Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Automation’s Role in Reducing Administrative Burdens. Esteban Gentle at Florida’s Regional Medical Center talked to John Lynn about using eClinicalWorks software, Sunoh.ai, and healow Genie to automate visit documentation, patient outreach, and payer data-sharing. Read more…
Addressing the Main Challenges of Integrating RCM and EHR Systems. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community for advice on how to get this done. Answers included starting with workflow optimization, understanding business needs, and taking data quality seriously. Read more…
Getting a Head Start Automating Prior Authorization. John talked to Availity CEO Russ Thomas about completing 80% of prior authorization requests automatically, in many cases in less than 20 seconds. For complex cases, the company focuses on end-to-end review. Read more…
Real-World Data – and the Importance of High-Quality Data. AI-powered tools will let real-world data play a greater role in healthcare decision-marking over the next five years, Julia Goebel at Komodo Health told John. Read more…
Using a Blend of AI Types to Address Value-Based Care Efforts. Mansoor Khan at Persivia joined John to discuss where in the clinical workflow is makes sense to use NLP, predictive analytics, and generative AI – along with why it’s important to be able to add new data sets quickly. Read more…
Life Sciences Today Podcast: Managing Drug Development Data. Frederico Braga at Debiopharm joined Danny Liberman about the company’s efforts to build data infrastructure to support in-house clinical research and development. Read more…
CIO Podcast: Looking Back on a Career in Health IT. John caught up with Rich Temple, who’s about to retire! He shared his thoughts on everything from implementing an EHR before the days of meaningful use to what CIOs shouldn’t be afraid to talk about publicly. Read more…
Enhancing Human Care With Immersive Reality. Dr. Gary Hamilton at Introba noted how virtual reality and augmented reality can create personally tailored experiences that are valuable for rehabilitation, pediatric hospitals, patient education, and training. Read more…
Bridging the Data Divide in Healthcare With AI — and Without Replacing Your Tech Stack. Anuj Kumar at Wipro outlined how organizations can use AI to connect disparate data silos and extract insights from them, with a focus on integrating clinical and revenue cycle data sources first. Read more…
The Value of a Vendor Management System for Today’s Hospitals. Sarah Clifton at SimpleVMS described why a single platform for hiring, managing, and paying vendors and contingent workers helps hospitals meet their staffing, credentialing, and benchmarking needs. Read more…
This Week’s Health IT Jobs for July 16, 2025: Roles in analytics, informatics, information management, and clinical coordination. Read more…
Bonus Features for July 13, 2025: 49% of patients who don’t use portals think their data’s not secure, plus 48% of clinicians say their families complain about after-hours admin work. Read more…
Funding and M&A Activity:
- RCM automation platform Commure secured $200 million in growth financing.
- Online symptom checker maker Ubie announced $125 million in cumulative funding.
- Specialty drug workflow automation company Mandolin raised $40 million in Series A funding.
- Provider data management platform Certify secured $40 million in Series B funding.
- Chronic care management company Jaan Health secured a $25 million investment.
- Outbound phone call automation company SuperDial raised $15 million in a debt and equity Series A round.
- Performance improvement data vendor Premier acquired IllumiCare, which makes clinical decision support software.
- Remote care company CoachCare acquired MD Revolution, a chronic care and remote monitoring platform.
- Professional services firm Huron agreed to acquire Eclipse Insights, a revenue cycle consulting firm.
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