Morning Headlines 9/23/25

Premier, Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Patient Square Capital in Transaction Valued at $2.6 Billion

Patient Square Capital will acquire tech-enabled group purchasing and supply chain company Premier Inc. in a $2.6 billion take-private deal.

DispatchHealth Scales Back In 10 Markets, Lays Off Employees After Merger

House-call provider DispatchHealth lays off employees and scales back services as it reorganizes after acquiring hospital-at-home software and services company Medically Home.

Overbilling at women’s health care group padded private equity profits while costing patients, insider says

Florida Woman Care co-founder and former employee-turned-whistleblower Kenneth Konsker, MD notifies state officials and insurers of alleged upcoding that he says amounts to $100 million in improper billing.

Morning Headlines 9/22/25

Christopher G Chute, MD, DrPH, FACMI, to be awarded Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence at the AMIA 2025 Annual Symposium

The American College of Medical Informatics will present its Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence to Christopher Chute, MD, DrPH at the AMIA annual meeting November 15-19 in Atlanta.

Governor Hochul Announces $218 Million Investment to Improve Patient Care Across New York State’s Mental Health System

The New York Office of Mental Health will implement Oracle Health’s EHR across 24 inpatient psychiatric facilities and 300 outpatient programs.

The Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare

Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI publish “Guidance on Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare,” which provides internal governance for US health systems on implementing AI at scale.

Morning Headlines 9/19/25

After Transforming Neurological Care, Sevaro Secures $39M to Expand AI Powered Specialty Care Platform

Virtual neurology care company Sevaro Health raises $39 million in a Series B funding round.

Doximity Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged AI Prompt Hacking for Trade Secrets

Doximity countersues OpenEvidence for defamation and false advertising in response to a lawsuit filed by OpenEvidence in June that claims Doximity engaged in corporate espionage and defamation.

Seven Starling Raises Fresh Funding to Accelerate National Expansion of Women’s Mental Health Platform

Virtual maternal mental healthcare provider Seven Starling announces $8 million in new funding.

Morning Headlines 9/18/25

Imagine Pediatrics Raises $67M to Expand Access to Value-Based Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Virtual and home-based care provider Imagine Pediatrics raises $67 million in Series B funding.

Lemonaid Health, 23andMe’s Telehealth Platform Including Mental Health Care, Sold for $10M

Bambu Ventures acquires Lemonaid Health from 23andMe, which is currently in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings, for $10 million.

Meditech advances toward agentic user experience and previews new AI initiatives

Meditech announces several AI enhancements to its MyHealth patient portal and Expanse EHR, including the addition of chatbots and the integration of AI-powered clinical documentation software with its Expanse Now app.

BetterNight Acquires Coastal and Epoch Sleep Centers to Expand National Sleep Health Services

Virtual sleep health solutions company BetterNight acquires Epoch Sleep Centers (RI) and Coastal Sleep Diagnostics (MA).

Morning Headlines 9/17/25

Innovaccer Acquires Story Health to Pioneer AI Agents that Augment Specialty Care Teams

Innovaccer acquires Story Health, which offers a digital specialty care management platform.

Doctronic Raises $20 Million Series A to Bring Private and Personalized AI Doctor to the Masses

AI-powered virtual care startup Doctronic announces $20 million in Series A funding.

Bambu Ventures Establishes SPV to Acquire Lemonaid Health

Bambu Ventures and Chrome Holding plan to acquire Lemonaid Health, pending approval by the federal court that is overseeing 23andMe’s bankruptcy proceedings.

Assured raises $6M for AI-native network management that gets providers seeing billable patients faster

Provider workforce management software startup Assured raises $6 million in seed funding.

Morning Headlines 9/16/25

Inbox Health Closes $20M in New Funding to Accelerate AI for Patient Billing

Automated patient billing and payments software vendor Inbox Health announces $20 million in new funding.

CMS Launches Landmark $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program

CMS releases details on how states can apply for funding through the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program.

MedSetGo Closes $2.4M Oversubscribed Seed Round to Transform Healthcare Navigation with AI

Post-acute care coordination startup MedSetGo raises $2.4 million in seed funding.

Morning Headlines 9/15/25

Why Tempus AI Stock Soared Nearly 14% Higher Today

Tempus AI stock jumps on the news that the FDA has granted clearance for its upgraded cardiac imaging platform.

Goodpath Accelerates AI Development and Expands Care Offerings Following $18M Series A

Virtual chronic condition care provider Goodpath raises $17 million in a Series A funding round.

Cerebral Raises $25M Just Over a Month After First Acquisition

Virtual mental healthcare company Cerebral raises $25 million in new funding, bringing its total raised to nearly $500 million.

EqualizeRCM Acquires the Assets of Pittsburgh Based Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC

Texas-based EqualizeRCM acquires competitor Revenue Cycle Solutions.

Morning Headlines 9/12/25

OpenEvidence Acquires Google Ventures-Backed AI Startup, Amaro

OpenEvidence, which offers ad-supported medical search and AI for clinicians, acquires advertising company Amaro to enable advertising on its site.

Alphabet’s Verily covered up HIPAA violations, whistleblower says in lawsuit

A former Verily executive sues the company for allegedly covering up the improper use of patient health data and then firing him for bringing it to the attention of upper management.

Penguin Ai Secures $29.7M in Venture Funding to Tackle the $1 Trillion Administrative Burden in the Healthcare Industry

Healthcare administrative workflow software company Penguin Ai announces $30 million in funding.

TailorCare Acquires Leading Computer Vision Technology to Advance Personalized MSK Recovery at Home

Musculoskeletal care navigation vendor TailorCare acquires Stabl, which offers a computer vision monitoring platform.

Morning Headlines 9/11/25

Daymark Health Raises $20M For In-Home Cancer Platform

Virtual and in-home cancer care coordination startup Daymark Health announces $20 million in new funding, bringing its total raised within the last six months to $31.5 million.

Ascend Learning Acquires Laudio to Accelerate Innovation in Frontline Healthcare Leadership

Healthcare workforce management company Ascend Learning acquires competitor Laudio.

Bayer pivots away from AI platform business

Bayer will shut down its radiology AI businesses, discontinuing Calantic Digital Solutions AI and the service offerings of Blackford Analysis.

Oracle to Bring New AI Capabilities to its Patient Portal, Making It Easier for People to Understand Their Medical Records

Oracle Health will add AI features powered by OpenAI technology to its patient portal in 2026.

Morning Headlines 9/10/25

Oracle Announces Fiscal Year 2026 First Quarter Financial Results

Oracle reports Q1 results: revenue up 12%, EPS $1.01 versus $1.03, missing Wall Street expectations for both.

Physician-owned Revere Health plans to lay off Utah County workers

Revere Health will lay off 177 people, with the majority of their roles being in accounts receivables and coding, as it transitions to automated RCM technology and services from IKS Health.

Strive Health Raises $550 Million in Series D Funding

Kidney care technology and services company Strive Health announces $550 million in new funding.

Morning Headlines 9/9/25

FDA will convene Digital Health Advisory Committee in November

STAT reports that the FDA will gather a group of external digital health advisors for a virtual meeting in early November, presumably to help steer its efforts around AI and healthcare technology.

Queen Latifah Named Spokeswoman as WeightWatchers Launches First Comprehensive Menopause Program

WeightWatchers begins offering a menopause-focused health and wellness program that incorporates virtual care offered through its WeightWatchers Clinic.

Georgia Hospital Notifying 163,000 of 2024 Ransomware Hack

Wayne Memorial Hospital (GA) notifies 163,000 patients of a June 2024 ransomware attack.

Morning Headlines 9/8/25

Epic Systems Will Face Part of Health-Records Antitrust Suit

A federal judge partially grants Epic’s motion to dismiss claims that were brought against it in a September 2024 lawsuit by Particle Health.

Hello Patient Raises $22.5 Million Series A to Fix the “Front Door” of Healthcare With Conversational AI

AI-powered healthcare communications startup Hello Patient announces $22.5 million in Series A funding.

Phreesia to Acquire AccessOne, Expanding Its Suite of Payment Solutions

Patient intake and engagement software vendor Phreesia will acquire AccessOne, which offers patient financing solutions, for $160 million.

Morning Headlines 9/5/25

HHS Announces Crackdown on Health Data Blocking

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says that the agency will increase resources to enforce healthcare information blocking.

Reveal HealthTech raises $7.2M to push AI deeper into US healthcare

Healthcare AI startup Reveal HealthTech announces $7.2 million in Series A funding.

Trump administration agrees to restore health websites and data

HHS will restore health and sciences webpages and data it had deleted as settlement terms of a lawsuit that was brought by the Washington State Medical Association.

XiFin Accelerates AI-Driven RCM Future with New Growth Funding and Addition of Visionary Leader Jeff Margolis to Its Board

RCM and workflow automation software vendor XiFin announces new funding and the addition of TriZetto founder Jeff Margolis to its board.

Morning Headlines 9/4/25

MedEvolve Transitions Revenue Cycle Management Services Business to Sustainable Medical Billing

AI-driven revenue cycle and analytics technology vendor MedEvolve sells its RCM services business to Sustainable Medical Billing, which will continue to use MedEvolve’s products.

Oracle layoffs hit Kansas City on Tuesday

The local news confirms a HIStalk reader’s rumor that Oracle has laid off an unspecified number of employees based in Kansas City.

Meroka Raises $6M in Seed Funding

Meroka, which helps independent physicians sell their practices to their employees, announces $6 million in seed funding.

PurpleLab Acquires Kaid Health to Expand AI-Powered Healthcare Intelligence and Patient Journey Visibility

Healthcare analytics business PurpleLab acquires Kaid Health, which specializes in AI-enabled medical coding and risk adjustment.

Morning Headlines 9/3/25

Predoc raises $30 million to stop document chasing in healthcare

AI-powered medical records retrieval and insights startup Predoc raises $30 million in seed and Series A funding.

Eversana Merges with Waltz Health to Create a New Force in Pharma Commercialization and Prescription Drug Access

Prescription routing and affordability solutions vendor Eversana acquires Waltz Health, which provides software-powered drug marketplaces.

Abridge CEO downplays impact of Epic’s new AI on call with customers

Stat reports that AI scribe vendor Abridge met with hospital customers late last week to reassure them after Epic announced its development of potentially competing Microsoft/Nuance-powered products.

Americans to Gain New Access to Real-Time Prescription Drug Price Information

HHS highlights the fact that providers and their patients will have real-time access to prescription drug information through certified health IT when the HTI-4 final rule goes into effect October 1.

Morning Headlines 9/2/25

University of Iowa Health Care reports cybercriminal incident affecting 211,000

University of Iowa Health Care and UI Community HomeCare notifies 211,000 patients and employees of a July 3 data breach that prompted the organization to take systems offline for one day.

Digi Acquires Jolt to Accelerate ARR Growth and Strengthen SmartSense’s Market-Leading Offerings

Digi International will incorporate newly-acquired Jolt Software’s operations technologies into its SmartSense business, which offers operational intelligence and compliance automation software for healthcare and other verticals.

Systems restored for Ohio State hospital system after network upgrade caused outage

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center recovers from an unexpected system outage that occurred during a system upgrade.

Morning Headlines 8/29/25

Tiny US Agency to Enforce Substance Abuse Regs – and HIPAA

HHS shifts enforcement of substance use records confidentiality from SAMHSA to the Office for Civil Rights, which also handles HIPAA enforcement.

Alignmt AI Raises $6.5M in Seed Funding

Healthcare AI governance and risk management startup Alignmt AI announces $6.5 million in seed funding.

NY Health System Settles Web Tracker Privacy Claim for $5.3M

Mount Sinai Health System will pay $5.3 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that accused it of using pixel tracking tools to send patient portal and website visitor information to Facebook.