Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
Studies
- Roughly 80% of healthcare is ready to adopt AI (82% of physicians and 79% of administrators), according to an Innovaccer survey, and 65% see AI as a vital tool for reducing their workload.
- A WEDI survey found less than half of providers have started work to meet CMS requirements for prior authorization APIs. The number is better for payers, at 57%, though 31% are just getting started.
- Half of healthcare and pharma organizations lacks the resources to invest in AI-powered security solutions, according to research from Armis. Only 25% feel feel adequately funded in their cybersecurity programs.
- As many as 70% of patients may miss appointments due to lack of timely reminders or transportation options, according to a recent Relias report.
Partnerships
- Patient engagement technology from Belong.Life is powering Ask Elina, an app to help women navigate perimenopause and menopause.
- Motivity is now offering Calmanac, the practice management software from Humane Business Intelligence Technology Solutions (hBITS), on its platform.
- Flatiron Health is partnering with Massive Bio to use AI to streamline patient identification and recruitment for clinical trials.
- Seattle Children’s and Google Cloud build Pathways Assistant, an AI agent that includes clinical standard pathways for more than 70 diagnoses.
Products
- ALIGNMT.AI launched an AI compliance and risk management SaaS platform for healthcare.
- Imprivata announced enhanced analytics capabilities within Imprivata Mobile Access Management to provide insight into how frontline workers access corporate devices and apps.
- Rectangle Health launched PayerSync, which integrates payer payment systems with EMR and practice management systems.
- Teladoc Health introduced its next-generation Cardiometabolic Health Program.
- UiPath announced UiPath Medical Record Summarization agent, powered by Google Cloud Vertex AI and Gemini.
Sales
- Lungscreen Australia adopted Annalise.ai for clinical decision support in radiology.
- Telepsychiatry provider Legion Health adopted QbCheck, FDA-cleared ADHD testing technology from Qbtech.
Company News
- The AMA has approved Category 3 CPT codes for AI-assisted perivascular fat analysis, effective January 1, 2026, for technology available from Caristo Diagnostics.
- Research from Surescripts and CLEAR demonstrated a 2x improvement in provider verification success rate compared to traditional workflows.
- Primary care network Privia Health launched Privia Medical Group – Arizona in partnership with Integrated Medical Services.
- AI-powered surgical guidance technology from Proprio received its second 510(k) clearance from the FDA.
People
- Mayo Clinic hired Micky Tripathi as Chief AI Implementation Officer, according to Stat News. Tripathi was most recently head of ONC / ASTP in the Biden administration.
- Unlearn announced Krates Ng as its Chief Technology Officer; the company creates digital twins that hep optimize clinical trial design.
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