Monday Morning Update 9/15/25
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The FDA grants clearance for the upgraded cardiac imaging platform of precision medicine vendor Tempus AI, sending the company’s shares up 14% on Thursday to reach a market cap of $15…
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The FDA grants clearance for the upgraded cardiac imaging platform of precision medicine vendor Tempus AI, sending the company’s shares up 14% on Thursday to reach a market cap of $15…
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– Reveleer, in partnership with Mathematica and The Harris Poll, has released the 2025 State of Technology in Value-Based Care (VBC) Report. The report’s findings come at a pivotal time, highlighting…
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Doximity acquires Pathway Medical, which offers a medical reference AI assistant, for up to $63 million.
Pathway has sold annual subscriptions to the service for $125 to $300.
Doximity’s co-founder and…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that while he expects AI to eliminate entire job categories, he wouldn’t trust it for medical issues. He told banking conference attendees, “ChatGPT today … is a better diagnostician…
Continue ReadingMr. H is running a poll that asks, “Is it ethical for doctors to prescribe the drugs of their pharma sponsors to people who seek specific treatments?” He also posed a couple of follow-up…
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Humana integrates its health plan information with Epic, which allows patients to track deductibles and access health plan resources from their provider’s MyChart.
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From Guillermo: “Re: pharma telehealth. At least the clinicians…
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– A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by Backline by DrFirst reveals a significant national shortfall in advance care planning. Only 5% of Americans currently have an…
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Johns Hopkins Health System launches Illustra Health, which applies analytics and Hopkins best practices to population health management.
HIStalk Announcements and Requests
Poll respondents aren’t convinced that insurers will voluntarily streamline prior authorization
New poll…
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Symplr acquires the Smart Square staff scheduling system from AMN Healthcare for $75 million.
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A majority of poll respondents attribute Best Buy’s exit from its Current Health business as being…
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Coalesce Capital acquires Das Health, a health IT software and services business based in Tampa, FL.
Once primarily focused on the ambulatory space, Das has expanded to health systems and senior care through…