Clinician burnout isn’t just a U.S. problem—it’s just as pervasive in Canada. That’s why Suki, known for its AI assistant that reduces documentation burden, is expanding north. At #eHealth25, SVP & GM of New Business Development, Jallel Harrati explained why the company’s next phase includes Canadian-specific integrations and boots on the ground.
EHR Integration is a Priority
Suki’s U.S. success—boasting 70% adoption rates—isn’t by accident. According to Harrati, it starts with deep EHR integration: “We’ve spent a lot of time working on the EHR integration…the plumbing…so we can meet providers where they are.”
That means supporting Epic, Oracle Health,MEDITECH, and Telus Health in Canada from day one. By tailoring workflows to local needs and embedding into existing systems, Suki is setting the stage for scalable AI assistant deployment across Canadian hospitals and clinics.
Assistants, Not Just Scribes
From pre-visit patient summaries to form-filling support for nurses, Suki is moving beyond ambient note-taking. They are moving quickly to have their AI platform accept commands from clinicians and execute simple tasks.
With Suki’s investment in Canada, it will be interesting to see if AI scribe adoption speeds up.
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As you know, we go to a lot of healthcare IT conferences so we can cover the latest happenings for the community. One of the conferences I like to attend is the AHIP conference that brings together one of the largest gathering of payer professionals. While there a few topics at the conference that don’t apply to me, a large portion of the discussions are around how payers should be leveraging technology. In fact, as I think through the exhibit hall, the majority (maybe all?) of the exhibitors were IT companies that support payers. Can you build a company that doesn’t leverage IT in some way?
As we usually do at conferences, we had a chance to sit down with a wide variety of experts at the conferences to get their insights and perspectives. Check out the short video interviews we did at the conference to learn about important topics like AI, prior auth, chatbots, automation, and much more.
Corinne Stroum, Head of Emerging Technologies, at SCAN
Thanks everyone who chatted with us at the AHIP conference in Las Vegas. It was great to learn from you. What did you think of their perspectives? Are there any you disagree with? Let us know on social media.
The Combined Entity Supports Healthcare Organizations Nationwide with an Aggregate Net Patient Revenue of More than $300B and Brings Together Best-in-Class Billing Compliance and Revenue Integrity Solutionsto Empower Health Systems with Actionable Foresight and End-to-End Visibility
MDaudit to Acquire All Outstanding Shares of Streamline Stock for $5.34 Per Share in Cash, a Premium of 138% to Streamline’s Closing Price on May 28, 2025
MDaudit, an award-winning cloud-based continuous risk monitoring platform that enables the nation’s premier healthcare organizations to minimize billing risks and maximize revenues, and Streamline Health Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of solutions that enable healthcare providers to improve financial performance, announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which MDaudit will acquire Streamline in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $37.4 million, including debt.
Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, MDaudit will acquire all outstanding shares of Streamline stock for $5.34 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 138% to Streamline’s closing price on May 28, 2025, the last trading day prior to this announcement, and a premium of 117% to Streamline’s 30-day volume-weighted average stock price as of May 28, 2025.
This combination brings together two organizations that share a common vision: enabling healthcare organizations to expand patient care and access by improving financial stability. By joining Streamline’s pre-bill integrity solutions with MDaudit’s robust billing compliance and revenue integrity platform, the parties believe that the combined organization will be uniquely positioned to unify disparate data silos, broaden executive insights, and drive coordinated actions across the revenue cycle continuum to accelerate revenue outcomes and mitigate risk.
“At a time when health systems are facing mounting financial and operational pressures, we believe the future belongs to those who can connect the dots across the revenue cycle continuum with data- and AI-driven solutions,” said Ritesh Ramesh, CEO at MDaudit. “Streamline’s eValuator and RevID solutions complement MDaudit’s current strengths in billing compliance and revenue integrity capabilities by enabling pre-bill visibility in real-time to unlock revenue opportunities. These solutions reflect our shared belief that human-driven revenue cycles deserve proactive, systemwide intelligence with closed feedback loops that are actionable”.
“MDaudit and Streamline have always believed that the most sophisticated technology won’t drive successful outcomes without an unwavering focus on customer satisfaction,” said Ben Stilwill, CEO at Streamline Health. “Our teams have built trust by being true partners to our customers. Together, we’re building a broader platform that reflects the reality of today’s revenue cycle: distributed teams, disconnected data, and immense responsibility. Together, we’re delivering foresight and action; not just reports or alerts.”
Advisors
Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets, acted as exclusive financial advisor to Streamline and rendered a fairness opinion to its Board of Directors, and Troutman Pepper Locke LLP served as legal counsel to Streamline.
Goodwin Procter, LLP served as legal counsel to MDaudit.
About MDaudit
MDaudit is a leading healthcare technology provider that partners with the nation’s premier healthcare systems to reduce compliance risk, improve efficiency, retain revenue, and enhance communication between cross-functional teams. Bringing solutions to an industry in transformation, MDaudit enables organizations to minimize billing risks and maximize revenue with an AI-powered, integrated, cloud-based platform that leverages the power of collaboration between people and sophisticated technology to keep humans at the forefront of decision-making while driving sustainable change. To learn more, visit mdaudit.com.
About Streamline Health
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. enables healthcare organizations to proactively address revenue leakage and improve financial performance. We deliver integrated solutions, technology-enabled services, and analytics that drive compliant revenue, leading to improved financial performance across the enterprise. For more information, visit streamlinehealth.net.
Healthcare AI scribes are evolving quickly and demand from clinicians is accelerating. At the same time, it is getting harder to differentiate between the growing number of vendors in this space. Who can clinicians trust? OntarioMD recognized this challenge and has created a Vendor-of-Record program to help Ontario doctors.
Healthcare IT Today sat down with Robert Fox, CEO of OntarioMD at the #eHealth25 conference in Toronto, Canada to learn more about their first Vendor of Record (VOR) program for AI scribes. We wanted to know how this program will help clinicians, how it works, and why it is needed.
Key Takeaways
AI scribes can reduce burden—but only if they’re validated and secure. OntarioMD’s vendor of record program ensures AI tools meet strict clinical, privacy, and security standards so clinicians aren’t left shouldering legal or integration risks.
Standardization is key to adoption. Clinicians need a common language to describe the requirements for and capabilities of AI scribes. This level of understanding is needed in order to accelerate adoption.
Support for adoption must go beyond implementation. OntarioMD will act as a broker between physicians and vendors—negotiating contracts, vetting tools, and providing ongoing assistance to maximize value and minimize liability.
Trustworthy AI Starts with Vetting, not Vendor Marketing
For physicians, choosing the wrong AI scribe isn’t just frustrating—it could be a legal liability. That’s why Ontario’s new AI Scribe Program emphasizes due diligence. Built in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Supply Ontario, and OntarioMD, the VOR list features AI scribes screened for documentation accuracy, privacy safeguards, workflow compatibility, and regulatory compliance.
This is more than a vendor directory. It is a clinician-informed safety net. By leveraging this model, clinicians in Ontario can fast-track the adoption of vetted tools while minimizing risks related to data storage, vendor contracts, and legal exposure.
“We protect physicians and other care providers by establishing expectations,” stated Fox. “We do due diligence on these companies, making sure the rules are very clear around data use, where data is stored, and how it is protected.”
According to the OntarioMD website, the VOR list “features qualified solutions that meet the needs of clinicians at prices discounted from current market prices. These Canadian vendors meet Ontario’s privacy and security standards, ensuring clinicians can integrate AI technology responsibly and effectively. [The VOR program] offers the resources to help clinicians select an AI scribe solution tailored to their needs and the needs of patients.“
To build the VOR list, OntarioMD went to the market and asked vendors to provide details about their solution as part of a “bid process”. They asked vendors questions about data privacy, security, operations, and other parameters which are important for clinicians.
Adoption Falters without a Common Framework
The promise of AI will be delayed in Ontario if adoption falters. To capitalize on the excitement around AI, clinicians need a common understanding of what they need out of an AI scribe. They also need to know the baseline capabilities they should be looking for when selecting an AI scribe vendor.
“A standard is really important because we want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to use tools to provide optimal care,” said Fox. “We don’t want to have ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ [when it comes to AI scribes].”
Support is the Missing Link between Pilot and Scale
Most healthcare IT leaders have seen promising tech stall after rollout because clinicians didn’t receive the support they needed to fully adopt it. OntarioMD’s VOR program addresses this gap with hands-on change management, workflow consultations, and peer-led AI literacy training.
“OntarioMD’s new strategic plan has highlighted an opportunity to be a broker or buffer between physicians and vendors,” stated Fox.
By acting as a broker between clinicians and vendors, the organization helps de-risk procurement while improving uptake. CIOs should consider similar models—pairing implementation with tailored training and contract oversight—to help clinicians move from interest to impact.
A Smarter AI Adoption Strategy Is Within Reach
The path to smarter AI deployment isn’t paved with more tools—it’s built through alignment, vetting, and support. Ontario’s AI Scribe VOR program offers a replicable model that prioritizes clinician trust, adoption, and long-term scalability.
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For the 169th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are joined by Rishi Nayyar, Co-Founder and CEO at PocketHealth, to talk about radiology image sharing! Today’s episode is sponsored by PocketHealth, whose suite of radiology solutions help enable a more modern, connected experience that keeps patient care on track. We kick this episode off by discussing the impact a healthcare organization’s approach to sharing radiology images has on their reputation. Then we walk through different approaches to image sharing to see which ones work and which ones are myths. Next, we check in on our patients to see the impact of having access to their images, as well as discuss what’s being done to make it more meaningful. We conclude this episode by debating what else can be done to make sure patients are acting on the results and incidental findings from their images.
Thank you to our sponsor, PocketHealth! If you’re still relying on CDs, faxes, or VPNs to share imaging, PocketHealth makes it easy to move beyond that, with seamless image exchange that works across networks, no logins or delays. But image sharing is just the start. PocketHealth also engages patients with AI-powered tools that highlight key images, explain clinical terms, and surface follow-up recommendations in one interactive experience. It’s a smarter way to reduce leakage, improve patient and physician satisfaction and keep care on track. Learn more at pockethealth.com/providers.
Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode:
How does a healthcare organization’s approach to sharing radiology images impact their reputation?
What are some of the approaches to image sharing that work, and what are some of the myths?
What’s the impact of patients having access to their images, and what’s being done to make it more meaningful?
What else can be done to make sure patients are acting on the results and incidental findings from their images?
Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast.
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Coalesce Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in human capital-driven and technology-enabled services companies, today announced it has acquired a majority stake in DAS Health Ventures, a leading provider of healthcare IT and business solutions. Sheridan Capital Partners, which invested in DAS Health in 2021, will retain a minority ownership position and continue to support the company’s growth.
DAS Health provides a comprehensive suite of IT, cybersecurity, revenue cycle management, and business solutions to thousands of healthcare organizations across North America, streamlining workflows, increasing productivity, and improving patient care. Coalesce will support DAS Health’s growth by investing in technology, talent, and strategic acquisitions, further strengthening the company’s ability to deliver value to healthcare organizations.
“We are thrilled to welcome Coalesce Capital as we embark on this next chapter for DAS Health,” said Michelle Jaeger, President and CEO at DAS Health. “Their investment underscores our commitment to delivering innovative solutions that help healthcare organizations operate more efficiently and improve patient care. With Sheridan’s continued support, we are well-positioned to broaden our reach and help even more providers achieve operational excellence and better outcomes.”
“As healthcare organizations face growing challenges in patient data management, regulatory compliance, and operational demands, DAS Health stands out as a trusted partner solving these critical pain points,” said Stephanie Geveda, Founder & Managing Partner at Coalesce Capital. “We are excited to invest in DAS Health, whose proven track record for delivering reliable, mission-critical solutions has already improved care for over 15 million patients. We look forward to supporting their continued growth.”
“DAS Health’s achievements reflect the dedication of Sheridan and the entire DAS Health team, who have built a platform that addresses the most urgent needs of healthcare providers,” added Austin Heiman, Managing Director at Coalesce Capital. “We are excited to partner with Sheridan and the team to broaden their solutions and continue to help providers navigate the increasingly complex healthcare technology landscape.”
“Since partnering with DAS Health in 2021, we have seen the company significantly expand its solutions and deliver increasing value to a growing client base,” said Jonathan Lewis, Partner at Sheridan. “We are proud of the DAS Health team’s progress and look forward to supporting their continued expansion alongside Coalesce to deliver even more impact for healthcare organizations.”
Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor, and McDermott Will & Emery LLP served as legal advisor to DAS Health and its shareholders. Lazard served as financial advisor, and Latham & Watkins, LLP served as legal advisor to Coalesce Capital. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About DAS Health
DAS Health is a leading provider of healthcare IT and business solutions to independent and enterprise physician groups and healthcare systems across North America. Headquartered in Tampa, FL with regional offices in 15 US states and Canada, and an employee presence in 6 Canadian provinces and over 35 US states, DAS delivers managed IT services, cybersecurity, cloud hosting, revenue cycle management, value-based care, patient engagement, compliance, and practice management solutions impacting over 15 million patients nationwide. For more information, please visit dashealth.com.
About Coalesce Capital
Coalesce Capital is a private equity firm that partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to build enduring value around differentiated businesses. Coalesce has over $1.4 billion of regulatory assets under management and is dedicated to investing in human capital-driven and technology-enabled services companies. The firm’s growth-oriented investment philosophy centers around its conviction that people are the most important ingredient of value creation. Coalesce leverages its sector expertise, strategic resources, and capital to collaborate with management teams to create shared success. For more information, please visit coalescecap.com. Follow Coalesce on LinkedIn.
About Sheridan Capital Partners
Sheridan Capital Partners is a Chicago-based healthcare private equity firm that focuses on lower middle market buyouts and growth equity in the U.S. and Canada. Sheridan partners with companies in the verticals of providers and provider services, healthcare IT and outsourced services, and consumer health and medical products, and strives to bring strategic resources to accelerate growth, build enduring value, and achieve strong results. For more information, please visit sheridancp.com.
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.
Aidoc released BRIDGE, an open-source framework to help healthcare organizations deploy AI safely; it was developed in collaboration with NVIDIA and 17 health systems.
Connected health vendor Withings released Withings Intelligence in beta. The feature, which detect trends and provides guidance from device data, is integrated with the Withings+ subscription service.
Medical equipment provider Quest Health Solutions chose Rimidi to support remote monitoring of patients with diabetes and saw an 11% drop in average glucose levels in two months.
EHR and RCM vendor CharmHealth announced Charmalot 2025, its annual conference. Registration is open for this year’s event, which is September 19 to 21 in Berkeley, California.
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