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16 Sep 2026
Cyber budgets flatline as CISOs shift new spending to AI
AI is absorbing new security spending even as budgets stall, forcing CISOs to rethink how they deploy people, automation and risk dollars.
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16 Sep 2026
Gemini 3.8 Live Transforms Conversational AI
The models support real-time conversation by enabling users to interact without the traditional prompt-response structure.
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16 Sep 2026
Agility unveils Digit 5, a safety-conscious humanoid
The robot maker says its latest humanoid is designed to work alongside people, but analysts warn that industrywide safety standards remain underdeveloped.
Health IT News from the past 365 days
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16 Sep 2026
High healthcare costs force chronically ill patients to skip care, meds
Around half of people with one or more chronic illnesses have skipped or delayed care in the past year, and for a third of them, it was due to high healthcare costs.
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16 Sep 2026
Medicare cuts will jeopardize physician practices, groups say
Healthcare providers slammed planned reductions to Medicare physician reimbursement next year, while supporting more structural changes to how the program pays them.
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15 Sep 2026
Digital health tools for chronic kidney care ineffective: PHTI report
Digital chronic kidney disease tools are falling short on their goals of improving patient outcomes and reducing costs, adding to the mixed results of digital health technology.
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15 Sep 2026
Data dive: The revolving door between Whitehall and big tech
A Computer Weekly data analysis reveals a steady revolving door between Whitehall and major technology suppliers, mapping 63 moves by senior officials to AI and IT suppliers since 2010
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14 Sep 2026
Oracle Health expands Clinical AI Agent to nurses
Oracle Health's Clinical AI Agent for nurses will enable voice commands for chart documentation, AI patient summaries and voice-enabled charting.
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11 Sep 2026
Hospital price transparency compliance improves, but lags at 49%
Experts say clearer communication from CMS and stronger enforcement actions have led to improvements in hospital price transparency compliance.
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11 Sep 2026
AWS AI Symposium: Public sector must shape AI, use open source
As frontier models outpace cyber defences, two public sector voices set out different answers to the same security question – transparency and procurement leverage
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10 Sep 2026
ARPA-H selects 6 teams for agentic cardiovascular AI program
ARPA-H awarded six contracts to develop autonomous AI agents that can adjust cardiac care plans without human cardiologist oversight as part of its ADVOCATE program.
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10 Sep 2026
New 2027 CPT codes released as AMA faces mounting criticism
The 2027 CPT code set features new AI service codes and a maternity care framework, as the AMA defends its coding system against copyright lawsuits.
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10 Sep 2026
New 2027 CPT codes released as AMA faces mounting criticism
The 2027 CPT code set features new AI service codes and a maternity care framework, as the AMA defends its coding system against copyright lawsuits.
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10 Sep 2026
AWS AI Symposium: UHCW adds an operation a day with AI
UHCW added daily theatre capacity and got correct utilisation data using Proximie’s AI as part of what partners describe as the NHS’s largest surgical AI deployment
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10 Sep 2026
62% of young members use AI to choose a health plan
Health plans risk $3 billion in future member lifetime value if they continue to fall short on trust, opening the door for members to build relationships with AI.
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09 Sep 2026
Healthcare regs should include continuous AI monitoring
A new report provides four recommendations for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
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09 Sep 2026
Medical supply companies banned in $3.4B fraud takedown
Eleven medical supply companies will not receive Parts C or D payments following a CMS crackdown on potential fraudulent, wasteful and abusive billing.
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08 Sep 2026
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft updates address almost 1,000 flaws
Microsoft has released another record-breaking Patch Tuesday update with almost 1,000 flaws in scope
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08 Sep 2026
Less than 1% of FDA-cleared AI devices tested for clinical benefits
A recent study revealed that only three of 1,300+ FDA-cleared AI medical devices were evaluated for patient outcomes, exposing gaps in clinical evidence requirements.
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08 Sep 2026
Seasonal work risks Medicaid work requirement compliance
One in five adults at risk of noncompliance with Medicaid work requirements already work, with their hours just missing the 20-hour requirement set out by CMS.
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04 Sep 2026
US senator Bernie Sanders calls for ban on AI superintelligence
Two bills aimed at curbing the possibility of superintelligent AI systems, and regulating the use of agentic AI, are being introduced in the US
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04 Sep 2026
OpenEvidence launches 4 medical AI models
One of the company's latest models, Darwin, outperformed some of its top competitors by receiving a perfect score on the MedQA benchmark.
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04 Sep 2026
Data dive: Mapping NHS hyperscaler dependence
Mapping NHS DNS data reveals a heavy reliance on US hyperscalers, with Microsoft 365 routing email and infrastructure for the vast majority of trusts in a tangled web of connections
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03 Sep 2026
Medical groups continue to diverge from CDC on fall vaccine schedule
AAFP, AAP and peer groups' vaccine recommendations remain consistent with previous years, but they now diverge from the CDC's advisories calling for shared decision-making before annual COVID vaccination.
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03 Sep 2026
Oracle executive chairman Larry Ellison called to testify over US health system overspend
The executive chair of Oracle and its CEO will be asked to justify why a project budgeted at $10bn is costing taxpayers $17bn more
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03 Sep 2026
Study: Emergency care costs fall up to 52% after No Surprises Act
A new analysis from HaloMD provides evidence that the No Surprises Act is working to cut costs, with data indicating about $1B in savings from out-of-network emergency care.
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02 Sep 2026
Study: More young women skip cervical cancer screenings
The number of women aged 21-29 having never gotten a cervical cancer screening nearly doubled between 2005 and 2023, researchers wrote.
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02 Sep 2026
OpenAI launches Epic integration with ChatGPT for Healthcare
Users will be able to use ChatGPT to query the Epic Systems medical record, helping streamline their care management workflows.
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01 Sep 2026
Digital ID challenges remain despite government U-turn, says NAO
While the government may have cancelled its digital ID scheme, challenges such as fragmented data, digital access to public services and public trust remain
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01 Sep 2026
200+ stakeholders push back on CMS plan to cut third-party RPM payments
Various groups, including trade associations, health systems and RPM companies, are raising the alarm over the potential fallout from the CMS proposal.
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01 Sep 2026
Medicare GLP-1 program sees rapid uptake among seniors
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz says 600,000 seniors have signed up for discounted GLP-1s through Medicare Bridge, projecting taxpayer savings through reduced hospitalizations.
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01 Sep 2026
Health disparities persist in patient portal signups, messaging
Racial health disparities in patient portals utilization still vex healthcare organizations, with racial minorities not getting the most out of the technology, studies show.
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01 Sep 2026
Chancellor unveils plans to entice UK tech startups
The UK government aims to build out home-grown research and development in artificial intelligence and cyber security
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01 Sep 2026
Interview: Haleon’s tech chief delighted for AI agents to feed SAP ‘clean core’
Haleon, formed from the consumer health units of GSK, Pfizer and Novartis, makes familiar brands like Sensodyne and Advil. Its chief digital and technology officer, Claire Dickson, tells its IT transformation story
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31 Aug 2026
Providers warn of another decade of 340B payment problems
Leading provider associations are urging the CMS to reconsider severe cuts to 340B reimbursements to hospitals, warning of another decades-long payment battle.
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31 Aug 2026
Docs say medical misinformation is on the rise, but AI isn't behind it
Physicians say social media is the biggest contributor to the rise in medical misinformation, not patient use of AI chatbots.
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27 Aug 2026
Cigna links supplemental benefits with medical plans
In 2027, employers can offer Medical with Smart Coverage, which allows them to connect supplemental benefits to high-deductible health plans.
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27 Aug 2026
$15.6B provider payouts fuel surge in No Surprises Act costs
Arbitrators awarded providers $15.6B from 2023-2025 under the No Surprises Act, with median payments at 445% of the QPA, which researchers say could drive up premiums.
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26 Aug 2026
UK government set to adjudicate on ‘risky’ tech purchases
Proposals for amendments to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would enable the UK government to clamp down on purchases of technology from suppliers linked to hostile foreign countries
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26 Aug 2026
Waystar expands AI-powered agentic revenue cycle tools
The company said its AI agents can now tackle claim resolution, conversational performance intelligence, agentic clinical documentation and the patient financial experience.
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26 Aug 2026
How employers are rethinking benefits as healthcare costs soar
A new survey shows that employers are looking to value-based models, deeper vendor partnerships and potentially alternative health plans to control rising healthcare costs.
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26 Aug 2026
AI testing, validation common but inconsistent across healthcare providers
AI testing and validation approaches still vary widely as most healthcare providers adopt third-party solutions, creating what a recent report deems a patchwork of AI strategy maturity levels.
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26 Aug 2026
Hospital rate caps could slash health costs by $1T over a decade
A new Urban Institute study finds capping hospital rates at 100% over Medicare prices could reduce U.S. healthcare spending by $114.8B annually and over $1T in 10 years.
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25 Aug 2026
Average emergency department wait times reach 2.5 hours
Long emergency department wait times imperil patient access to care, leaving an average of 2.27% of patients giving up on the ED before they can even be seen.
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25 Aug 2026
Hospitals feel payer mix shifts as uncompensated care costs grow
New hospital financial performance data show higher uncompensated care costs and ED visits than two years ago, as healthcare coverage reform takes effect.
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24 Aug 2026
Employee health benefits to spike 9.5% in 2027
Researchers said employers will work on benefit design and overall employee wellness to try to cap the rising cost of employee health benefits.
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24 Aug 2026
Does low health literacy dampen the 21st Century Cures Act's impact?
Although two-thirds of patients look at their lab results immediately, nearly a third said their understanding of the results is fair at best.
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20 Aug 2026
AMA, DiMe launch AI framework for physicians amid rapid tech progress
The new framework outlines physicians' responsibilities in the AI era, emphasizing the importance of maintaining patient trust, clinical judgment and safe implementation.
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20 Aug 2026
Survey: Front-end workflows to blame for most claim denials
Insurance eligibility and benefits verification, prior authorizations and patient registration errors are the top drivers of claim denials, according to RCM leaders in a new survey.
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19 Aug 2026
Oracle Health upgrades AI agent with coding, charting features
The EHR company's Clinical AI Agent now includes professional fee coding support, dictation capabilities and chart review to enhance clinical decision-making.
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19 Aug 2026
Medicare Advantage member satisfaction lags for second consecutive year
Experts say poor member satisfaction and engagement have damaged overall consumer trust in their Medicare Advantage plans.
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19 Aug 2026
Epic touts interoperability wins: 9B records exchanged, 60K orgs on TEFCA
The EHR behemoth announced gains in data-sharing efforts alongside new capabilities that aim to enhance interoperability through the Epic platform at its 2026 Users Group Meeting.
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18 Aug 2026
R1 to acquire Humata Health for AI-driven prior authorizations
The acquisition, expected to close later this year, will leverage agentic AI to accelerate the prior authorization process and bring R1 closer to an autonomous revenue cycle platform.
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18 Aug 2026
Epic unveils AI-driven Ergo Visit at 2026 UGM
The new system from Epic gives the "therefore" behind the company's breadth of patient information, enabling clinicians to prepare for visits and inform care plans.
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17 Aug 2026
March of Dimes: Maternity care deserts impact 2.4M women
March of Dimes said labor and delivery unit closures led to widespread maternity care deserts and healthcare access issues.
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17 Aug 2026
Health systems test real-time prior auths through Epic
Epic announced a new prior authorization API that four health systems are currently using to give clinicians and staff real-time access to requirements at the time of scheduling.
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14 Aug 2026
Appeals court overturns No Surprises Act QPA calculation method
The 5th Circuit court struck down key factors insurers use to calculate payment amounts under the No Surprises Act, siding with providers who argued rates were artificially low.
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13 Aug 2026
Cedar deploys agentic AI for patient billing, financial experience
Patients are increasingly responsible for paying their medical bills, Cedar said, making it imperative for the company to boost the patient financial experience.
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12 Aug 2026
Value-based mandates linked to higher hospital admin costs
A study linked mandatory value-based payment models, like the CJR Model, to $3B in additional administrative costs for hospitals.
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12 Aug 2026
Hims & Hers upgrades women's health app with AI, smart scale integration
The virtual care provider has updated its Hers app to include personalized AI support and provider access, as well as a smart scale, to deliver continuous care.
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12 Aug 2026
Zocdoc, Gemini deal lets users book appointments in the chatbot
Gemini users will be able to use the chatbot to find a provider and book an appointment, leveraging Gemini's agentic capabilities and Zocdoc's infrastructure.
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12 Aug 2026
Ant Group debuts physician platform to support patient care
The AQ for Doctor platform is integrated with a patient-facing app to help doctors conduct online consultations, manage patient records and support clinical decision-making
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05 Aug 2026
Amid mounting care access barriers, young adults seek health AI
Survey data shows Gen Z and millennials use AI for health advice more than older generations, likely because they're more frustrated with care access inefficiencies.
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05 Aug 2026
Employers eye ICHRAs, but affordability remains a concern
More than one-third of employers offering health benefits are at least evaluating an ICHRA, although marketplace instability and costs are hindering adoption.
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05 Aug 2026
Community health centers provide care to 1 in 7 patients
Both HRSA and NACHC stressed the value community health centers bring to primary and preventive care access.
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05 Aug 2026
Hinge Health expands into virtual GI care with $105M acquisition
Hinge Health plans to launch an integrated digital GI care program to complement its virtual MSK services after the acquisition closes later this year.
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04 Aug 2026
80% of adults unfamiliar with Medicaid work requirements
Medicaid work requirements are set to begin in January, putting pressure on states to educate members about the program requirements to prevent loss of coverage.
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03 Aug 2026
Patient portal messages yield up to 2.6 hours of after-hours work
Patient portal message volumes are concentrated among a few patients and providers, prompting calls for targeted interventions to reduce workload.
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03 Aug 2026
HHS revives 340B rebate model despite hospital pushback
HHS released a revised 340B rebate model pilot after losing legal challenges that blocked a similar program earlier this year.
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31 Jul 2026
CMS finalizes 2.3% inpatient pay bump, CJR Model expansion
The final rule for the FY 2027 IPPS will increase inpatient payments by about $2.1B and introduce a new mandatory bundled payments model for nearly all hospitals.
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31 Jul 2026
CMS locks in 2%+ payment bumps for SNFs, post-acute care providers
Skilled nursing, inpatient rehab and inpatient psych facilities, as well as hospices, all got payment rate updates over 2% as the CMS continues to crack down on fraud in new rules.
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31 Jul 2026
Black, Hispanic patients underrepresented in value-based care models
White, high-income patients living in urban areas are more likely to benefit from value-based care models, limiting the generalizability of model results.
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30 Jul 2026
B.well launches CMS aligned network with health systems, tech companies
The digital health company's network, which is live at Froedtert ThedaCare and Google, among others, promises to streamline health data sharing and patient access to data.
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30 Jul 2026
State-based subsidies saved some ACA Marketplace losses
States that offered their own subsidies to consumers had lower ACA Marketplace enrollment losses, according to new KFF data.
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30 Jul 2026
The Security Interviews: Bronwyn Boyle, Cybermindz
Cyber security can be a stressful career and this is becoming a growing concern for organisations. So what can be done to alleviate the pressure?
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29 Jul 2026
CMS fraud war room stops $203M in debated Medicaid payments
In less than 90 days, the new Medicaid Fraud War Room blocked payments to 50 unique providers at high-risk of defrauding the federal healthcare program, the CMS says.
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28 Jul 2026
Abridge buys agentic AI, workflow automation company
The acquisition comes amid rapid growth for the AI scribing company, adding agentic AI and automation expertise as it continues to develop tools to reduce administrative burdens.
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28 Jul 2026
Digital health funding trends up in 2026, fueled by AI
U.S. digital health funding hit $7.4 billion in the first half of 2026, driven largely by the AI boom, but investors are now prioritizing healthcare expertise and workflow orchestration.
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28 Jul 2026
Mobile charge capture comes to athenahealth platform
As financial pressures mount, athenahealth integrates mobile charge capture into its EHR platform to help practices keep revenue that's often lost during hospital rounding.
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28 Jul 2026
OIG calls on states to tamp down Medicaid provider fraud
States must create more specific contracts with Medicaid MCOs detailing requirements for Medicaid provider fraud referrals, OIG advised.
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27 Jul 2026
OpenAI expands ChatGPT Health to all adult U.S. users
OpenAI has made updates to its ChatGPT Health model, including allowing users to share certain health information with the regular chat feature.
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27 Jul 2026
Cyberattack forces temporary closure of 83 AnMed facilities
Nonprofit health system AnMed's medical group and imaging offices will be closed on July 27 as it responds to a cyberattack; urgent care and emergency services will remain open.
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27 Jul 2026
Deep RCM vendor partnership drives better collections, efficiency
New KLAS report reveals providers using at least three RCM modules from one vendor gain workflow efficiencies and better cash flow, but integration challenges persist for some.
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24 Jul 2026
ONC releases USCDI Version 7 with 30 new data elements
USCDI Version 7 includes 30 new data elements in an effort to drive interoperability and align with national health and wellness priorities.
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24 Jul 2026
Cigna expands AI capabilities to intervene earlier in chronic care
Cigna announced plans to expand its care management programs using AI and predictive analytics to identify chronic conditions earlier.
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23 Jul 2026
Pharma loses appeal to change 340B drug discounts to rebates
Major drugmakers lost their bid to impose rebate models on 340B providers, as a court ruling states that only the HHS can authorize changes to the drug discount program structure.
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23 Jul 2026
Which AI chatbots do patients turn to for medical advice?
ChatGPT's popularity spanned all age groups, but a sizeable contingent of patients still prefer not to use AI for medical information at all.
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23 Jul 2026
Will digital government recover from DSIT breakup?
Computer Weekly looks at what Andy Burnham’s decision to dismantle the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology means for the UK tech sector, and how the department will be split up
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23 Jul 2026
Teladoc launches personalized, risk-based virtual care model
Teladoc Health's new risk-based virtual care model aims to deliver personalized care, leveraging an AI-driven engine to unify services, care teams and data.
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22 Jul 2026
ONC names 9 EHIgnite Challenge phase one winners
Nearly 100 submissions were narrowed to nine winning teams who sought to turn electronic health information exports into actionable insights for patients and clinicians.
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21 Jul 2026
23andMe settles multistate data breach lawsuit for $18M
A coalition of 43 attorneys general resolved allegations against 23andMe stemming from a 2023 data breach that impacted 7 million customers.
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21 Jul 2026
Aetna: Docs trust payers more even as administrative burden persists
Although providers are trusting payers more, there's an opportunity for health IT to ameliorate administrative burdens, including prior authorizations.
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21 Jul 2026
Why providers can't get paid for using clinical AI tools
Healthcare payment models aren't built for AI, say industry leaders in a new report, which proposes a reimbursement framework as CMS launches a model to pay for technology-enabled care.
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21 Jul 2026
Survey: Hospital brand loyalty drives care access decisions
U.S. News survey data show that patient loyalty is increasingly being placed in the hospital brand, likely because patients want a comprehensive care experience.
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20 Jul 2026
Health information orgs blame developers for blocking data-sharing
Organizations, including HIEs and HDUs, report that information blocking has declined from 2019 to 2025; however, they note that certified health IT developers remain the main culprit.
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20 Jul 2026
How Lithuania became a tech startup nation
Lithuania has built a network of tech startup companies the hard way, through bootstrapping. Today, it claims six companies with valuations over a billion dollars
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20 Jul 2026
How primary care can implement patient-centered AI policy
Patients are aware of the risks of AI use, so primary care offices need to implement a patient-centered AI policy enabling disclosure and consent.
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16 Jul 2026
Civil rights groups: ACA, Medicaid cuts exacerbate health disparities
Of the nearly 15 million people slated to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage, 60% will come from minority groups, which could worsen racial health disparities.
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16 Jul 2026
CHAI launches AI adoption support for public health agencies
As public health agencies fall behind in AI adoption, CHAI has launched the PULSE program to bring public health practitioners together in AI workgroups and develop playbooks.
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16 Jul 2026
Palantir: Can anyone else do what it does?
Palantir is a US defence-intelligence company, born from the CIA's venture arm that now operates inside the UK public sector. We examine the claim that its technology does what no other supplier can
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16 Jul 2026
What patients want in AI-drafted patient portal messages
Patients are receptive to AI-drafted patient portal messages, so long as a clinician reviews them and they're informed that AI was involved.
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16 Jul 2026
A fifth of PC devices still on Windows 10
While support ended in October 2025, community-driven insights from Lansweeper has found that smaller businesses are still using Windows 10
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15 Jul 2026
Physician pay cuts loom as CMS unveils major Medicare reforms
The 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule would cut conversion factors, sunset traditional MIPS and overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program despite provider pushback on costs.
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15 Jul 2026
Reeves speaks up about UK sovereign AI
The UK government has ambitions to build out its own AI capabilities, but its plans are stumped by high datacentre power costs