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 that 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.
News and Stats
- The Senate introduced the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2026, which would create an industry standard definition for how patient match rates are measured. AHIMA voiced support for MATCH IT, as did CHIME, HIMSS, and numerous health systems.
- An HHAeXchange survey found that more than 57% of home- and community-based service providers are actively using, testing, or evaluating AI tools.
- A Tebra survey found 28% of patients had put off canceling or rescheduling an appointment because the office required a phone call instead of a text, link, app, or portal.
Partnerships
- Clinical decision support from Atropos Health is now accessible in Health Universe‘s agentic AI platform.
- AI agents from Hyro are now integrated with ServiceNow, a workflow automation platform. In addition, Hyro customer Hackensack Meridian Health earned The Joint Commission’s Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare (RUAIH) Certification.
- Digital mental health care company Mentavi Health is now integrated with Quest Diagnostics through the DrChrono EHR platform.
- CMS-approved Qualified Clinical Data Registry Patient360 is partnering with Medbridge to deliver MIPS reporting directly from patient-reported outcomes captured in the Medbridge platform.
- PwC and Zyter are collaborating to help healthcare payers and providers transform total cost of care programs.
- Workforce management technology from QGenda is now integrated with ShiftMed‘s network of credentialed clinicians.
- Medication affordability search technology from TailorMed is now embedded in participating RxSense-powered marketplace tools for pharmacy benefits management.
Products
- Cotiviti launched an enhanced version of its prepay dental payment integrity solution.
- GE HealthCare launched Invenia ABUS (Automated Breast Ultrasound) Prime and ABUS StreamVue, the latter of which recently received FDA clearance and CE Marking.
- Health and wellness brand Hims & Hers launched a new Hers app for personalized weight loss support.
- ModMed announced the ModMed RCM AI Platform.
- Mental health EHR Upheal released insurance billing with AI-drafted denial appeals, alongside an agentic AI Assistant.
Implementations
- Employer- and school-based primary care provider HealthBar selected Elation Health as its EHR.
- NewYork-Presbyterian adopted Signal 1‘s AI Management System for monitoring AI technology use across the organization.
- Curative Insurance Company selected Wondr Health to bring behavior-based weight management support to its group health insurance plans
Company News
- Research from Apella found use of ambient AI can be linked to increased surgical case volume and fewer late-ending OR days.
- Data and analytics company Definitive Healthcare announced an early adopter program for its new AI-powered platform.
- Proscia received FDA clearance for Concentriq AP-Dx, a digital pathology platform for primary diagnosis.
- Royal Philips announced six collaborations to expand its open monitoring ecosystem.
- Texas-based University of Houston is launching the Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation.
- Research from XRHealth found cognitive behavioral immersion for depression is more effective when delivered through VR than a conventional flat screen.
People
- Employer and payer care navigation company Transcarent appointed Mike Morgan as Chief Commercial Officer.
- Specialty pharmacy services organization Longitude Rx appointed Cora Beth Enzor as Chief Operating Officer.
- Behavioral health technology company RethinkFirst appointed Shane Wilson as Chief Customer Officer.
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