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.

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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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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

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.

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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.

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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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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

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.

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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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News 5/20/26

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Virtual metabolic health clinic Nourish announces $100 million in Series C funding, bringing its total raised to $215 million. The new funding will help the company expand its clinical network and develop more AI agents for patients and providers.

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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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Tarika Chhabra, RD will officially launch Plate of Wellness, a virtual nutrition counseling clinic, in July and launch a companion app later this year.

CareCloud rings the Nasdaq closing bell after reporting an uptick in Q1 revenue to $31.3 million earlier this month.

Virtual women’s and family health provider Maven Clinic launches a direct-to-consumer platform offering weight management and metabolic care, hormone care, and specialty care.

People

Watershed Health names Malissa Binkley COO and Monica Rivera (UnitedHealth) chief growth officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Bizmatics launches new payment solution PrognoPay within its PronoCIS EHR using payment technology from Global Payments.

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News 5/18/26

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Kin Health raises $9 million in seed funding. The startup has developed an AI notetaking app with which patients can record their appointments, obtain and share a summary of the visit, and prepare for follow-up visits. The company will soon start working on integrating patient health data from outside sources.

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Optivate names Brad Caldwell (Careficient) CEO.

Vivian Wang (Taroko) joins Kin Health as head of growth.

Announcements and Implementations

Ambulatory value-based care company Aledade will integrate Doximity’s AI medical scribe, clinical AI assistant, and medical search engine into its Assist clinical insights software.

Research and Innovation

Despite an overwhelming willingness to engage with digital health tools, a CVS Health survey of Medicare patients finds that most feel that low levels of digital health literacy are negatively impacting their health management. Navigation, including cybersecurity education, was cited as the biggest barrier.

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News 5/13/26

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9amhealth raises $26 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raised to nearly $60 million. The company offers a virtual cardiometabolic care platform to employers, payers, and pharmacy benefit managers.

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Evergreen Nephrology names Eugenia Timm (Optum) COO.

Danny Krifcher (Millenium Physician Group) joins Oshi Health as president and COO.

Announcements and Implementations

TriageLogic announces GA of MedMessage Automate, its clinically guided, automated patient intake software.

Software development company Tech Exactly launches a HIPAA-compliant Development Service for digital health startups.

Research and Innovation

A report on physician employment trends finds that 82% of physicians are now employed by hospitals or other corporations, and that 64% of physician practices are owned by similar entities. Corporations and hospitals acquired nearly 14,000 practices between 2024 and 2026, with corporate backers purchasing the larger share.

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