News 1/30/26
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Sword Health acquires Germany-based digital MSK and pulmonary care company Kaia Health for $285 million. Sword will sunset Kaia’s MSK product in the US in favor of its own platform.
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A Behavioral Health Clinician’s Perspective on AI Clinical Notes
As most readers of Healthcare IT Today know, AI medical scribes that automate clinical documentation are all the rage. Over the past couple years, these solutions have really matured and you’re finding them taking…
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Tech Trends: Healthcare IT Leaders Get Real on the State of AI in 2026
DESAI: We have many examples of time-consuming, “paraclinical” work that is required by providers and nurses. This includes things like complex scheduling, prior authorization/pre-certification, portal messaging, data review/synthesis, and beyond. It’s clear to me…
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Are You Experiencing Data Chaos or Clean Identity with Your EMPI?
Identity management is one of the most challenging problems healthcare IT organizations face. For those not familiar with identity management, you may wonder why it’s such a big problem. I saw it first hand…
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News 1/28/26
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Bloomberg reports that the valuation of prior authorization technology vendor Tandem Technology has reached $1 billion, with an anticipated $100 million in new funding.
Tandem founder and CEO Sahir Jaggi was previously a…
Medication Management Traps for EHR Vendors
Almost 20 years ago I wrote an article titled “Develop Your Own EMR – Are You Crazy,” followed 7 years later by the article “Develop Your Own EMR – You’re Still Crazy.” The premise…
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Digital Health Solutions at CES 2026
I think this is the 20th year since I first attended the annual CES conference in Las Vegas. When I first started attending CES, there wasn’t any healthcare to be seen. I know. I…
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 1/26/26
Significant portions of the US are experiencing arctic temperatures and significant snowfall this weekend. As the storm approached my area, I touched base with nursing staff at several hospitals to see how they…
Sonia Patel to step down as NHS England CTO
Sonia Patel, chief technology officer at NHS England, speaking at HETT 2025 (Credit: Jordan Sollof)
Sonia Patel, chief technology officer (CTO) for NHS England is leaving her role in March to take up the…
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Expert Medicine, Loose Screws, and Food Pyramids – Fun Friday
Happy Friday Everyone! You did it. You made it through another week. Hopefully you had an amazing week and accomplished many great things that impacted other people’s lives for good. As we head into…
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