News 9/10/25
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Oracle reports Q1 results: revenue up 12%, EPS $1.01 versus $1.03, missing Wall Street expectations for both.
ORCL shares jumped 22% in after-market trading on the news that its performance obligations – contracted…
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M&A: Cohere Health Acquires ZignaAI to Transform Payment Integrity
What You Should Know:
– Cohere Health, a leader in clinical intelligence solutions, has acquired ZignaAI and launched a new Payment Integrity (PI) Suite, which is anchored by Cohere Validate™. Financial details of the acquisition…
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Ransomware in RCM: Why Your Billing System Is an Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk
Rob Stuart, CEO, Claim.MD
When a major healthcare payment processor was hit by a ransomware attack in early 2024, medical practices across the country were thrown into chaos. Routine billing processes, like eligibility checks, claims…
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Multimodal machine learning for risk-stratified bundled payments in spinal surgery
Accurate prediction of financial metrics in spine surgery is crucial as healthcare transitions to value-based care. While bundled payment models have succeeded in other orthopedic procedures, the heterogeneity of spinal surgery complicates their adoption….
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Rectangle Health& ECHO Health Partner to Automate Claims Payments
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– Rectangle Health, a recognized leader in healthcare technology solutions, today announced a partnership with ECHO Health, Inc. (ECHO®), a payments company focused on removing complexity, costs, and fraud risk from payment…
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Waystar Acquires Iodine Software $1.25B Deal
Overview of the Acquisition
Waystar, a leading healthcare payments technology company, has announced a groundbreaking $1.25 billion acquisition of Iodine Software, a clinical intelligence technology specialist. This strategic move represents one of the largest healthcare…
Waystar to Acquire Iodine Software for $1.25B, Enhancing AI-Powered Healthcare Payment Solutions
What You Should Know:
– Waystar, a provider of healthcare payment software announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Iodine Software (“Iodine”) for $1.25B.
– The proposed acquisition is expected to significantly accelerate Waystar’s ability…
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News 7/25/25
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Healthcare payments software vendor Waystar will acquire Iodine Software, which offers mid-revenue cycle solutions, for $1.25 billion.
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Healthcare AI News 7/16/25
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission sues Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, accusing the insurer of withholding $2 million in payments by using Apixio AI chart review technology, now known as Datavant Machinify, to flag…
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New Opportunities for Healthcare AI: Decoding the 2026 Medicare Advantage Rate Hike
David Talby, CEO, John Snow Labs
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2026 Medicare Advantage (MA) Rate Announcement, projecting a 5.06% average increase in payments to MA plans. That’s…
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