Morning Headlines 4/18/25

UnitedHealth Group Reports First Quarter 2025 Results and Revises Full Year Guidance

UnitedHealth Group reports Q1 results: revenue up 9.8%, EPS $6.85 versus $6.91, missing expectations for both and sending shares down more than 20% in the company’s first earnings miss since 2008.

Chairmen Guthrie, Bilirakis, and Palmer Launch Investigation into 23andMe and its Handling of Americans’ Sensitive Medical and Genetic Information

The House Oversight Committee asks 23andMe co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki for details on the company’s bankruptcy and any plans to transfer personal and genetic data, warning that a sale to the highest bidder could be a “national security disaster.”

Risa Labs Raises $3.5M to Eliminate Treatment Delays with AI-Powered Workflow Automation in Oncology

Risa Labs, a healthcare AI startup focused on helping cancer care providers eliminate prior authorization delays, raises $3.5 million in seed funding.

Morning Headlines 4/17/25

Well Health Announces Results for Q4 and Full Year 2024 Reflecting Record Annual Revenue

Canadian provider and health IT company Well Health Technologies reports a 19% increase in annual revenue and that it will consider strategic alternatives for its California-based Circle Medical virtual primary care clinic.

Assort Health Secures $26 Million in Funding to Expand Specialty-Specific Generative AI Platform for Managing Patient Phone Calls

Assort Health, which offers specialty-specific AI voice agents for managing inbound patient phone calls, announces that it has raised a total of $26 million.

Youlify Raises $4.3M Seed Round to Fix Healthcare’s $262B Billing Bottleneck With Generative AI

AI RCM startup Youlify raises $4.3 million in seed funding.

Morning Headlines 4/16/25

Surescripts Health Information Network Designated a Qualified Health Information Network

The Sequoia Project recognizes the Surescripts Health Information Network as a QHIN.

Hellocare.ai Raises $47M to Accelerate AI-Assisted Virtual Care and Transform Hospital Rooms into Smart, Connected Care Environments

Virtual care delivery company Hellocare.ai raises $47 million.

Eight out of ten nursing leaders are piloting new nursing care models, cites Wolters Kluwer survey

Nursing leaders looking to implement new care models say they are most in need of nurse informaticists, telehealth nurses, nurse care coordinators, and nurse educators in telehealth and virtual care.

LGBTQ Texans line up to oppose electronic health record bill

LGBTQ Texans oppose a Texas bill that would mandate binary “biological sex” fields in EHRs that cannot be changed except to correct clerical errors, arguing that it endangers care for transgender and intersex patients by disregarding medical complexity.

Morning Headlines 4/15/25

SmarterDx Embarks on Next Phase of Growth and Product Innovation with New Mountain Capital

AI-powered revenue cycle company SmarterDx announces an undisclosed amount of funding from New Mountain Capital.

Kidney dialysis firm DaVita hit by weekend ransomware attack

Kidney care provider DaVita works to recover from a weekend ransomware attack that encrypted some of its systems.

Tech modernization at community health centers in limbo after federal workforce cuts

The federal government’s reorganization of HHS and related layoffs stall HRSA efforts to modernize the Unified Data System, a data-reporting system that community health centers use to prove their need for federal funding and inform public health initiatives.

Morning Headlines 4/14/25

UnitedHealth asks healthcare providers for hack loan repayments

UnitedHealth Group demands repayment from practices to which it loaned money following the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare business.

WeightWatchers reportedly prepping for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

WW International, which spent $132 million on acquiring online weight loss company Sequence two years ago, is reportedly considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Revisions to the Safety Assurance Factors for Electronic Health Record Resilience (SAFER) Guides to update national recommendations for safe use of electronic health records

The authors of the ASTP-commissioned SAFER guides offer new updates to the toolkit that incorporate best available current evidence and clinical practice.

Morning Headlines 4/11/25

Mayo Clinic taps former Biden administration official to oversee its use of AI

Former National Coordinator Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP joins Mayo Clinic (MN) as chief AI implementation officer.

VitalHub Announces Recommended Cash Acquisition of Induction Healthcare Group PLC

Canadian health and human services software vendor VitalHub will acquire UK-based patient intake and engagement technology company Induction Healthcare for $12.6 million.

Thoughtful.ai Announces Growth Investment from New Mountain Capital

Revenue cycle automation vendor Thoughtful.ai secures an undisclosed amount of funding from New Mountain Capital.

Morning Headlines 4/10/25

Dayton VA makes $55M IT investment to prepare for electronic records

The Dayton VA Medical Center in Ohio embarks on an IT overhaul as it prepares to go live on the VA’s new Oracle Health-based EHR in June 2026.

Seattle Children’s Hospital Partners with Google Cloud to Launch AI Agent to Support Healthcare Providers’ Clinical Decision-Making

Google Cloud and Seattle Children’s Hospital launch Pathway Assistant, an AI-powered tool that gives clinicians instant access to evidence-based care pathways for 70 pediatric diagnoses.

Motivity Expands Into Practice Management with a Comprehensive All-in-One ABA Solution

Motivity adds practice management software built on technology developed by HumaneBITS to its offerings for applied behavior analysis providers.

Morning Headlines 4/9/25

Prime Minister turbocharges medical research

The UK government and the Wellcome Trust will invest $767 million to create a Health Data Research Service, which will offer researchers a single access point to NHS data.

New Mountain buys stake in healthcare software provider Office Ally

New Mountain Capital acquires a major stake in Office Ally from Francisco Partners in a deal that values the health IT company at $1.8 billion.

Walgreens tops estimates as drugstore chain cuts costs, prepares to go private

Walgreens reports Q2 earnings and revenue results that beat analyst expectations as it prepares to go private in a $10 billion deal with Sycamore Partners.

Morning Headlines 4/8/25

Therapy Brands Is Now Ensora Health

Therapy Brands, which offers software and services to therapists, mental and behavioral healthcare professionals, and health IT developers, rebrands to Ensora Health.

As Demand for Behavioral Health Services Surges, Atlanta’s Acuity Raises $1.5M to Bring AI-Powered Clinical Support to Hospitals

Acuity Behavioral Health, an inpatient psychiatric-focused clinical and staffing decision support startup based in Atlanta, raises $1.5 million in seed funding.

H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of GetixHealth

A HIG Capital affiliate acquires Texas-based RCM vendor GetixHealth.

Metopio Secures Growth Investment to Expand Data-Driven Solutions for Community Health

Public health data analytics and visualization tools company Metopio secures new funding from Plymouth Growth.

Morning Headlines 4/7/25

Hinge Health is considering delaying its IPO as the markets plummet on Trump tariffs

Hinge Health is reportedly considering postponing its much-anticipated IPO due to stock market volatility.

Rite Aid plots second bankruptcy in two years… sparking fears of mass closures

Rite Aid is reportedly considering another bankruptcy filing less than a year after the drugstore chain exited Chapter 11, retreating from markets where it trails Walgreens and CVS to focus on regions where it’s the second-largest player.

United States Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Vohra Wound Physicians Management and Its Owner Alleging False Claims for Wound Care Services

The federal government files a False Claims Act complaint against Vohra Wound Physicians, alleging that it built an EHR system that automatically billed routine wound care as surgical debridement regardless of clinical justification.

Morning Headlines 4/4/25

HSCC Calls for One-Year Consultative Process with Administration on Healthcare Cybersecurity Requirements

The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group urges the White House to launch a one-year consultative process with healthcare leaders instead of proceeding with the planned HIPAA Security Rule update.

Senate confirms Oz as head of CMS along party lines

The Senate confirms former cardiologist and television show host Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA as administrator of CMS.

Oracle privately confirms Cloud breach to customers

Oracle acknowledges the previously reported breach of certain Cloud servers, telling customers that the FBI is investigating.

Morning Headlines 4/3/25

Leaders of the House, Senate VA Committee & VA Appropriations Request Cost Estimate for VA Electronic Health Record

Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, spearheads an effort to request that the VA submit to Congress an updated schedule and cost estimate for its EHR Modernization program by September 30.

Deacon Health Launches to Bring Tech-Enabled Care Coordination Services to Specialty Care

Specialty care management company Deacon Health launches with $7 million in seed funding.

CareCloud Acquires RevNu Medical Management, Completing Second Acquisition in 31 Days

CareCloud acquires RevNu Medical Management, an RCM company focused on audiology providers.

Morning Headlines 4/2/25

ATA Action Acquires Digital Therapeutics Alliance, Launches New Advancing Digital Health Coalition

ATA Action, the advocacy group of the American Telemedicine Association, acquires the Digital Therapeutics Alliance and creates the Advancing Digital Health Coalition.

Vaco Holdings rebrands as Highspring

Vaco Holdings, whose brands include MorganFranklin Consulting, Pivot Point Consulting, Focus Search Partners, and Built, renames itself Highspring, with the talent solutions platform taking the name Vaco by Highspring.

Inside a Toronto mall, a new kiosk is changing how families access health care

Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children opens a staffed virtual urgent care kiosk in a shopping mall to ease ED wait times.

Morning Headlines 4/1/25

AvaSure Acquires Nurse Disrupted to Advance Clinically-Developed Virtual Nursing Across Care Settings

Virtual care company AvaSure acquires Nurse Disrupted, which offers virtual nursing services for hospital and home-based care.

Well Health to Exercise Call Right and Acquire Majority Controlling Interest in Healwell AI concurrent with Healwell’s Proposed Acquisition of Orion Health

Canadian healthcare technology and care delivery company Well Health Technologies will acquire a controlling interest in Healwell AI, concurrent with Healwell’s forthcoming $116 million acquisition of Orion Health.

VA names nine additional facilities that will deploy Federal EHR in 2026

The VA identifies the nine additional medical centers and associated clinics that will go live on the department’s Oracle Health-based EHR next year.

Morning Headlines 3/31/25

Oracle has reportedly suffered 2 separate breaches exposing thousands of customers‘ PII

Oracle deals with a breach to its Oracle Health systems and the theft of patient data, and a separate breach of its Oracle Cloud servers that has led to the login credentials of 6 million users being put up for sale.

Bankruptcy judge: MercyOne should produce records related to Mercy Iowa City downfall

A federal judge orders MercyOne to produce records related to its management of the now bankrupt Mercy Iowa City, including those pertaining to the troubled roll out of an EHR that may have contributed to the hospital’s financial troubles.

Update Regarding Medical Transition Services at Premier Health

Premier Health (OH) will end its transcription services since most providers have shifted to Dragon speech recognition and built-in Epic tools.

Morning Headlines 3/28/25

Kennedy to slash 10,000 jobs in major overhaul of US health agencies

HHS will eliminate 10,000 full-time positions and close half of its regional offices, and will merge Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and other groups under the newly created Administration for a Healthy America.

Taxo Raises $5M from Y Combinator, General Catalyst, and Character to Build Out Autonomous Systems for Healthcare

Taxo, which offers a data extraction and workflow automation engine for healthcare administration, raises $5 million in seed funding.

Layer Health Raises $21 Million Series A to Transform Medical Chart Review Using AI

Automated chart review startup Layer Health raises $21 million in a Series A funding round led by Define Ventures.

Marit Health Launches Groundbreaking Community-Powered Platform for Salary Transparency in Medicine, Secures $3.2M Seed Round

Several former leaders of Glassdoor launch Marit Health, a salary transparency website for doctors and advanced practice providers, and announce $3.2 million in seed funding.

Morning Headlines 3/27/25

ProsperityEHR Debuts Next-Gen EHR to Keep Behavioral Health Practices Thriving

TheraManager rebrands and officially launches as ProsperityEHR to offer behavioral health practices EHR, RCM, and practice management software.

Amazon Tests ‘Interests’ AI shopping tool, Health Chatbot

Amazon is testing a health-focused chatbot that answers wellness questions and recommends products, with offered responses reviewed by a US-based “clinically verified” clinician.

Morningside Ventures Makes Strategic Investment in Xealth to Accelerate Digital Health Ecosystem

Digital health integration company Xealth announces new funding from Morningside Ventures.