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22 Jul 2026
Harness Agent DLC targets AI agent development gaps
DevSecOps for AI agents requires more than code review -- Harness beefs up behavioral and security controls and hints at a possible observability expansion.
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21 Jul 2026
BellSoft takes on Dockerfile sprawl with Hardened Builder
BellSoft's Hardened Builder lets Paketo Buildpacks users build zero-CVE container images on hardened base images, reducing security toil without changing application code.
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21 Jul 2026
Acquia talks how vibe coding, Hermes agents build the next content AI
Acquia AI tools are built with -- you guessed it -- a heavy dose of AI.
Health IT News from the past 365 days
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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
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
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15 Jul 2026
Healthcare ransomware attacks surge 14% amid growing cyberthreats
A new report shows that healthcare organizations have faced 410 ransomware attacks in the first half of 2026, as regulatory efforts to bolster healthcare cybersecurity stalled.
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14 Jul 2026
Health plans fall short in maternity care member communication
Health plans and their members have different ideas of what constitutes good member communication during pregnancy, a new report shows.
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14 Jul 2026
Care continues shift to outpatient as hospital margins dip
Outpatient revenue jumped 8% YTD while operating margins fell to 2.7% in May, prompting strategic changes, Kaufman Hall reports.
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14 Jul 2026
Healthcare struggles with risk remediation in first half of 2026
Healthcare organizations are improving at identifying cyber threats, but remediation efforts continue to lag due to resource constraints and operational challenges.
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13 Jul 2026
AI patient portal message may increase clinicians' cognitive burden
AI-generated patient portal messages often misalign with clinician responses, increasing cognitive burden, but adapting LLMs can improve accuracy and reduce editing, new research shows.
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13 Jul 2026
Digital health disparities undercut Cures Act's open notes policy
Without systems to address digital health disparities, the open notes policy under the 21st Century Cures Act will remain limited to a subset of patients.
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13 Jul 2026
REACH ACOs save $2.5B as model prepares for LEAD shift
REACH ACOs achieved $2.5B in gross savings with a 6.7% rate in 2024, as 96 of 115 ACOs earn net savings as the model prepares to transition to LEAD in 2027.
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13 Jul 2026
Cyber body Crest launches AI security charter
Crest’s industry-backed AI charter commits signatories to supporting responsible AI adoption and aims to foster trust in AI-enabled security services.
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10 Jul 2026
OpenEvidence adds real-time evidence quality grading to AI
A new feature in OpenEvidence provides real-time grading of the quality of published evidence cited in AI answers, in an effort to promote transparency and accuracy.
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09 Jul 2026
MPs call on NHS to scrap Palantir and its Federated Data Platform
Health and Social Care Committee urges health minister to get rid of US firm Palantir and its Federated Data Platform amid ‘mistrust’ and ‘contested benefits’
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09 Jul 2026
AdaptHealth says hackers exfiltrated patient data in social engineering attack
AdaptHealth, a home medical equipment supplier, reported the data breach in an SEC filing.
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09 Jul 2026
The FDP debate is looking in the rear-view mirror – what’s around the next bend?
The question is no longer whether the Federated Data Platform has delivered enough, but whether the NHS will have the data infrastructure to deploy AI before the workforce crisis forces the issue
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09 Jul 2026
NCS: Chinese open AI models gaining ground in Singapore
As American and Chinese AI worlds pull apart, the Singtel unit is courting both by putting OpenAI and Alibaba engineers on the same stage and folding Chinese models into its own products
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09 Jul 2026
UK’s largest businesses dangerously exposed to cloud outages
British businesses, particularly those in the FTSE 100, are dangerously dependent on large cloud providers, with hypothetical large-scale outages at AWS or Azure regions likely to cause major economic damage, according to the Cyber Monitoring Centre
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08 Jul 2026
AMA: Structural barriers separate wearables data from clinical care
A new survey reveals that physicians recognize the value of wearable device data, but significant barriers to clinical integration remain, including the lack of established reimbursement pathways.
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08 Jul 2026
ACA premiums set to surge 14% as tax credits expire
Payers offering ACA Marketplace plans proposed another double-digit premium increase, driven by rising healthcare costs, labor shortages and the lapse of enhanced premium tax credits.
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08 Jul 2026
Sequoia Project encourages automated patient consent to boost health data sharing
Through detailed use cases and guidance, The Sequoia Project is laying the groundwork for automated consent rather than the fragmented, manual consent mechanisms that the industry relies on today.
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08 Jul 2026
Cost, trust drive rural health's cancer screening disparities
Rural Americans are less likely to have completed their requisite cancer screenings, mostly due to rising costs and waning trust in health systems and providers.
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07 Jul 2026
AI adoption in healthcare moves faster than readiness
AI is improving patient care and clinician experience, but health systems are still falling short in providing the right tools and training, a new report shows.
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07 Jul 2026
Study: Bariatric surgery beats GLP-1s on long-term costs, outcomes
Bariatric surgery costs $109 less per month than GLP-1 drugs for obesity and diabetes patients, with faster weight loss and better outcomes over 12 years, study finds.
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07 Jul 2026
M&S among first businesses to sign UK government’s resilience pledge
Marks & Spencer joins the likes of Accenture, Microsoft and Vodafone by committing to take practical steps to improve cyber standards through the government’s voluntary Cyber Resilience Pledge
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06 Jul 2026
Lack of clinical oversight raises red flags in virtual GLP-1 prescribing
Telehealth websites that provide GLP-1 prescriptions directly to consumers often do not provide clinician support, enabling access to the drugs with limited clinical oversight.
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06 Jul 2026
CMS proposes expanded authority to revoke Medicare privileges
CMS proposes expanding its authority to revoke Medicare providers in fraud crackdown, while updating home health payments with a 2.4% increase and continued PDGM adjustments.
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06 Jul 2026
Report: 29% of young adults don't have a primary care provider
Researchers say that young people without a primary care provider can imperil their patient engagement and care coordination later in life.
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02 Jul 2026
UKtech50 2026: The most influential people in UK technology
Computer Weekly has announced the 16th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector
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02 Jul 2026
UKtech50 2026 winner: Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO, DeepMind
Third-time UKtech50 winner Demis Hassabis has shown what homegrown UK tech talent can do, and the importance of tech for good
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02 Jul 2026
ONC issues final data brief on EHR adoption, highlights market consolidation
ONC will end EHR adoption tracking now that near-universal use has been achieved; its final analysis showed a market dominated by a few vendors.
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02 Jul 2026
Study: Hospitals' telehealth scale indicates digital readiness for AI
While research shows a strong relationship between telehealth and AI adoption, it is unclear whether one results in the other.
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02 Jul 2026
CMS takes aim at 340B, site-neural payments in OPPS proposal
The proposed Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule also includes a 2.4% rate boost, prior authorization for Botox injections and a more aggressive 340B remedy plan.
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02 Jul 2026
Data dive: Kill switch and catch-up – can Europe close the sovereignty gap?
As the US demonstrates it can wield an AI ‘kill switch’, the EU and UK unleash a wave of sovereign tech measures. Can state-led industrial policy bridge a $2tn revenue chasm?
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01 Jul 2026
Elevance: No Surprises Act IDR awards hit 'extreme' levels for OR
Providers are winning 90% of payment disputes for planned procedures with awards up to 119 times typical rates, raising questions about the No Surprises Act's impact.
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01 Jul 2026
Medtronic notifies impacted patients of data breach tied to April hack
While the total number of impacted individuals has not yet appeared on OCR's breach portal, Medtronic issued a notice to patients, and state attorney general breach reports have been trickling in.
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01 Jul 2026
Clinicians largely satisfied with EHRs, but there is room for improvement
New KLAS research shows that clinician satisfaction with EHRs is generally high; however, more EHR training and involvement in EHR governance could further improve EHR experience.
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01 Jul 2026
3.8M qualify for Medicare GLP-1 Bridge at program's July start
With 3.8M Medicare enrollees qualifying for the GLP-1 Bridge, the program could lay the groundwork for future payment models for the weight loss drugs.
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30 Jun 2026
Trusted docs dispel vaccine myths, but many don't have one
KFF data shows that those with a trusted provider are less likely to believe vaccine misinformation, but separate reports indicate many patients still lack a usual source of care.
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30 Jun 2026
Finland bets industrial recovery on health AI, maths and quantum
The ‘world’s first’ national AI model leads Finnish plan to concentrate national resources on industrial revival
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30 Jun 2026
HPE Discover 2026: Powering Siemens Healthineers’ life-saving vision
Siemens Healthineers’ head of clinical marketing discusses the technology behind the firm’s advances in medical imaging
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29 Jun 2026
Provider compensation grew, but productivity outpaced pay
New data from AMGA shows a 4.3% bump in provider compensation last year, driven by productivity growth rather than reimbursement increases.
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29 Jun 2026
HHS cut 3M ACA Marketplace enrollments in ongoing fraud efforts
The agency said it rooted out fraudulent Affordable Care Act enrollments following the 2025 Trump rule that laid out stricter eligibility, enrollment and enforcement standards.
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29 Jun 2026
British public won’t tolerate cyber disruption any more
The British public’s tolerance for cyber disruption, particularly at high-profile organisations such as retailers, is wearing thin, according to a TalkTalk Business study
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29 Jun 2026
Should cancer diagnoses come from the patient portal? 75% say no.
Most patients don't want to learn they have cancer from the patient portal. Researchers say additional notification settings or delayed test results for certain diagnoses are needed.
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29 Jun 2026
ACA Marketplace premiums might see a double-digit spike in 2027
The early look at ACA Marketplace premiums shows that the tax credit lapse and rising medical cost trend could lead to high premium costs for consumers in 2027.
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26 Jun 2026
HHS aims to strengthen TEFCA through greater oversight, QHIN reviews
HHS plans to strengthen TEFCA amid interoperability disputes, as the network grew from 10 million health records exchanged to 1 billion in under a year.
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26 Jun 2026
Remote desktop tools offer hackers a front door to healthcare networks: report
As hackers increasingly exploit poorly configured remote management tools to gain broad access to clinical systems, a new report says that no other industry sees remote desktop exploitation at this scale.
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26 Jun 2026
Met Palantir pilot: The DPIA that raises more questions than answers
We examine the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Metropolitan Police’s Palantir Foundry pilot, and the governance gaps it exposes around surveillance, transparency and staff consultation
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25 Jun 2026
How the U.S. spent $5.7T on healthcare
A new analysis from federal actuaries shows another year of U.S. healthcare spending growth over 7%, but legislative reform will temper healthcare's acceleration, they say.
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24 Jun 2026
Cadence captures $100M to expand RPM platform, AI agents
The company's remote patient monitoring platform leverages AI agents to monitor vital signs, identify risks and offer lifestyle support for patients with chronic diseases.
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24 Jun 2026
As No Surprises Act rules tighten, Zelis expands AI role in dispute process
Zelis launches an AI-powered platform for No Surprises Act disputes as insurers face new compliance demands and scrutiny over reimbursement practices.
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24 Jun 2026
Healthcare AI platform Xsolis suffers data breach impacting 1.4M individuals
The third-party data breach impacted patients at Mayo Clinic, UW Medicine, VHC Health and more.
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24 Jun 2026
153% surge in patient portal messaging imperils provider workloads
Providers might consider billing for patient portal messaging, enhanced health IT infrastructure and AI systems to reduce messaging workloads.
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24 Jun 2026
Overwhelming support for Microsoft SMS designation in CMA responses
Some 25 organisations back Strategic Market Status for Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, while the Open Cloud Coalition estimates £60m in annual public sector costs
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24 Jun 2026
The £1,100 lock-in: CMA Microsoft probe exposes software ecosystem at a crossroads
A parish council, a £60m public sector bill, and the AI question that could define UK digital competition for a generation in responses to the CMA’s Strategic Market Status investigation
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23 Jun 2026
OIG found limited coordination, oversight of VA's genAI tools
The watchdog observed gaps in the coordination and oversight of generative AI chat tools used at the VA for clinical documentation and patient care, raising patient safety concerns.
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23 Jun 2026
RAND: State Medicaid funding to fall 5% or more for half of the U.S.
State Medicaid funds are slated to fall by $679B through 2034, with 26 states facing cuts of 5% or more, while a select few are expected to see a boost, RAND reports.
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23 Jun 2026
Lown: Top hospitals fall short in health equity work
The Lown Institute found that the leading hospitals named by U.S. News & World Report underperform in its own measures of health equity.
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23 Jun 2026
Survey: GenAI governance falling behind rapid provider adoption
While nearly half of clinicians use GenAI daily, only 27% report their organization has published AI policies, revealing critical governance gaps as AI concerns mount.
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23 Jun 2026
Google’s Andi Gutmans on the shift to agent-scale data management
We talk to PHP pioneer and Google agentic data cloud vice-president about ensuring agentic quality, including having agents voting against each other, and the risk of LLM lock-in
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22 Jun 2026
ShinyHunters threatens to leak One Medical Seniors patient data
Cyber extortion group ShinyHunters claimed to have exfiltrated 8.8 terabytes of data from One Medical Seniors, threatening to publish it if the Amazon-owned company refuses to pay.
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22 Jun 2026
KFF: Healthcare cost pressures lead patients to use AI for health info
Just under a third of patients say they've used AI for health information in the past month, with most users saying healthcare affordability problems led them there.
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19 Jun 2026
Scotland officially launches own NHS app
People in Scotland are able to download the first version of the MyCare.scot app on their smartphones, following the roll-out of the web-based version
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18 Jun 2026
RPM didn't curb hospital admissions after serious infections
A recent study found that RPM alone did not reduce readmissions among discharged patients with sepsis and respiratory infections, challenging RPM's broad claims of effectiveness.
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18 Jun 2026
Revenue cycle AI, IDR disputes drive 9% medical cost trend
The medical cost trend is reaching its highest level in nearly two decades as AI-enabled coding and provider wins under the IDR process inflate costs, PwC says.
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18 Jun 2026
OIG: Medicaid managed care provider directories have inaccuracies
Medicaid managed care plan provider directories contain inaccuracies about in-network maternity care providers and their contact information.
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17 Jun 2026
Whoop launches EHR integration capabilities
Through a new partnership, Whoop users will be able to integrate data from their wearable fitness and health tracker with their EHR, gaining a more comprehensive view of their health.
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17 Jun 2026
Reports say Ensemble is close to a $12B private equity bid
New reports say the firm founded by executive Matt Holt is close to a $12 billion acquisition of Ensemble Health Partners, marking another landmark deal in the RCM sector.
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16 Jun 2026
NHS trusts operating on fewer patients with Palantir FDP, warns Foxglove
Around 30% of English hospitals that use Palantir’s FDP tools for scheduling are carrying out fewer procedures than before adoption, according to data from campaign group Foxglove
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15 Jun 2026
General-purpose AI beats out specialized clinical AI in some assessments
A new study challenges the value proposition of specialized clinical AI tools, showing they underperformed compared to general-purpose AI models across medical benchmarks.
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15 Jun 2026
As patients rely on AI for medical advice, will bots replace care?
Two surveys show that patients are increasingly relying on AI to access care when they can't connect with a doctor, but patients still prefer a provider when possible.
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15 Jun 2026
Top Medicare Advantage plans deny up to 80% of rehab requests
CVS Health, Humana and UnitedHealth Group had rehab request denial rates nearly twice those of other Medicare Advantage plans.
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12 Jun 2026
Novo Nordisk discloses data breach impacting clinical trial participants
The pharmaceutical giant said it identified an IT security incident that affected a limited amount of information about clinical trial participants.
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12 Jun 2026
Labcorp reaches $35M settlement over American Medical Collection Agency breach
Labcorp settled a class-action lawsuit to resolve litigation stemming from a massive 2018-19 data breach at American Medical Collection Agency, a third-party medical debt collector.
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11 Jun 2026
Abridge expands clinical intelligence platform, new collaborations
Abridge is expanding its platform to include new features, including voice-assisted interactions, as well as new integrations and partnerships.
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11 Jun 2026
AMA takes aim at AI prior auth in policies to ensure physician oversight
The AMA's House of Delegates has adopted policies to ensure physician oversight of AI-based clinical decision support and coverage decisions.
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11 Jun 2026
Half of adults struggle to afford healthcare, despite insurance coverage
Experts say the healthcare affordability problem is slated to get worse as federal policies threaten comprehensive insurance coverage.
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10 Jun 2026
Patient access has a revenue leakage issue. Can AI solve it?
A new report finds that a typical health system loses $6.2M in avoidable referral leakage, but AI-enabled patient access centers are recapturing lost revenue.
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10 Jun 2026
ACA tax credit lapse led to fewer signups, more plan drop-off
Following the lapse of the ACA enhanced premium tax credits, there was a signup shortfall of 1.5 million, but more plan drop-off is expected, according to the Commonwealth Fund.
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09 Jun 2026
Microsoft smashes record for biggest ever Patch Tuesday update
Microsoft has obliterated the record for the largest ever Patch Tuesday drop, with its June 2026 update addressing approximately 200 flaws and three zero-days
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09 Jun 2026
As vaccine hesitancy grows, can AI chatbots provide public health info?
New data show a growing vaccine hesitancy problem, but researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say AI chatbots could deliver effective public health messaging.
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09 Jun 2026
Organizations struggle with third-party risk management after vendor approval
Healthcare organizations are diligent about third-party risk management during vendor assessment and procurement, but falter in ongoing lifecycle oversight, new research reveals.
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09 Jun 2026
CMS received nearly 15K NSA complaints, mostly against providers
Most complaints alleging PHS Act violations are related to the No Surprises Act, with tens of thousands of allegations made against providers, CMS reports.
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09 Jun 2026
FinThrive bets AI can prevent denials with new product
A new product from FinThrive uses AI to get ahead of claim denials, using data from real-world payer behavior as the company undergoes another financial restructuring.
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08 Jun 2026
Structure's GLP-1 obesity pill could compete with others on the market
Phase 2 data suggests Structure Therapeutics' GLP-1 pill, aleniglipron, could be a potential competitor in the growing market for oral obesity treatments, analysts say.
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08 Jun 2026
Wearables data is entering clinical care as adoption grows
New research reveals that healthcare wearable device adoption has increased significantly in the last decade, and users are increasingly discussing the data with their clinicians.
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08 Jun 2026
57 Planned Parenthood clinics have closed, limiting healthcare access
Title X and Medicaid policy changes have limited funding and led to the closure of 57 Planned Parenthood clinics, a move that threatens healthcare access, experts say.
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08 Jun 2026
GAO: EHR modernization office needs to improve cybersecurity collaboration
According to GAO, the Federal EHR Modernization office does not fully follow leading practices for cybersecurity collaboration; the Department of Defense disagreed.