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Clinical Data Fidelity: The Real Blindspot in Healthcare AI Strategy
June 25, 2026·5 min read

Clinical Data Fidelity: The Real Blindspot in Healthcare AI Strategy

HIT Consultant – Read More Brent Dover, CEO, Carta Healthcare The healthcare industry has reached something it rarely achieves: near-total agreement. Surveys show 97 percent of…

Cadence Secures $100M, Partners with Duke Health to Scale Chronic Care AI
June 25, 2026·4 min read

Cadence Secures $100M, Partners with Duke Health to Scale Chronic Care AI

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know Clinical AI leader Cadence has announced a $100 million Series C funding round led by Spark Capital,…

Xella Health Launches with $4.7M to Scale AI-Powered Precision Testing for Women’s Health
June 25, 2026·5 min read

Xella Health Launches with $4.7M to Scale AI-Powered Precision Testing for Women’s Health

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know Women’s health pioneer Xella Health has officially emerged from stealth, launching as the first AI-powered precision health…

Oracle Health Partners with Theator to Deliver AI-Native Surgical Video Analytics and Automated EHR Documentation
June 25, 2026·4 min read

Oracle Health Partners with Theator to Deliver AI-Native Surgical Video Analytics and Automated EHR Documentation

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know Enterprise cloud and EHR giant Oracle Health has formalized a strategic U.S. partnership with surgical computer vision…

Something’s off with Midjourney’s pivot to body scanners
June 25, 2026·1 min read

Something’s off with Midjourney’s pivot to body scanners

Health | The Verge – Read More A scan of an imaging phantom, segmented to validate how cleanly structures separate under controlled conditions. | Image: Midjourney…

The Fitbit Air takes a smarter approach to the AI health dumpster fire
June 25, 2026·1 min read

The Fitbit Air takes a smarter approach to the AI health dumpster fire

Health | The Verge – Read More The Google Fitbit Air is one of the better attempts at an AI-compatible health tracker. Google Health Coach seems…

Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees
June 25, 2026·7 min read

Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees

KFF Health News – Read More Sen. Ron Wyden and 14 Democratic co-sponsors plan to introduce legislation Thursday to cap consumers’ potential out-of-pocket costs in traditional…

Assort Health Raises $120M at a $1.2B Valuation to Scale Patient Access AI Agents
June 25, 2026·4 min read

Assort Health Raises $120M at a $1.2B Valuation to Scale Patient Access AI Agents

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know Patient access automation leader Assort Health has announced a $120M Series C funding round led by Menlo…

Opioid Settlement Money Pays for Services To Battle Addiction in Rural Kentucky
June 25, 2026·8 min read

Opioid Settlement Money Pays for Services To Battle Addiction in Rural Kentucky

KFF Health News – Read More WHITESBURG, Ky. — Drugs and the consequences of addiction are woven into the fabric of Jamie Madden’s life. Her earliest…

HHS and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Launch Operation Trialblazer to Modernize Clinical Trials
June 24, 2026·5 min read

HHS and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Launch Operation Trialblazer to Modernize Clinical Trials

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has unveiled…