News 6/10/26

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CVS Health launches an AI Learning Academy for its workforce. Initially launched within its IT organization, the academy will expand to all of the company’s business units to offer them live learning sessions, workshops, product demonstrations, applied learning opportunities, and additional on-demand resources. Training will be tailored to specific roles and workflows.

In addition to internal administrative tasks, the company is using AI across its businesses and service lines in the areas of customer service, member engagement, pharmacy and prescription processing, prior authorizations and claims, and care management.

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Qventive Healthcare launches a combined EHR/practice management and cybersecurity administration service.

Announcements and Implementations

Georgia Clinic will use Apple Billing & Credentialing’s software and services across its 18 locations.

Research and Innovation

MGMA’s latest analysis of physician pay and productivity finds a growing gap. A few highlights:

• Compensation increased across specialties in 2025, but not enough to keep pace with inflation.
• A third of surveyed medical groups saw a physician quit due to burnout.
• Non-surgical specialists saw the steepest drop in productivity, with patient visits decreasing by nearly 16%.

Other

Apple will add perimenopause and menopause support to its Health cycle-tracking feature with the release of iOS 27 in September. The new feature will enable women to log symptoms, access educational resources, and (for those who are over 40) receive alerts when their cycle patterns suggest they are in perimenopause.

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News 6/8/26

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Klinic announces $24 million in new funding. The company offers an online platform that helps patients find and schedule telehealth appointments with providers specializing in behavioral health, mental health, and weight management.

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Sunwave Health and Lightning Step Technologies consolidate their behavioral healthcare software brands under the Sunwave name. Sunwave Health acquired Lightning Step last year.

People

Well Health Technologies names Andrew Bond, MD, MBA (GreenShield) chief health officer and head of public sector.

Announcements and Implementations

North Carolina-based FQHCs High Country Community Health and First Choice Community Health will go live on Epic this month with assistance from Med Tech Solutions.

Sobrius (VA) selects healthcare compliance and revenue software and services from Adentris.

The Neurology Center of New England (MA) implements AI medical scribe software from Sunoh.ai.

US Orthopaedic Partners replaces nine systems with ModMed’s AI-Powered Practice EHR, RCM, practice management, and patient engagement platform.

OrthoLoneStar (TX) implements Hatch’s referral coordination software.

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News 6/3/26

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Primary care EHR vendor Elation Health acquires Aster, which offers a women’s health EHR and a voice AI agent for managing incoming patient calls.

The deal marks Elation’s second acquisition. The company acquired Lightning MD in 2023.

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Ilant Health announces $15 million in Series A funding. The company offers tech-enabled obesity treatment to employers and payers.

Healthcare payments company Rectangle Health opens a new office in St. Petersburg, FL. Forty employees already work in the new facility, which can accommodate up to 100. The New York-based company previously closed its office in Las Vegas.

Healthcare operational support company Neolytix launches a Growth Services division to offer organizations streamlined growth strategy, marketing, and patient acquisition services.

People

ReferWell names Eric Rosow (Health Chain) CEO.

AdvancedMD appoints Stephanie Cho (SimplePractice) chief marketing officer.

Gautam Shah (Carelon) joins NextGen Healthcare as chief product and strategy officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Athenahealth will add more than 80 new revenue cycle-focused AI features to its AthenaOne platform.

Research and Innovation

University of North Carolina researchers determine that the state’s now shuttered Healthy Opportunities Pilots saved Medicaid beneficiaries an average of $164 per month, largely due to diversion away from ER visits and inpatient admissions to outpatient primary care appointments. The program was launched in 2022 to evaluate how using Medicaid funding to pay for services related to housing, food, transportation, and safety could improve care outcomes and reduce costs.

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News 6/1/26

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Digital behavioral healthcare company Curio FZ acquires the Nora Mental Health multi-state network of hybrid clinics.

Sponsored Events and Resources

Live Webinar: June 3 (Wednesday) 2 ET. “Running Endpoint Security At Scale.” Sponsor: CloudWave. Presenters: Richard Phung, director of security operations, CloudWave; Brian Lamberger, cybersecurity solutions general manager, CloudWave. Healthcare security teams don’t struggle with detection — they struggle with what comes next. When alerts pile up, and response is inconsistent, even the best tools fall short. That’s where operationalizing endpoint security becomes critical. In this executive-level webinar, we’ll break down how healthcare organizations are turning fragmented alerts into coordinated, real-time response by operationalizing MDR, EDR, and SOC capabilities. Attendees will learn how to reduce response times with structured triage and 24/7 oversight; contain threats faster across endpoints, EHR systems, and cloud environments; align endpoint security with clinical uptime and patient safety priorities; and move from reactive detection to measurable resilience.

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Teladoc Health shares jump on the news that Walmart has added the company to its roster of virtual providers available through its Better Care Services platform. Walmart launched its network of virtual care partners in January.

People

Stellar Health names Falko Buttler (Lantern) CTO.

Kathy Pham (Workday) joins ReviveHealth as head of AI.

The Guthrie Clinic appoints Mangoné Fall (Duke Health) CISO.

Announcements and Implementations

St. Coletta’s of Illinois implements EHR and RCM software from Qualifacts.

CharmHealth announces GA of CharmHealth Enterprise for multi-specialty medical groups and large practices.

Medical Specialty Clinic (TN) selects AI medical scribe technology from Sunoh.ai.

OmniMD makes available new AI medical billing and coding solutions.

Digital prescription savings company GoodRx launches a subscription service that offers savings on generic medicines, online care, and routine healthcare services.

Other

UnitedHealthcare announces it will cut 66% of prior authorizations for pediatric services by the end of the year. The company announced last month that it would eliminate prior authorization requirements for 30% of healthcare services.

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News 5/27/26

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CareCloud acquires New Jersey-based healthcare compliance and advisory firm Empower Healthcare & Compliance Partners.

Sponsored Events and Resources

Live Webinar: June 3 (Wednesday) 2 ET. “Running Endpoint Security At Scale.” Sponsor: CloudWave. Presenters: Richard Phung, director of security operations, CloudWave; Brian Lamberger, cybersecurity solutions general manager, CloudWave. Healthcare security teams don’t struggle with detection — they struggle with what comes next. When alerts pile up, and response is inconsistent, even the best tools fall short. That’s where operationalizing endpoint security becomes critical. In this executive-level webinar, we’ll break down how healthcare organizations are turning fragmented alerts into coordinated, real-time response by operationalizing MDR, EDR, and SOC capabilities. Attendees will learn how to reduce response times with structured triage and 24/7 oversight; contain threats faster across endpoints, EHR systems, and cloud environments; align endpoint security with clinical uptime and patient safety priorities; and move from reactive detection to measurable resilience.

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Medtransic begins offering medical billing and RCM services to behavioral healthcare providers.

Applied behavior analysis-focused clinical data collection and practice management vendor Motivity acquires practice management software partner Calmanac.

AI therapy app The Path, formerly known as Mental, raises $14.3 million in seed funding. Users can choose from 11 AI therapists, each designed with a unique “personality.” The company plans to add AI coaching services soon.

People

EarSmartAI names Mark Terrill (Anthogen) CEO and announces pre-seed funding from Boomerang Ventures. The startup has developed an at-home diagnostic kit and companion app for pediatric ear infections.

Derek Clark (Calian Group) joins Well Health Technologies as COO.

Announcements and Implementations

Indiana-based FQHC HealthNet opens a pharmacy at its Barrington Health & Dental Center with help from specialty care and pharmacy company AndHealth.

Unio Health Partners incorporates Thesis Care’s AI care team agents into its multi-specialty physician services platform.

Chestnut Health Systems will implement EHR and practice management technology from NextGen Healthcare across its care sites in Illinois and Missouri.

Research and Innovation

Private equity buyouts of independent primary care practices aren’t all bad, according to new research from Brown University. Researchers looked at trends among 225 practices with PE ownership and found that, compared to their independent peers, they were able to:

• See more patients.
• Provide more services.
• Complete more annual wellness exams.
• Hire more staff.

An automated Epic care gap alert helps to increase monitoring rates of hepatitis B patients during primary care appointments.

Other

Nimble Solutions (formerly known as National Medical Billing) founder and former owner Lisa Rock co-authors “The Gordian Knots: The Case of Napoleon’s Lost Gold,” a novel based on two unsolved murders that took place in 1969.

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