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NextGen Invent’s Deepak Mittal argues for scoped healthcare AI pilots with early governance

NextGen Invent’s Deepak Mittal argues that healthcare AI pilots can begin with a reliable data subset and early governance. His performance figures are vendor claims, not independently verified results.

July partnerships show hospitals aligning without ownership change

Four July health system deals tracked by Becker's, and a McDermott Will & Schulte analysis, point the same way: alliances and joint authorities, not buyouts.

Telehealth margins were negative for every payer type in 2025

Strata data: telehealth visits up 79% since 2019 and remote monitoring up 4,000%, yet total cost margins were negative with every payer in 2025.

Most reprocessing audit gaps trace back to training, turnover and leadership

Joint Commission survey findings, CDC guidance and a 189-cycle audit study point to the same weak spots in instrument reprocessing, and few of them are

Two Radiology Deals Signal Focus on Coverage, Not Scanners

Radiology Business reports that Colorado Imaging Associates and TRA formed Affiliated Radiology, while Align Capital agreed to buy Heritage Imaging.

Sentara put a predictive model inside Epic’s nursing workflow

Sentara embedded a predictive risk model into Epic and redesigned nursing workflows, reducing hospital-onset MRSA bacteremia by about 45%, according to

Interchangeable biosimilars are getting approved faster, and Wezlana shows why

FDA’s interchangeable Wezlana nod for Stelara’s uses lands as interchangeability reviews speed up, a shift that changes formulary timing, pharmacy substitution

ADHA shifts My Health Record to multi-supplier ops as Accenture signs new 3-year contract

Australia’s ADHA is moving My Health Record to a multi-supplier operating model as Accenture continues support under a new three-year contract. In the same week

Hospitals need a shortlist as cardiology AI clearances hit 225

Cardiology is still the No. 2 specialty for FDA-cleared AI, with 225 tools when imaging is counted. That growth is pushing tighter vendor evaluation and tighter

OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Healthcare is getting wired into Epic

OpenAI’s Epic integration is read-only, supports in-chart workflows, and ships with audit logs and RBAC. The operational work is permissions, connectors, and va

HCA’s Q1 was not about volume. It was about coverage and collecting cash

HCA kept 2026 volume guidance, but exchange attrition and uninsured growth are turning payer mix and denials into the operational battleground.

Dental practice exits are turning into multi-year projects, not last-year decisions

Dental Economics and Group Dentistry Now point to a shift: succession, tax structure, and revenue-cycle controls now need 3–5+ years, not months.

MD&M West 2026 exhibitors pitch audit-ready, AI-ready device platforms

MD&M West exhibitors are pitching AI-ready computing, test capacity, and cleanroom throughput as the new schedule risk in medtech programs.

Radiology deal flow is splitting in two: $8B radiopharma and 14-state mobile imaging rollups

From Curium’s up to $8B Lantheus agreement to PE-backed mobile imaging platforms, radiology consolidation is shifting what hospitals buy and how reads get staff

HFMA’s new chair is a hospital CFO as Medicare reporting gets more detailed and revenue cycle work gets more technical

HFMA’s 2026-27 board slate and new certifications signal heavier cost reporting and revenue cycle analytics work inside hospitals.

FDA QMSR ties supplier contracts to inspection prep

FDA’s QMSR is pushing medtech OEMs to rewrite how CMOs handle risk, records, and audit support.

Interchangeable biosimilars cut drug spend only when pharmacies can actually switch them

FDA interchangeable biosimilars are expanding beyond insulin, pushing payer and pharmacy ops teams to tighten substitution rules, EHR signals, and inventory pla

More nurse staffing was associated with slightly lower safety-culture scores in a 205-hospital analysis

A 2026 analysis found small negative links between added staffing and safety-culture perceptions. Operators are shifting to governance, reporting systems, and e

How Targeted Patient Education Improves Outcomes - Stephen Page, SmarterHealth.AI

Learn how targeted patient and provider education with AI can reduce preventable readmissions, improve health equity, and drive measurable clinical and…

Cleveland Clinic's 900-person AI summit signals a new buying cycle for patient routing systems

Cleveland Clinic's AI Summit, plus its $50M "Digital Front Door" initiative, is pushing AI from pilots into patient routing and access systems.

Medicare sets $137.53 maximum add-on payment per eligible inpatient case for CT triage AI

Medicare’s NTAP for Aidoc’s CT Body triage puts a per-case dollar figure on radiology AI, and forces hospitals to treat workflow, governance, and coding as one

Real-time radiation dose tracking is moving from badges to live dashboards in procedure rooms

Radiation Detection Company’s Radiant updates dose every 0.2 seconds, while GE HealthCare pushes browser-based imaging access, changing how hospitals govern rad

Microsoft’s 60% Dragon Copilot discount forces a new way to measure digital health ROI

As Microsoft and Pivot Point push Dragon Copilot into rural hospitals, Europe’s EDiHTA work shows why buyers now need a repeatable way to price evidence.

Tarsus’ $450M Alkeus deal puts phase 3 retina programs on the same integration plan

Two acquisitions add a phase 3 oral Stargardt asset and a post-injection antiseptic. The work now shifts to trial operations, CMC, and future specialty distribu

FDA’s Oct. 19 AI docket forces medtech teams to write tests, not slide decks

The FDA’s generative AI discussion paper points to competency-style evaluation and heavier postmarket monitoring, pushing vendors and hospital buyers to demand

SILMO Paris 2026 brings smart glasses and AI into the purchasing cycle

SILMO expects nearly 34,000 visitors and 950 exhibitors. The agenda signals where optical retailers and labs will spend next: AI imaging workflows, smart-glasse

Epic is turning its EHR into an AI command center, and CIO plans just got tighter

UGM 2026 put Epic’s agent tools, Cosmos data scale, and new APIs on a faster release track. For health system IT, the decision is shifting from pilots to platfo

VA’s $4.8B facilities budget makes the EHR rollout a network upgrade

VA’s FY 2026 nonrecurring maintenance budget sets aside $1B for federal EHR readiness, pushing fiber, closets, and switches onto facilities capital plans.

The Cost of Waiting: Why Healthcare Can't Afford Slow Decisions with Mark Van Sumeren

Healthcare strategist Mark Van Sumeren explains why delayed decisions drain capacity and how leaders can balance deliberation with speed in a…

Jessica Davison - Assistant Vice President of Strategy, Learning & Analytics, United Way of Greater Houston

Jessica Davidson explains relationship with HTX.