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Vexev Raises $6M to Scale Autonomous Robotic Vascular Ultrasound
August 25, 2026·3 min read

Vexev Raises $6M to Scale Autonomous Robotic Vascular Ultrasound

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know Australian medical robotics and computational imaging startup Vexev raised $6M in new funding, bringing its total capital…

Healthcare’s Hidden Backbone: Why Modernization Matters More Than Ever
August 25, 2026·6 min read

Healthcare’s Hidden Backbone: Why Modernization Matters More Than Ever

HIT Consultant – Read More Robin Macfarlane, President and CEO, RRMac Associates When people think about healthcare innovation, they often picture telehealth platforms, AI-powered diagnostics, wearable…

Where Florida’s Gun Violence Exacts Its Biggest Toll on Black and Latino Children
August 25, 2026·22 min read

Where Florida’s Gun Violence Exacts Its Biggest Toll on Black and Latino Children

KFF Health News – Read More JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Just west of the St. Johns River, which divides this sprawling city racially and economically, 2-year-old A’mahri…

The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify
August 25, 2026·6 min read

The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify

KFF Health News – Read More In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the popular weight loss drug Zepbound. But he couldn’t afford the…

Four Digital Transformation Lessons for Successfully Deploying Healthcare Agentic AI
August 25, 2026·6 min read

Four Digital Transformation Lessons for Successfully Deploying Healthcare Agentic AI

HIT Consultant – Read More James McHugh BRG, Managing Director Patrick Higley BRG, Director The success of agentic AI rollouts will depend on whether underlying workflows…

Roche Receives FDA Clearance for Elecsys pTau217, First Single-Biomarker Alzheimer’s Blood Test for Primary and Specialty Care
August 25, 2026·3 min read

Roche Receives FDA Clearance for Elecsys pTau217, First Single-Biomarker Alzheimer’s Blood Test for Primary and Specialty Care

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Roche’s Elecsys® Phospho-Tau (217P) Plasma (pTau217) blood test,…

Arintra Secures $25M to Scale GenAI Autonomous Medical Coding
August 25, 2026·3 min read

Arintra Secures $25M to Scale GenAI Autonomous Medical Coding

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know Arintra, an autonomous medical coding startup headquartered in Austin, Texas, with engineering operations in Bengaluru, raised approximately…

Ebola Is Still Killing in Central Africa. These Groups Are Working To Save Lives.
August 24, 2026·5 min read

Ebola Is Still Killing in Central Africa. These Groups Are Working To Save Lives.

KFF Health News – Read More Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they confront…

March 20, 2026·23 min read

Best AI Medical Scribe Tools of 2025: A Provider’s Guide

Physician burnout remains a critical issue in modern healthcare, driven largely by an overwhelming administrative burden. Physicians now spend over three hours daily on clinical documentation alone, with an additional 1.77 hours of "pajama time" — after-hours EHR work — corroding personal well-being. This relentless clerical demand, which can consume up to 28 hours per week, is a primary factor in the staggering 43.2% of U.S. physicians who reported burnout symptoms in 2024. The consequences are severe, impacting not only clinician morale but also patient access and quality of care.

September 23, 2025·4 min read

7 Best Patient Engagement Platforms for Hospitals and Clinics

Patient engagement has moved from a “nice-to-have” to a strategic necessity. The right platform can centralize communications, automate reminders, surface at‑risk patients, and give clinicians actionable…