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.

Morning Headlines 8/28/25

OpenAI wants to build its own healthcare apps, hire exec from Instagram and Doximity to lead

ChatGPT maker OpenAI will reportedly build its own health app, tapping former health tech executives from Doximity and the investment community.

Alphabet’s Verily closes its medical device division and lays off staff

Alphabet’s Verily business shuts down its medical device division and doubles down on “precision health, AI, and data,” according to an internal memo from CEO Stephen Gillett.

CMS launches ‘chili cook-off competition’ to source AI that can detect fraud

CMS hopes to discover new AI solutions that will help curb Medicare fraud through its recently launched Crushing Fraud Chili Cook-Off Competition.

Ascension Wisconsin reverses course, no longer plans to outsource ICU doctors to TeamHealth

Ascension Wisconsin decides not to outsource ICU staffing to TeamHealth after physicians warn that the switch could result in a transition to electronic ICUs and substandard patient care.

Morning Headlines 8/27/25

Assort Health nabs $50M to automate patient phone calls, sources say

Assort Health, which helps providers automate processes using AI voice agents, announces $50 million in Series B funding.

ASTP Awards Next Option Year for TEFCA RCE Contract to The Sequoia Project

ASTP/ONC awards The Sequoia Project a second option year as the TEFCA Recognized Coordinating Entity.

Eyebot gets $20M Series A to expand eye care access

Eye care kiosk company Eyebot raises $20 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total raised to $30 million.

Morning Headlines 8/26/25

Advent International to Acquire PatientPoint, the Point of Change company, elevating healthcare through the nation’s largest digital point-of-care engagement network

PE firm Advent International acquires PatientPoint, which sells digital point-of-care advertising to pharma companies and online marketing services to providers.

Barti Raises $12M Series A to Accelerate AI-Powered EHR for Eye Care

Barti Software, which specializes in EHR and practice management technology for eye care practices, raises $12 million.

CareCloud Closes Medsphere Acquisition, Expanding into the Hospital IT Market

Ambulatory-focused health IT vendor CareCloud acquires Medsphere, giving it a foothold in the rural and small hospital IT market.

Cascala Health Raises $8.6M in Seed Funding

Post-acute care transition AI software startup Cascala Health announces $8.6 million in seed funding.

Morning Headlines 8/25/25

Sonitor and Tagnos Announce Strategic Merger, Paving the Way for Enhanced Healthcare Technology Solutions

Sonitor and Tagnos will form a single company that combines intelligent workflow software with RTLS capabilities.

Eight Sleep Secures $100 Million to Accelerate AI‑Powered Sleep Optimization, Expand Into Medical, and Grow Global Footprint

Sleep solution vendor Eight Sleep raises $100 million in new funding and announces plans to seek FDA approval.

Tampa General Hospital Adds Organ Donation Registration to MyChart – a First for Florida Residents

Tampa General Hospital goes live with Epic’s MyChart enhancement that allows patients to register as organ donors.

Vermont Business Heavyweight Rich Tarrant Dies at 83 

The basketball all-American, US Senate candidate, and co-founder of hospital information system vendor IDX — which was acquired by GE Healthcare in 2006 for $1.2 billion — has died.

Morning Headlines 8/22/25

MDLand International Corporation – Notice of Data Event

EHR vendor MDLand says that a May ransomware attack exposed the information of 23,000 patients and caused the unrecoverable loss of a month’s worth of customer data.

Trump Officials Demanded Confidential Data About Transgender Children Seeking Care

The justice department demands that Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia provide complete medical records for children for whom it provided gender-related treatments.

Oracle Health 2025: How Are Customers Faring Three Years Post-Acquisition?

KLAS interviews with customers of the former Cerner find a significant level of dissatisfaction, uncertainty, and defections under Oracle’s ownership.

Morning Headlines 8/21/25

EliseAI Secures $250M Series E to Automate Healthcare and Housing

EliseAI raises $250 million in a Series E round of funding, giving it a valuation of $2.2 billion.

HGM Limited Announces Acquisition of Aidéo Technologies LLC

HGM subsidiary Healthcare Capital Holdings acquires autonomous medical coding software vendor Aidéo Technologies.

Develop Health Raises $14.3M to Automate Prior Authorization and Medication Access Using GenAI

Automated benefits verification and prior authorization technology startup Develop Health announces $14.3 million in Series A funding.

Morning Headlines 8/20/25

CitiusTech acquires Health Data Movers, enhances Healthcare Provider offerings with Epic implementation capabilities

Global healthcare technology services company CitiusTech acquires health IT consulting firm Health Data Movers.

TigerConnect Acquires eVideon to Power the Next-Generation of Smart Room Solutions

TigerConnect acquires smart room system vendor EVideon.

Electronic Health Record Giant Epic Rolling Out New AI Tools

Epic announces several new AI tools at its user group meeting, including a virtual assistant and ambient documentation.

Morning Headlines 8/19/25

Carlyle to buy major stake in Knack Global

Carlyle Group will acquire a majority stake in RCM vendor Knack Global in a $500 million deal.

CentralReach Expands Its Market-Leading Platform to Enable Outcomes-Based Care with Acquisitions of AI.Measures and SpectrumAi; Dr. Tom Frazier Joins as Chief Clinical Officer and Ling Shao as SVP, Outcomes-Based Care

Autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities care software vendor CentralReach acquires SpectrumAi and AI.Measures.

Medallion Raises $43 Million to Expand AI Infrastructure and Launch the First National Credentialing Clearinghouse

Provider credentialing company Medallion announces $43 million in new funding, bringing its total raised to $130 million.

Morning Headlines 8/18/25

Teladoc Health Acquires Telecare, Expanding Access to Specialist and Allied Health Care for Australians in Public and Private Health

Teladoc Health acquires Telecare, an Australia-based operator of virtual care clinics.

Hims & Hers Shares Sink After FTC Probe Details Emerge

Hims & Hers Health shares dip after new details emerge around the FTC’s investigation into the company’s membership subscription and advertising practices.

Judge orders RFK Jr.’s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

A federal judge in California issues a temporary order prohibiting HHS from sharing the personal data of Medicaid beneficiaries in 20 states with the Department of Homeland Security’s ICE agents.

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.