News 4/8/26

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Healthcare clearinghouse network operator and practice software vendor Office Ally acquires Jopari, a healthcare revenue cycle and medical billing connectivity software provider.

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Mental healthcare practice management company Alma lays off 45 employees, citing a realignment of roles. The company, which also also offers an online tool to help patients find therapists, is in the process of being acquired by Spring Health, which offers digital mental healthcare solutions to payers and employers.

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Michael Tang, MD, MBA (Cityblock Health) joins Blackbird Health as chief medical officer.

PDS Health names Brett Bingham (Banner Health) president of PDS Health Medical.

Announcements and Implementations

AdvancedMD adds an electronic medication administration record tool to its EHR for enhanced visibility into medication scheduling, administration, and documentation.

Arkansas Otolaryngology Center goes live on CareCloud’s practice management and RCM software and services across its nine facilities.

PrognoCIS EHR developer Bizmatics announces GA of its PrognoAI Suite, which includes AI-powered scribe, chat assistant, and health summary tools.

Greenway Health announces GA of its agentic AI-powered Novare EHR for ambulatory care.

The Arizona Psychiatry Access Line will use Trayt Health’s digital care coordination platform to help pediatric, primary care, obstetric, and women’s healthcare providers find and coordinate behavioral healthcare services.

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Purdue University profiles Leto Tech, a startup with Purdue roots that has developed software to help providers and schools connect patients and students with social services. Leto’s software was initially developed for a HRSA competition in 2023, where it came in third place. The software, which can be integrated with EHRs, was further developed through the Regenstrief Center and is now being commercialized by Leto.

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News 4/1/26

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Behavioral health support chatbot developer Jimini Health raises $17 million in seed funding, bringing the startup’s total raised to $25 million. Its Sage behavioral health assistant supports both patients and providers before, during, and after therapy sessions and shares patient progress with the provider, including highlighting certain interactions in a timely manner.

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Toronto-based Stealth Health begins offering its direct-to-consumer longevity and wellness telemedicine service and white-label platform for enterprises in the US.

Headway, which has developed an application that helps patients find, schedule, and pay for appointments with in-network therapists, acquires AI agent and assistant development company Tezi AI. Tezi co-founder Raghavendra Prabhu will join Headway as VP of engineering.

People

Craig Sharp (Cochlear) joins Sycle as president.

Announcements and Implementations

RevMaxx announces GA of its AI-powered RCM automation platform.

Advanced Radiology Consultants of Kansas City selects Virtual Radiologic’s teleradiology platform.

Research and Innovation

An MGMA Stat poll of 292 practice staff finds that 24% have not yet integrated their digital fax solution with their EHR and practice management system, meaning they are still manually handling many fax-related workflows. Faxed paper referrals and EHR limitations were cited as the biggest barriers to getting rid of manual workflows.

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Epic introduces a new persona for its Emmie AI assistant that is “warm, persistent, and just wants what’s best for you.” A forthcoming “Dad Mode” will intermittently send oil-change reminders and weather updates.

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News 3/30/26

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Vitl, which specializes in e-prescribing technology for practices that don’t accept insurance, announces $7.5 million in Series A funding.

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Sage Health announces $50 million in new funding, bringing its total raised to $170 million. The company operates primary care and wellness clinics for Medicare patients in underserved areas.

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Ashok Balakrishnan (K Health) joins Charlie Health as CTO.

Das Health names Lee Horner CEO.

Announcements and Implementations

Behavioral health EHR vendor Valant announces GA of RCM services.

Ferris Family Medicine (TX) implements AI medical scribe technology from Sunoh.ai.

GenieMD develops HelloGenie, a healthcare chatbot that can connect users with clinicians for virtual consults.

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Ambulatory health IT vendor CareCloud investigates a third-party’s unauthorized access of one of its six EHR environments on March 16. The company is still trying to determine if patient data was compromised during the eight-hour breach.

Cornerstone Community Outreach goes live on the Illinois Public Health Institute’s new Chicago Regionwide Community Information Exchange. The exchange, which is designed to help providers refer their patients to community-based health and social services, uses software and services from Wellconnected, 4medica, and the New Jersey Innovation Institute.

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News 3/25/26

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Thesis Care announces $45 million in Series A funding. The New York City-based startup has developed AI agents for care management, care delivery, and clinical operations. It works with large primary and specialty care provider groups, and plans to expand into partnerships with health systems and payers.

Co-founder and CEO Niren Gandra, MD was chief commercial officer at patient financial engagement vendor Cedar before launching Thesis Care in 2024.

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Online mental healthcare company Cerebral acquires ADHD management app Inflow.

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Experity names Jennifer Guido (Ensora Health) VP of RCM client operations.

Peter Antall, MD (Healthcare Innovations) joins Carda Health as chief medical officer.

Athenahealth promotes Timothy Kochis to VP of corporate finance.

Red Sky Health names Andrew Harris (Optum) SVP.

Monarch promotes Anna Lohrfink to CEO.

Kim Johnson, DNP (Percipio Health) joins Tellihealth as VP of customer success.

Announcements and Implementations

Autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities care software vendor CentralReach enhances its RCM solutions with the addition of claims-related agentic AI capabilities.

Aspen Valley Health (CO) will acquire primary care group Aspen Medical Care and transition it to Epic in the coming months.

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News 3/23/26

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Doctronic announces $40 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raised to $65 million. The company offers an AI healthcare chatbot that can, for an additional fee, connect users to virtual providers.

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Senior-focused primary care optimization company Oasis Health Partners acquires RCM and practice management business Premier Health.

Hybrid maternal care provider Flourish Care raises $5.7 million in seed funding. The company, which offers its doula-centered services in 18 states, will use the funding to improve its data platform and expand nationally.

People

Archie Mayani (GHX) joins Evolent Health as chief product officer.

Office Practicum promotes Jennifer Reale to CFO.

Experity names Jason McNeil (ModMed) EVP of RCM, Clarissa Riggins (Experian) chief product officer, and Nick Maynard SVP of sales.

Announcements and Implementations

PointClickCare announces GA of its EHR for practice groups.

Your Health implements Fathom’s autonomous coding platform across its 14 offices in Georgia and South Carolina.

Other

Well Health Technologies intends to throw its hat in the ring when the Ontario government begins considering vendors for a province-wide EHR as part of its Primary Care Action Plan Program. Nearly 1,700 clinics in the province already use EHR software from its Wellstar subsidiary.

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