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Altaris Acquires Tegria

Healthcare IT Today - (Friday January 16, 2026)
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Altaris, LLC (collectively with its managed funds, Altaris), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Tegria Services Group, Inc. (Tegria) from Providence St. Joseph Health (Providence).
This transaction establishes Tegria as a leading,…

Kaiser Permanente Affiliates to Pay $556M to Settle Medicare Advantage Upcoding Allegations

HIT Consultant - (Friday January 16, 2026)
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What You Should Know: 

– Kaiser Permanente affiliates have agreed to a $556M settlement to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes to inflate Medicare Advantage (MA) payments. 

– The…

The Quiet Cybersecurity Crisis in Outpatient and Post-Acute Care

HIT Consultant - (Friday January 16, 2026)
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Danielle Morrison, BSN, RN, National Practice Manager – Healthcare IT Services at All Covered

News headlines tend to focus on big events. Notable examples are the attacks on Change Health and Ascension in 2024.  Effects…

Nordic firms to bring HealthTech to Yorkshire and Humber region

Digital Health - (Friday January 16, 2026)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates

Neville Young, director of enterprise and innovation at Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber (Credit: Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber)

Nordic HealthTech companies are bringing their innovations to the Yorkshire and Humber region as part…

Proprio Secures 4th FDA Clearance for AI-Powered ‘Picasso’ Spine Guidance

HIT Consultant - (Friday January 16, 2026)
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What You Should Know: 

– Proprio has secured FDA clearance for Picasso, its fourth cleared capability within the Paradigm AI surgical platform. 

– The feature enables “trace-based” optical registration, allowing spine surgeons to perform real-time, radiation-free…

CMS Provider Site Visit Contractors 2026

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Friday January 16, 2026)
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Overview of Contractor Transition
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a significant change in its provider enrollment verification process. Starting January 3, 2026, CMS will transition to two new National Site…

India Post Joins ONDC E-Commerce Network

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Friday January 16, 2026)
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Historic First Delivery Through ONDC
The Department of Posts achieved a groundbreaking milestone in India’s digital commerce landscape with the successful booking of its first online order through the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)…

NHS England launches supplier registry for AI scribing tech

Digital Health - (Friday January 16, 2026)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates

Dr Alec Price-Forbes, national chief clinical information officer for England (Credit: Jordan Sollof)

NHS England has today published a self-certified registry for national ambient voice technology (AVT) suppliers to show evidence of compliance.
AVT is…

Redesigning Mental Health for a Digital Era

HIT Consultant - (Friday January 16, 2026)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant

Mottsin Thomas, MD, psychiatrist and founder of bonmente

As healthcare systems confront rising demand for mental health services, digital therapy has emerged as one of the most scalable — and contentious — solutions. Virtual platforms…

Marvin Health to Deliver AI Mental Health Coaches for Clinicians

HIT Consultant - (Friday January 16, 2026)
AI/ Digital Health/ Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: 

– Marvin Health has launched role-specific AI coaches built on OpenAI to support physicians, nurses, and residents.

– Unlike generic chatbots, these tools use “clinical scaffolding” to offer personalized, 24/7 support for…


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