Yuzu Health Raises $35 Million Series A to Modernize Health Insurance Plan Infrastructure
Third-party administrator Yuzu Health raises a $35 million Series A round.
Open@Epic to Return in 2026 as Healthcare Data Sharing Accelerates
The second Open@Epic will be held in Verona, WI October 21-22.
Anthropic reportedly acquires medical AI startup Coefficient Bio for $400M+
Anthropic will acquire drug discovery and research technology vendor Coefficient Bio, an eight-month-old, nine-employee startup.
The organizations launch a three-year initiative to push federal policy changes to reduce state licensure barriers and expand interstate telehealth access.
Healthcare clearinghouse network operator Office Ally acquires Jopari, a healthcare revenue cycle and medical billing connectivity software provider.
How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company
A solo founder uses AI tools and outsourced healthcare infrastructure to quickly and inexpensively create a GLP-1 dispensing website that made $400 million in sales in its first year.
WHOOP Raises $575 Million at $10.1 Billion Valuation to Advance Global Health Platform
Wearables company Whoop raises a $575 million Series G round that values the company at $10.1 billion.
Blackstone hires bankers for $500 million AGS Health IPO, eyes 2x valuation jump in a year
Blackstone reportedly hires investment banks to plan an IPO of AGS Health at a valuation of at least $3 billion.
EFF Sues for Answers About Medicare’s AI Experiment
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) files a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against CMS, asking for information about vendors and technologies it will use to run the AI-driven WISeR prior authorization program pilot.
IKS Health Announces Acquihire of ThinkDTM, an AI-led Company
Care enablement company IKS Health acquires product, strategy, and digital services business ThinkDTM.
OpenAI raises $122 billion to accelerate the next phase of AI
ChatGPT parent company OpenAI, which launched ChatGPT Health in January, raises $122 billion.
Activist Pineal Capital pushes Teladoc to consider split, other changes to boost value
Teladoc shareholder Pineal Capital Management calls on the company to conduct a strategic review and to consider a separation of its BetterHelp and Integrated Care businesses.
HHS retires the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and ASTP leadership role and restores ONC to its former role as the sole government body charged with advancing healthcare technology policies and regulations.
Oracle cutting thousands in latest layoff round as company continues to ramp AI spending
Oracle conducts massive layoffs across its service lines, with some sources indicating that the company will part ways with 20,000 to 30,000 employees.
Jimini Health Gets $17M to Enhance Patient-Facing AI Infrastructure
Behavioral health support AI chatbot developer Jimini Health raises $17 million in seed funding.
Omaha healthcare company files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits over alleged fraud
Virtual nursing and technology company Banyan Medical Systems files for bankruptcy amid an investor lawsuit and claims that its former CFO stole millions of dollars.
Avo Raises $10 Million Series A to be the Clinical AI Platform Powered by Trusted Knowledge
Clinical copilot developer Avo raises a $10 million Series A round.
VHA Deploys Agentic AI Operating System to Improve Care Delivery
The Veterans Health Administration implements an agentic AI-based operating system developed by Salesforce across 150 VA facilities.
Stedi Raises $50M in Series C Funding
Healthcare clearinghouse company Stedi announces $50 million in Series C funding, bringing its total raised to $142 million.
Oracle Scales Up Nashville Offices to Support Rapid Growth
Oracle signs an additional lease in Nashville, increasing its footprint to three locations to accommodate anticipated growth.
HMA Acquires HealthTech Solutions, Expanding Technology Capabilities and Medicaid Expertise
Health Management Associates acquires Medicaid-focused technology, analytics, and compliance company HealthTech Solutions.
Stryker rules out ransomware, confirms threat actor used non-propagating malicious file
Medical device maker Stryker rules out ransomware as it continues to investigate the cyberattack that disrupted its internal systems two weeks ago.
CareCloud says one EHR environment hit in New Jersey
Ambulatory health IT vendor CareCloud investigates a third-party’s unauthorized access of one of its EHR environments on March 16.
EMed Raises $200 Million at $2 Billion Plus Valuation
Employer-focused, digital GLP-1 program company EMed raises $200 million in a Series A funding round.
Cash-Pay Health Has a $100 Billion Infrastructure Problem. We Just Raised $7.5M to Fix It.
Vitl, which specializes in e-prescribing technology for practices that don’t accept insurance, announces $7.5 million in Series A funding.
Patient financial experience platform vendor Collectly acquires Pledge Health, which offers pre-service patient financial workflow automation.
Blossom Health Brings in $20M for its AI-Powered Psychiatry Platform
Blossom Health, which offers virtual therapy and medication management, announces $20 million in funding.
A former VA executive who led its Cerner EHR modernization project is indicted for accepting, concealing, and at times soliciting gifts from contractors that were involved in the project.
Infosys to Acquire Leading Healthcare Digital Transformation Company, Optimum Healthcare IT
Infosys will acquire healthcare IT consulting firm Optimum Healthcare IT.
Thesis Care Announces $45 Million Series A to Scale AI-Powered Clinical Teams Across Healthcare
Thesis Care, which offers AI agents for care management, care delivery, and clinical operations, announces $45 million in Series A funding.
Enterprise healthcare AI deployment and management company Qualified Health raises $125 million.
Dimer Health Raises $13.5 Million To Rebuild Post-Discharge Care With Clinician-Led AI
Dimer Health will use $13.5 million in new funding to expand its transitional care model and further develop its clinical AI platform’s predictive capabilities and workflow automation.
Adonis Raises $40M Series C to Equip Healthcare Providers with AI‑Driven Revenue Cycle Operations
RCM vendor Adonis announces $40 million in Series C funding, bringing its total raised to $95 million.
Medicare billing snafu brings new financial woes to Minnesota rural hospitals
A new Medicare billing system glitch is delaying millions in payments to already struggling Minnesota rural hospitals, worsening cash flow to the point that some warn they could face closure within weeks if not fixed.
Cerebral Acquires Leading ADHD Behavioral App, Inflow, Expanding Access to Continuous Care
Online mental healthcare company Cerebral acquires ADHD management app Inflow.
Palantir Will No Longer Profit Off Of New Yorkers’ Health Data
NYC Health + Hospitals will not renew its analytics contract with Palantir and will instead bring the work inhouse, which the health system says has been the plan from the beginning.
Doctronic raises $40M for AI-enabled telemedicine
Doctronic announces $40 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raised to $65 million.
Primary care optimization company Oasis Health Partners acquires RCM and practice management business Premier Health.
Hybrid maternal care provider Flourish Care raises $5.7 million in seed funding.
CMS issues a final rule that standardizes electronic claims attachments and electronic signatures, allowing providers to send supporting clinical documentation, such as notes, images, and reports, electronically instead of by fax or mail.
CISA Urges Endpoint Management System Hardening After Cyberattack Against US Organization
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency urges organizations to implement Microsoft’s newly updated best practices for securing Intune and other endpoint management software following the cyberattack on Stryker.
AI-powered search engine operator Perplexity AI introduces Perplexity Health, which will allow users to connect to their provider’s health information via B.Well along with data from Apple Health, Fitbit, and Withings.
Verily Secures $300 Million Investment to Advance its Precision Health AI Strategy
Alphabet-owned Verily raises $300 million, renames itself Verily Health, and says that it will focus on developing AI-enabled precision health solutions.
Chartis acquires Leap AI, accelerates healthcare innovation through AI and technology transformation
Chartis acquires venture studio Leap AI.
House bill pressures VA to get EHR back on track, or risk contract termination
A proposed House bill would restrict the VA from signing new agreements with Oracle Health or bringing new sites live if the VA doesn’t implement and meet system and operational metrics.
Health Universe Raises $6M to Integrate AI Agents into Healthcare Organizations
Health Universe, which helps healthcare organizations build, deploy, and govern AI agents, announces $6 million in seed funding.
Heartio Secures $4.25M to Transform Cardiac Care
Heartio, which offers an AI-powered tool for detecting coronary artery disease from standard ECGs, raises $4.25 million in funding.
Healthcare Technology Company Scales Up in Metro Atlanta
Diabetes and insulin management technology company Glytec announces plans to relocate its headquarters from Boston to Atlanta, and hire an additional 500 employees over the next several years.
Raapid Secures Series-A Extension to Scale Neuro-Symbolic AI-Powered Medical Coding
Raapid, a risk-adjustment and medical coding vendor, announces additional Series A funding from UPMC Enterprises.
Healthcare pricing and payment platform vendor Turquoise Health raises a $40 million Series C funding round.
Knowtion Health Acquires Revly
RCM company Knowtion Health acquires revenue cycle services and consulting firm Revly.
OpenAI preps for IPO by end of year, tells employees ChatGPT must be ‘productivity tool’
ChatGPT parent company OpenAI renews its focus on enterprise business as it prepares to go public by the end of this year.
Nadia Care Raises $12 Million to Expand Community-Centered Maternal Care Model Across the US
Payer-focused, hybrid maternal healthcare company Nadia Care announces $12 million in funding.
Understood Care Raises $8.4M to Scale AI-Native Infrastructure Layer for Patient Advocacy
Understood Care, which offers Medicare patients virtual patient advocacy and care navigation services, announces $8.4 million in funding.
Access to patient records restored after brief outage at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (TN) attributes its brief EHR downtime early Monday morning to an Epic-related outage.
Defendant GuardDog Telehealth Admits to Providing Patient Records to Law Firms
GuardDog Telehealth agrees to a judgment and injunction in Epic’s lawsuit against it, noting that its plans to build a chronic care management and remote patient monitoring business fizzled, so it pivoted to selling patient medical records to law firms.
CareCloud, Inc. (CCLD) Q4 Earnings Match Estimates
CareCloud reports Q4 results: revenue up 22%, adjusted EPS $0.11 versus $0.23, beating expectations for revenue and matching those for earnings.
UPMC Notified of National Medical Exchange Concern
Epic notifies UPMC that Health Gorilla and participants in its health network allegedly accessed medical records for non-treatment purposes, leading UPMC to notify affected patients.
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