Weekly Roundup – March 15, 2025
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. Ethical Considerations For Implementing AI Solutions […]
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Ethical Considerations For Implementing AI Solutions While Protecting Patient Data Privacy. This is a big deal, and the Healthcare IT Today community had a lot to say about it. Key advice: Source diverse data sets, implement transparent models, and require vendors to sign a BAA. Read more…
Why Transporting Patients to Their Appointments Matters. More than 20% of U.S. adults miss medical appointments because they don’t have a way to get there. Elizabeth Jepsen and Denise Kajanoff at Kinetik talked to John Lynn about their company aims to address the issue. Read more…
Making AI and Automation a Winning Formula. At HIMSS, Dr. Aaron Neinstein at Notable and MIT Health’s Brian Schuetz talked about bringing context to process automation to go beyond if-then logic to make workflows smarter and seamless. Read more…
How Better ERP Improves Operations and Cuts Costs. Diana Van Blaricom and Jeff Tennant at ROI Healthcare Solutions outlined how organizations cannot make the most of ERP without first understanding what legacy systems are in place and how they all interact. Read more…
Stop Nagging Patients; Behavioral Science Works Better. Chandra Osborn at AdhereHealth joined Colin Hung to describe why nudges are good for simple behavior and personalized interactions are better for complex scenarios such as improving medication adherence. Read more…
AI’s Promise in Improving Patient Outcomes and Streamlining Healthcare Operations. Another topic for the experts in the Healthcare IT Today community highlighted AI use cases such as RCM automation, diagnostic efficiency, clinical documentation, and predictive analytics. Read more…
Applying the Buy Now, Pay Later Principle to Healthcare. On stage at ViVe, Caroline Meehan at Affirm chatted with John about the importance of flexible payment options in healthcare – especially if it doesn’t disrupt existing payment options. Read more…
Introducing the Life Sciences Today Podcast. The topics that matter to life science, hospitals, health systems, and the patients they serve continue to overlap, so Healthcare IT Today decided it was time for a new podcast. Out first guest is Danny Lieberman, who will host future episodes. Read more…
CIO Podcast: Achieving Sustainability Through Technology. Her Excellency Dr. Mubaraka Ibrahim at Emirates Health Services joined John to discuss why the United Arab Emirates is making big investments in AI and how that’s impacting healthcare in particular. Read more…
When Numbers Talk: Bridging Gaps in Healthcare Leadership. In difficult times, financial and clinical leaders must align to secure the future of their organizations. Russell Graney at Aidin outlined how looking at the right data can drive decision-making. Read more…
This Week’s Health IT Jobs for March 12, 2025: Roles for Epic consultants and information analysts, plus C-level positions at HCA Healthcare and AMN Healthcare Leadership Solutions. Read more…
Bonus Features for March 9, 2025: While 85% of senior leaders say AI will improve RCM efficiency, 44% of patients worry AI will reduce personal interactions with their providers. Read more…
Funding and M&A Activity:
- Teladoc Health acquired Catapult Health, a provider of virtual preventive care services.
- Investment firm EXA Capital acquired PrecisionCare, which provides EHR and care management software to the behavioral health and long-term care industries.
- Physician recruitment agency CHG Healthcare acquired CareerMD, a physician recruitment platform.
- Patient data analytics platform Retrieve Medical Holdings intends to acquire Cúratus, maker of a tool to verify provider credentialing and directory data.
- Physician-facing chatbot OpenEvidence raised $75 million in previously unreported capital.
- Radiology generative AI vendor Rad AI closed $60 million in Series C funding.
- Managed services company Hummingbird Healthcare closed a $20 million Series B funding round.
- Medical imaging network Avandra launched with $17.75 million in funding.
- Provider inbox management tool Affineon Health closed a $5 million oversubscribed seed round.
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Happy Saturday! I hope you have a better March 15 than Julius Caesar.
