Morning Headlines 8/15/25

$5.3 billion Abridge is eyeing acquisitions. Here’s what the healthcare AI startup is looking for.

Abridge will use 80% of its available funds to expand beyond ambient documentation into claims, clinical decision support, and care management, with the remaining 20% reserved for acquisitions.

Isaac Health Raises $10.5M to Democratize Access to Dementia Care Amid Rising Public Health Crisis

Brain health and dementia care technology company Isaac Health announces $10.5 million in Series A funding.

Citizen Health Raises $30 Million to Build AI Advocate for Every Patient, Ushering in a New Era of Patient-Centered Healthcare

Personal health record vendor Citizen Health raises $30 million in Series A funding.

Apple Watch getting redesigned blood oxygen feature following legal dispute

Apple rolls out a newly designed blood oxygen feature to select Apple Watch users, the redesign of which was necessitated by a legal dispute several years ago with Masimo over similar technology.

Morning Headlines 8/14/25

Oracle Ushers in New Era of AI-Driven Electronic Health Records

Oracle Health announces its new AI-powered, voice-enabled EHR for ambulatory providers.

Healwell Reports Record Revenue Growth of 645% in Q2-2025 and Achieves First Quarter of Positive Adjusted EBITDA

Healwell AI reports record Q2 revenue, due in large part to its acquisition of Orion Health earlier this year, and its intent to consider strategic alternatives for its clinical research and patient services business units.

Infinx Invests in Maverick AI to Bring Real-Time Autonomous Medical Coding to Revenue Cycle Management

Infinx invests in autonomous medical coding company Maverick Medical AI and announces that it will integrate Maverick’s capabilities with its patient access and RCM solutions.

Morning Headlines 8/13/25

Pacific HealthWorks ransomware attack, files leaked from 50 partner medical practices

The Russia-based Everest ransomware group posts samples of the data it allegedly stole from physician practice management company Pacific HealthWorks and sister company La Perouse.

Arintra Raises $21M Series A to Expand Beyond Autonomous Medical Coding and Build the Future of Healthcare Revenue Assurance

AI-powered coding company Arintra announces a $21 million Series A round, which will help to fund the opening of new headquarters in the Bay Area.

Highmark Health, Abridge Announce Collaboration to Deploy AI Technologies Across an Entire Payer-Provider Ecosystem

Highmark Health (PA) implements Abridge’s ambient clinical documentation software, while its payer business will work with the vendor to develop AI-powered prior authorization capabilities.

Morning Headlines 8/12/25

Ascension Wisconsin plans to outsource staffing of its ICU doctors, raising concerns about patient safety

Ascension Wisconsin will outsource ICU physician staffing at its hospitals to TeamHealth, which physicians worry could result in switching to virtual care models during certain timeframes.

OU Health launches hybrid nursing model with Nexus Bedside

OU Health (OK) launches a hybrid nursing model in its neurology and neurosurgery units using technology from Nexus Bedside.

Mercy Iowa City files complaint against MercyOne, CEO it says refused to mask

Bankrupt Mercy Iowa City continues its legal battle with former management company MercyOne, this time filing a 100-page complaint that highlights, among other issues, MercyOne’s failure to assist Mercy Iowa City in replacing its EHR.

Morning Headlines 8/11/25

Facilities Faced Challenges Retrieving Medical Records from Community Providers and Importing Them into Veterans’ Electronic Health Records

A VA OIG review finds that VA facilities sometimes fail to retrieve and import community care medical records into veterans’ EHRs on time, with inconsistent use of tracking tools, unclear policies, and outdated technology contributing to delays that could impact care.

Heartflow (HTFL) Soars 66% on IPO on Strong Investor Confidence

Heartflow shares jump 51% on their first day of trading Friday, valuing the coronary artery disease technology company at $2.3 billion.

NASA and Google are building an AI medical assistant to keep Mars-bound astronauts healthy

NASA and Google are developing “earth-independent” medical procedures for long-duration space missions, including a Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant to help astronauts diagnose and treat symptoms without a doctor or contact with Earth.

Morning Headlines 8/8/25

Doximity Acquires Pathway, a Leader in AI Clinical Reference

Doximity acquires medical AI and clinical reference company Pathway Medical.

Epic takes notes

Epic will reportedly launch an ambient scribe tool at UGM, set to take place August 18-21 in Verona, WI.

Ascension Launches Clinical Innovation Institute Focused on Technology and Innovation in Patient Care and Clinician Experience

Ascension creates an innovation institute that will vet and implement technologies and innovations that can improve patient care and the clinician experience.

Omada Health beats on revenue in first earnings report since IPO

Virtual care company Omada Health reports a 49% jump in Q2 revenue in its most recent earnings report, the first released since its IPO in early June.

Morning Headlines 8/7/25

Elion Raises $9.3M for Healthcare AI Research and Intelligence Platform

Health tech and AI marketplace operator Elion raises $9.3 million in seed funding.

Cherokee Nation Health Services experiencing outage with patient records system

Cherokee Nation Health Services (OK) reports that its EHR system is down due to a third-party system outage.

Agilon health Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

Primary care network company Agilon Health shares plummet on the news of its CEO’s departure and disappointing Q2 results, including a 6% decrease in revenue.

Morning Headlines 8/6/25

Tennessee’s Cookeville Regional Medical Center claimed by Rhysida ransomware gang

The Rhysida ransomware group posts data that it claims to have stolen in a July 13 ransomware attack on Cookeville Regional Medical Center, which is still working to recover from the breach.

Amwell set to continue to enable U.S. Defense Health Agency healthcare teams to deliver connected and seamless in-person and virtual care for the Military Health System (“MHS”)

The DoD extends Amwell’s contract for virtual care technology under the Leidos-led Digital Front Door initiative of MHS Genesis.

Cerebral Acquires Resilience Lab to Scale Proven Model of High Quality, Personalized Care

Online therapy and medication management company Cerebral acquires competitor Resilience Lab.

Hinge Health stock pops 6% after first quarterly report since IPO

Digital physical therapy vendor Hinge Health sees its shares jump on its first quarterly revenue report since its IPO in May.

Morning Headlines 8/5/25

Skylight Health Launches Value-Based Multispecialty Platform

Multispecialty care coordination and analytics company Skylight Health launches with $13 million in new funding.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Analyte Health, Establishing Platform in Direct-to-Consumer Healthcare

Brightstar Capital Partners acquires Analyte Health, a digital health company specializing in online diagnostic, treatment, and wellness services.

Frazier Healthcare Partners Announces the Sale of Elevate Patient Financial Solutions to Audax Private Equity and Parthenon Capital

Audax Private Equity and Parthenon Capital acquire RCM vendor Elevate Patient Financial Solutions (formerly known as MedData) from Frazier Healthcare Partners.

HealthStream Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

Healthcare workforce technology company HealthStream reports Q2 results: revenue up 4%, EPS $0.18 vs. $0.14, meeting Wall Street’s expectations for revenue and exceeding those for earnings.

Morning Headlines 8/4/25

4D Medical secures $10m strategic investment from Pro Medicus

Visage Imaging parent company Pro Medicus invests $10 million in lung function technology vendor 4DMedical.

ASTP/ONC Rule Creates Prescription Drug Cost Transparency, Eases Administrative Burden, and Speeds Access to Care

ASTP/ONC releases the HTI-4 final rule for certified EHRs, which includes updated criteria for electronic prior authorization, electronic prescribing, and real-time prescription benefit information.

Ultromics Lands $55M Series C to Tackle Undiagnosed Heart Failure at Scale

AI-enhanced heart failure detection company Ultromics raises $55 million from a group of investors that include UPMC Enterprises and UCM Ventures.

Morning Headlines 8/1/25

Axonius Acquires Medical Device Security Specialist Cynerio for More Than $100 Million to Target Healthcare Market

Cybersecurity startup Axonius acquires medical device security technology vendor Cynerio for $100 million.

JotPsych Secures $5M Seed Round from Base10 Partners, Fast-Tracking Transition to First Fully Agentic EHR

JotPsych, a developer of AI scribe software for behavioral health providers, raises $5 million in seed funding.

Sword Health Launches Intelligence, a New AI Division, to Expand Beyond Care Delivery and Transform Healthcare’s Most Critical Operational Workflows

Digital physical therapy company Sword Health launches an AI division specializing in modular AI care managers.

Waystar Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

Waystar reports Q2 revenue of $270.7 million, beating analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings per share.

Morning Headlines 7/31/25

Blackstone Acquires Healthcare Tech Firm AGS for $1.1 Billion

Blackstone will acquire RCM vendor AGS Health for $1.1 billion.

C8 Health Raises $12M Series A for the Healthcare Industry’s First AI-Powered, Best Practices Implementation Platform

C8 Health, which specializes in delivering care standards and protocols at the point of care, announces $12 million in Series A funding.

White House, Tech Leaders Commit to Create Patient-Centric Healthcare Ecosystem

Dozens of companies pledge to support new federal data-sharing projects that include a public-private interoperability initiative and a digital health aggregation effort designed to help Medicare patients more easily track and access their own data.

Morning Headlines 7/30/25

Ambience Healthcare Announces $243 Million Series C to Scale its AI Platform for Health Systems

Ambience Healthcare, which offers AI-based clinical documentation, coding, and workflow support, raises $243 million in a Series C funding round.

Arbital Health Secures $31M Series B to Scale Infrastructure for Value-Based Care Risk Contracting

Risk-based contracting software vendor Arbital Health raises $31 million in a Series B funding round.

Clinisys Acquires Orchard Software

Lab informatics company Clinisys acquires Orchard Software, a laboratory information systems vendor, from Francisco Partners.

Teladoc Health Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

Teladoc Health reports a 2% drop in Q2 revenue, but beats analyst expectations for revenue and earnings per share.

Morning Headlines 7/29/25

TA Invests in HealthMark Group to Support the Next Phase of Growth

HealthMark Group, which offers release-of-information services, announces new funding from private equity firm TA Associates.

Floe Health Launches to Power Intelligence at Every Patient Touchpoint

Healthcare AI startup Floe Health launches to help providers automate and manage patient engagement between visits.

Mayo Clinic deploys NVIDIA Blackwell infrastructure to drive generative AI solutions in medicine

Mayo Clinic implements advanced computing infrastructure from Nvidia to accelerate AI foundation model development for pathology, drug discovery, and precision medicine.

Morning Headlines 7/28/25

US Health, Tech Officials to Launch Data-Sharing Plan

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz will reportedly meet with tech executives Wednesday to seek vendor support for patient data sharing.

Regulatory Accelerator

The FDA releases the Regulatory Accelerator, which provides digital health innovators with resources to help bring their product to market.

Philips announces collaboration with Epic to enhance ambulatory cardiac monitoring

Philips will integrate its cardiac ambulatory monitoring and diagnostics services with Epic’s Aura diagnostics data-exchange platform.

Morning Headlines 7/25/25

ASTP/ONC Standards Bulletin 2025-2

ASTP/ONC releases USCDI v6 with new data elements that include implantable medical device UDI, portable medical orders, facility address, care plan, date of onset, and family health history.

GovCIO, a Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Company, to Acquire SoldierPoint Digital Health, LLC

Government IT firm GovCIO acquires SoldierPoint Digital Health, which provides virtual care services to veterans through the Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Connected Care.

As ambient scribes face off, Doximity lures doctors with a free option

Doximity launches an ambient documentation solution that is free to clinicians, though not integrated with EHRs.

DHS and HHS among federal agencies hacked in Microsoft Sharepoint breach

White House officials confirm that several government agencies including HHS and its National Institutes of Health and the Department of Homeland Security have been impacted by the Microsoft Sharepoint cyberattack.

Morning Headlines 7/24/25

Waystar to Acquire Iodine Software, Accelerating the AI-Powered Transformation of Healthcare Payments

Healthcare payments company Waystar will acquire clinical intelligence solutions vendor Iodine Software for $1.25 billion.

Aidoc Secures $150M for CARE, its Healthcare Foundation Model, to Transform Clinical Decision-Making for 100 Million Patients

Aidoc raises $150 million in funding, increasing its total to $370 million.

CaringAI Launches Voice-Based Dementia Care Platform, Appoints Dr. Stephanie Ruth Young as Clinical Research Advisor

CaringAI launches to offer providers AI-powered dementia assessment, care planning, and care management solutions.