Morning Headlines 7/8/25

CDC data chief announces departure from agency

CDC Chief Data Officer Alan Sim announces his departure from the agency after nearly five years in the role.

VitalHub Announces Acquisition of Novari Health Inc.

Health and human services technology company VitalHub acquires patient flow software vendor Novari Health for $32 million.

VA to reduce staff by nearly 30K by end of FY2025

The VA announces that it is on track to reduce its staff by 30,000 by the end of the year without the need for a reduction in force.

Morning Headlines 7/7/25

Blue Stream Academy Joins Agilio Software to Create an Integrated Healthcare Training and Compliance Platform

England-based healthcare software vendor Agilio acquires Blue Stream Academy, which offers healthcare e-learning services.

The Villages Health Announces Strategic Restructuring and Agreement to be Acquired by CenterWell

The Villages Health, which offers healthcare services to the 150,000 residents of The Villages retirement community in Florida, files Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will sell itself to Humana’s CenterWell health services business.

Complete Family Medicine to launch Epic EHR System

Complete Family Medicine, a part of Hannibal Regional Healthcare System (MO), will implement Epic July 9.

Island Health lays off VP, ‘several’ executives, citing financial pressures

In Canada, Island Health lays off a number of executives amidst an organizational restructuring that has also eliminated IT positions related to the health system’s 300-site EHR implementation.

Morning Headlines 7/3/25

Symplr Acquires AMN Healthcare’s Smart Square Scheduling Software, Enhancing AI-Driven Workforce Optimization for Health Systems

Healthcare operations software vendor Symplr acquires AMN Healthcare’s Smart Square workforce scheduling software.

Feeling sick? Use ‘ChatGPT of the NHS’ first, patients to be told

England’s NHS will enhance its patient app with an AI-powered assistant called My Companion that helps users review their health information and explore care options.

Mayo Clinic’s AI tool identifies 9 dementia types, including Alzheimer’s, with one scan

Mayo Clinic researchers develop an AI tool that can identify the brain activity patterns of nine types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, from a single PET scan.

Morning Headlines 7/2/25

VisiQuate Acquires Etyon to Supercharge Insight Automation and Denials Management for Healthcare Providers

RCM technology vendor VisiQuate acquires Etyon, whose technology optimizes revenue cycle workflows.

More than 300 employees cut in Sharp HealthCare layoffs

Sharp HealthCare (CA) lays off 315 employees, with several media outlets reporting IT staff among those affected.

Nordic Capital partners with Arcadia to drive data-focused healthcare innovation

Nordic Capital takes a majority stake in health data insights vendor Arcadia.

Morning Headlines 7/1/25

Premier, Inc. Expands Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Capabilities with Acquisition of IllumiCare

Premier, Inc. acquires IllumiCare, which adds a financial component to clinical decision support, and will market it under its Stanson Health brand.

NHS will use AI in warning system to catch potential safety scandals early

England’s NHS will deploy an AI-powered early warning system that will analyze near real-time data to look for patterns of problems that will trigger urgent inspections.

Steward Health Plans Litigation to Unwind Transfers to Cerberus, Other Insiders

An investigation by the bankrupt Steward Health Care System finds that its former private equity owner and former executive Ralph de la Torre improperly extracted $1 billion from the hospital chain during its insolvency.

Morning Headlines 6/30/25

CMS Launches New Model to Target Wasteful, Inappropriate Services in Original Medicare

CMS announces a six-year pilot in six states to test tech-enabled prior authorization for traditional Medicare, which has traditionally avoided prior authorizations.

CalmWave raises $4.4M for tech that targets non-actionable patient alarms in hospital ICUs

Seattle-based medical device alarm management software startup CalmWave raises $4.4 million in seed funding.

Handspring Raises $12M Series A to Expand High-Quality Mental Health Care for Children and Families

Virtual mental healthcare clinic Handspring announces $12 million in Series A funding.

Morning Headlines 6/27/25

Certify Secures $40M Series B Funding to Continue Building the Healthcare Provider Data Infrastructure of the Future

Provider data management vendor Certify raises $40 million in a Series B funding round.

Arine Raises Series C to Scale AI-Driven Medication Optimization and Power Value-Based Outcomes

Arine, which offers an AI-powered medication optimization platform, raises $30 million in a Series C funding round.

Novo Nordisk says WeightWatchers will sell Wegovy, announces $299 price

Novo Nordisk will make its weight-loss drug Wegovy available to WeightWatchers members through its online prescription service.

Morning Headlines 6/26/25

$40 Million to Obliterate Specialty Drug Paperwork

Mandolin, which uses AI agents to manage specialty drug intake, benefits, prior authorizations, and RCM, raises $40 million in seed and Series A funding.

Best Buy Sells Current Health Back To Co-Founder, Former CEO

Best Buy divests care-at-home technology company Current Health less than four years after acquiring it for $400 million, selling it back to co-founder and former CEO Christopher McGhee.

BlueBriX Announces $15 Million Investment to Scale Agentic AI Workflow Orchestration for Value-Based Care

Health IT vendor BlueBriX announces $15 million in new funding.

Veradigm Provides 2025 Financial & Business Update

Veradigm expects to bring its SEC filings up to date sometime next year, after which it will seek to relist its stock.

Morning Headlines 6/25/25

Abridge Secures $300M Series E Led by a16z to Pioneer a New Paradigm of Care Intelligence

The ambient documentation vendor’s valuation reaches $5.3 billion after its latest investment follows a $250 million round just five months ago.

HHS Secretary Kennedy, CMS Administrator Oz Secure Industry Pledge to Fix Broken Prior Authorization System

HHS lists the details of the pledge by insurers to streamline PAs.

RFK Jr. wants a wearable on your wrist

The HHS secretary wants every American to wear a health tracker within four years.

Morning Headlines 6/24/25

Prompt Health Acquires PredictionHealth to Amplify AI-Driven Rehab Therapy Innovation

Rehab therapy-focused practice management software vendor Prompt Health acquires PredictionHealth, which offers AI scribe and coding capabilities and compliance analytics.

CoachCare Acquires MD Revolution, Creating the Nation’s Leading Remote Care Platform

Remote care management company CoachCare acquires competitor MD Revolution.

VA needs to better plan appointment scheduling modernization, watchdog says

A new Government Accountability Office report stresses that the VA needs to improve the modernization of its appointment scheduling capabilities as many facilities grapple with legacy VistA systems and some prepare to move to new Oracle Health-based software.

Morning Headlines 6/23/25

Insurers Pledge to Ease Controversial Prior Approvals for Medical Care

Major US health insurers pledge to improve prior authorization practices, noting that they are aiming for 80% real-time decisions by 2027.

NM Vintage Fund Invests in Electronic Caregiver to Strengthen Expansion of Leading Virtual Care Ecosystem

New Mexico Vintage Fund invests in New Mexico-based Electronic Caregiver, which specializes in virtual care and remote patient monitoring technologies.

Enhancing the provider search experience through Smart Choice

UnitedHealthcare announces AI-powered provider search for members.

Morning Headlines 6/20/25

Commure Raises $200 Million in Growth Financing from General Catalyst’s CVF to Accelerate AI-Powered RCM Platform

Commure raises $200 million in growth financing to advance its RCM, ambient documentation, and practice management tools.

Hoppr Secures $31.5M Series A to Scale AI Infrastructure for Medical Imaging

Hoppr, which offers a platform for developing medical AI imaging applications, raises $31.5 million in a Series A funding round.

Overland Park digital health startup closes $2.5M seed round with local, national investors

AI healthcare copilot developer CarePilot raises $2.5 million in seed funding.

Morning Headlines 6/19/25

Healthcare referrals are where patients get lost. Tennr raises $101M to bring the visibility our system desperately needs

Referral optimization company Tennr raises $101 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total raised to $160 million.

Vestar Capital puts Quest Analytics up for sale

Vestar Capital reportedly prepares to sell Quest Analytics, which offers management solutions for provider networks.

Huron to Acquire Revenue Cycle Consulting Firm Eclipse Insights

Professional services firm Huron acquires revenue cycle consulting business Eclipse Insights.

RevelAi Health Secures $3.1 Million Seed Funding to Scale Artificial Intelligence Care Coordination for Musculoskeletal Health

AI-powered musculoskeletal care software startup RevelAi raises $3.1 million in seed funding.

Morning Headlines 6/18/25

Nabla Raises $70M Series C to Deliver Agentic AI to the Heart of Clinical Workflows, Bringing Total Funding to $120M

Ambient scribe technology vendor Nabla raises $70 million in a Series C funding round, increasing its total to $120 million.

Glytec Secures $36 Million Growth Investment to Accelerate AI-Powered Diabetes Technology Platform Innovation

Diabetes management software vendor Glytec announces $36 million in new funding.

Sword Health nabs $40M at $4B valuation, pushes IPO plans to at least 2028

Sword Health, a digital health startup specializing in virtual physical therapy, pelvic healthcare, and mental healthcare, raises $40 million.

Morning Headlines 6/17/25

Parkview launches Upvia Health to empower independent hospitals and physicians with trusted management solutions

Parkview Health (IN) launches Upvia Health, a management services company focused on independent hospitals and provider groups.

Cosentus Expands National Reach with Strategic Acquisition of Utah based Alta Management Solutions

Ambulatory health IT company Cosentus Holdings acquires practice consulting and RCM vendor Alta Management Solutions.

Infusion Pump Recall: Zyno Medical Removes Certain Z-800 Series Infusion Pumps due to Software Issue

The FDA issues its most serious level of recall on select Zyno Medical Z-800 infusion pumps, citing software that has not undergone verification or validation testing.

Morning Headlines 6/16/25

Amazon reorganizes health-care business in latest bid to crack multitrillion-dollar market

Amazon restructures its healthcare business into six groups in an effort to streamline its business after several executive departures.

23andMe Reaches Agreement for Sale of Business to TTAM Research Institute Following Final Round of Bidding in Court-Approved Sale Process

23andMe co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki regains control of the bankrupt company as her newly formed non-profit acquires its assets for $305 million, outbidding Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in a court-ordered final round.

Congress Eyes EHR Overhaul with VA Regulatory Plan

Draft legislation would increase Congressional control over the VA’s Oracle Health project by mandating regular reporting of project status.

Morning Headlines 6/13/25

MRO Acquires Enterprise Clinical Data Management Platform Q-Centrix

Clinical data exchange technology vendor MRO acquires Q-Centrix, which offers an enterprise clinical data management platform.

Ellipsis Health unveils Sage, the emotionally intelligent AI Care Manager, backed by $45M from Salesforce, Khosla Ventures, and CVS Ventures

Ellipsis Health, which offers AI-powered healthcare voice agents for care management, raises $45 million in a Series A funding round.

Datavant to Acquire Ontellus to Transform Medical Record Retrieval with Tech-Enabled Health Records Retrieval and Claims Intelligence Solutions

Health data company Datavant acquires Ontellus, a medical records retrieval and claims data firm that offers its services to law offices, employers, and insurance carriers.

Autonomize AI Raises $28 Million Series A to Power Next-Generation Agentic AI for Healthcare and Life Sciences

Healthcare agentic AI company Autonomize AI announces $28 million in Series A funding.