its 2026 list of top-ranked EHRs for ambulatory care, with ModMed, Epic, and NextGen Healthcare noted as leaders in multiple categories.
VHA lacks ‘formal mechanism’ for mitigating clinical AI chatbot risks, watchdog says
A VA Office of Inspector General report finds that the Veterans Health Administration doesn’t properly oversee its use of generative AI chatbots, potentially compromising patient safety.
Community Care of North Carolina selects Innovaccer’s Healthcare Intelligence Cloud for population health analytics.
What to expect in US healthcare in 2026 and beyond
Healthcare services and technology will continue as the fastest-growing segment in healthcare, according to a new McKinsey report that predicts that providers and payers will increase outsourcing to tech and platform companies.
Multistate ‘hospital care at home’ command center opens in Vero
Cleveland Clinic opens the Rubinstein Family Hospital Care at Home Suite, which serves as a technology command center for its hospital-at-home programs in Florida and Ohio.
SmartSense by Digi Launches SmartSense ONE at NRF 2026
SmartSense by Digi launches SmartSense One, a modular, scalable IoT operations platform that merges the capabilities of SmartSense and its acquired Jolt for unified monitoring, compliance, safety, and workflow management.
Kaiser Permanente Affiliates Pay $556M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that they inflated Medicare Advantage risk scores.
US healthcare spending soars to over $5 trillion in 2024
US healthcare spending rose 7.2% to $5.3 trillion in 2024, with $1.6 trillion spent on hospital services.
The White House unveils “The Great Healthcare Plan,” which would send federal funds directly to citizens to purchase their own health insurance, while asking insurers to lower premiums.
Vista AI Secures $29.5M in Series B Funding as Health Systems Back Automated MRI Scanning
Automated MRI scanning software developer Vista AI raises nearly $30 million in Series B funding.
Healthcare payments company Zelis acquires revenue cycle analytics vendor Rivet.
Kaiser Permanente reaches $46M settlement over data sharing; 13 million people could get a payout
Kaiser Permanente will pay $46 million to settle a class action lawsuit pertaining to third-party tracking tools on its website and apps that class members say allegedly shared user data without their consent.
A CVS Health Foundation grant to the American Diabetes Association will enable two hospitals in New York to expand their maternal diabetes programs, including the enhancement of EHR dashboards for more streamlined referrals between obstetricians, primary care physicians, and endocrinologists.
Healthcare Providers and Epic Act to Safeguard Patients’ Health Information
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.
PE firm Sheridan Capital Partners acquires ICANotes, which offers a behavioral healthcare EHR.
Net Health Advances Rehab Therapy Care with Acquisition of Keet Health from WebPT
Rehab therapy and post-acute care technology vendor Net Health acquires musculoskeletal management and treatment software developer Keet Health from WebPT.
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