3 Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss from Epic’s Annual Meeting
At Epic’s annual Users Group Meeting, the EHR behemoth highlighted its growing AI strategy — announcing tools promising to benefit providers, payers and patients alike.
Faceless Advice, Real Consequences: The Challenge of AI Chatbots in Mental Health
As AI chatbots become a surrogate for human connection amid a national mental health crisis, experts are worried about these tools’ lack of safeguards — with research showing the models can provide dangerous, sometimes fatal, advice. Regulators and providers alike are scrambling to catch up with a technology that evolves faster than humans are able to understand.
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Improving Medical Billing to Cut Payment Bottlenecks
Yusuf Qasim, President of Payments Optimization at Zelis, discussed how the company is transforming healthcare payments from a fragmented, patchwork system into a modern, digital infrastructure.
Arintra Raises $21M to Help Providers Win the Reimbursement Fight
Medical coding startup Arintra raised $21 million in Series A funding to help hospitals and physician groups secure accurate, timely reimbursement. The company’s AI-powered platform automates coding, spots documentation gaps and generates claims tailored to specific payers.
Popular AI Chatbots Are Spreading False Medical Info, Mount Sinai Researchers Say
Mount Sinai researchers found that popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT and DeepSeek R1 can generate convincing but false medical information when given even a single fabricated term in a prompt. While the study underscored the need for stronger safeguards, its lead author noted that generative AI still holds major promise for reducing clinician workload if used responsibly.
Meet the Startup That’s like ChatGPT for Provider Finances
Translucent AI raised $7 million in seed funding to help healthcare providers better manage mounting financial pressures. Its AI-powered platform is designed to give hospital leaders instant, plain-language answers to complex financial questions.
Healthcare’s Poor Data Infrastructure Is Hindering AI Innovation in the Field, CEO Says
Healthcare AI progress could soon stall due to fragmented, inaccessible data systems, warned OMNY Health CEO Mitesh Rao. He said that scalable AI requires a more interoperable data infrastructure — and without it, even it will be difficult for advanced AI solutions to succeed.
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Redefining Payer Operations: Data-Driven Strategies for the Future of Healthcare
This eBook provides actionable strategies, real-world best practices to help payers stay ahead in a value-based care environment.
What Do Digital Health Leaders Think of Trump’s New AI Action Plan?
In a new action plan, the White House aims to boost the country’s AI innovation through deregulation, infrastructure expansion and new incentives. Overall, the move is welcomed by healthcare AI leaders — but they did notice some omissions, including AI safety, patient consent and the role of key healthcare regulators.
Most Patients Want AI in Healthcare — If It Means More Time with Their Doctor
Most patients are open to the use of AI in healthcare — as long as it enhances, rather than replaces, human interaction, according to new research. It also showed that patients want transparency about how AI is used.
How Allina Health Is Modernizing Its Supply Chain Strategy
As hospitals face ongoing cost pressures and supply chain disruptions, Allina Health is redesigning its procurement strategy by moving away from a decentralized sourcing model and toward an approach that prioritizes governance and tech-driven efficiencies. Chief Supply Chain Officer Tom Lubotsky shared how the health system is saving money and boosting supply chain resilience.
Digital Health Funding in H1 2025: Market Stabilizes, AI Dominates and Exits Return
Digital health funding held steady in the first half of 2025, with AI-focused startups capturing the majority of capital and driving rapid adoption among providers. The digital health space also saw two long-awaited IPOs as well as rising M&A activity, which are two signals of market maturity — but looming policy shifts may challenge long-term growth.
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The Definitive Guide to Medical Billing Outsourcing: 5 Top Companies
In today’s healthcare landscape, your choice of medical billing partner directly impacts your bottom line. What are the best medical billing outsourcing companies, and which one is right for you?
Eko Health’s AI for Cardiac Diagnoses Earns CMS Reimbursement Rate
This week, CMS established a reimbursement code for Eko Health’s AI platform, which seeks to aid clinicians in the diagnosis of heart conditions. The goal behind the technology is to help catch heart disease earlier, when it’s easier to treat, and to make high quality diagnostic care more accessible.
Nordic Capital Acquires Arcadia, Entering the VBC Space
Nordic Capital acquired a majority stake in health data platform Arcadia. Together, the two aim to accelerate the company’s mission of advancing value-based care through AI and data analytics. Arcadia CEO Michael Meucci views the deal as both a validation of the company’s strategy and part of a broader wave of healthcare investments focused on interoperability, AI and payment reform.
EnsoData Snags $20M to Improve Sleep Disorder Diagnostics
EnsoData raised $20 million in Series B funds for its AI-powered sleep diagnostics. The company’s technology aims to help clinicians diagnose sleep disorders faster and more consistently.
The Hospital Word Has Become a Tale of the Haves and Have-Nots
Health system performance has splintered into three distinct groups — leaders, strugglers and those stuck in the middle, according to Fitch Ratings’ Kevin Holloran. At the HFMA Annual Conference, he and Mayo Clinic CFO Dennis Dahlen discussed how technology and innovation are accelerating this divide.
Why This Former OpenAI Exec Is Urging Health Leaders to ‘Specialize in Empathy’
At the HFMA Annual Conference, AI expert Zack Kass shared a personal story to emphasize the enduring importance of human qualities like empathy and compassion in healthcare. In his view, these qualities will only become more essential as AI continues to transform the clinical landscape.