News 11/12/25

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Optum will keep one pediatric practice open in Hoboken, NJ, after patient outcry over the company’s decision to close clinics and slash headcount across the state. The UnitedHealth Group-owned company had planned to close two practices in the Hoboken area. The remaining practice will work out of an existing adult practice.

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Jason Cooper (Paradigm) joins Concentra as chief data, analytics, and AI officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Neolytix develops AI-powered medical scribe software.

NextGen Healthcare adds an intelligent orchestrator agent to its EHR.

Precise Behavioral announces GA of its new Behavioral Health Operating System that comprises a clinician portal, patient app, telehealth, RCM, referral management, analytics and reporting, and consult requests management.

Vital launches an app for urgent care practices that enables patients to track wait times, review test results, and receive care updates and instructions.

EHR and RCM vendor Spry Therapeutics launches an AI scheduling agent for outpatient rehabilitation clinics.

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Iowa-based nonprofit EveryStep Care & Support Services will use a $175,000 donation from Molina Healthcare to launch mobile clinics that will offer services to women in community settings like food banks, faith-based facilities, WIC offices, and human services agencies. The Suitcase Clinics program will serve women in four counties.

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News 11/10/25

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Severe mental illness provider Amae Health will use $25 million in new funding to expand its clinic footprint and further develop AI-based software that integrates data from wearables, patient records, and assessments for predictive care and coordination.

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Injury documentation and telemedicine vendor Healthy Roster acquires mobile concussion testing company Sway Medical.

Hybrid mental healthcare provider Grow Therapy will relocate and expand its New York headquarters from Soho to Manhattan, creating 186 jobs over the next five years.

People

Office Ally names Arjun Seth (Seth & Seth Advisors) COO.

Announcements and Implementations

Fox Valley Orthopedics (IL) joins Sequel Ortho’s musculoskeletal-focused care management network.

Physicians of Southwest Washington will offer patients and their families virtual dementia care from Remo Health.

Hill Physicians Medical Group (CA) will offer patients Nuna’s personalized health coach app, initially focusing on blood pressure management and medication adherence.

Mindful Health Solutions selects Sohar Health automated insurance verification software.

The Tennessee Department of Health implements Juno Health’s EHR across its public health facilities.

Atlantic Spine Center and healthcare CRM vendor MD360 – both founded by Kaixuan Liu, MD, PhD – develop an AI-powered pain evaluation tool.

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News 11/5/25

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Optum will, over the next three months, lay off 572 workers and close numerous clinics in New Jersey. The closures affect some pediatric and specialty offices, and all mental health offices across the state. Optum Health CEO Patrick Conway alluded to the restructuring during parent company UnitedHealth Group’s most recent earnings call, noting that the business will work with fewer providers in 2026.

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Ashley Rogers (Evolent) joins Elation Health as chief product officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center (OR) implements Canopy’s enterprise AI for cancer care.

EHR vendor Elation Health announces GA of pediatric-focused capabilities.

Infusion therapy provider Uptiv Health (MI) will offer virtual dementia care using technology from Harmonic Health.

RXNT announces GA of its standalone Ambient IQ ambient listing and documentation platform.

Research and Innovation

Primary care practices that adopt remote patient monitoring technology as part of chronic care programs see a 20% increase in Medicare revenue, according to an analysis of the Medicare claims of 754 practices over a two-year period. Participating practices also saw more patients overall.

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Two former DigitalMint employees are indicted on charges related to conducting ransomware attacks on a medical company, doctor’s office, pharmaceutical company, engineering firm, and drone manufacturer. Just one of their schemes was successful, netting them $1.2 million in cryptocurrency. The men worked at DigitalMint, a cybersecurity incident response company, as ransom negotiators.

CarePilot prepares to launch a prescription order entry-focused AI assistant, according to this profile of the startup, which raised $2.5 million in June. The funding helped the Kansas-based physician practice AI company expand to 13 team members.

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News 11/3/25

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Remote therapeutic monitoring software company PtMantra will expand its operation in Wixom, MI through a collaboration with affiliate IT consulting firm Youngsoft that will focus on the development of an AI-based RTM platform. PtMantra, which markets its solution to physical therapists, home health agencies, and orthopedic surgeons, expects to create 107 jobs.

Rupesh Srivastava founded Youngsoft in 1996 and PtMantra in 2021.

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Well Health Technologies announces that subsidiary Wellstar Technologies has secured $62 million in financing and plans to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange sometime next year. Wellstar offers EHR, billing and practice management, and digital health apps to clinics across Canada.

People

Wellvana promotes Susan Diamond to CEO.

Zarminali Pediatrics names Syed Hassan (Meta[bolic]) CTO.

Dan Shur (Aloha Value Advisory) joins Carenet Health as chief product officer.

Other

Kinis Barefoot winds down its footwear business to focus on BalancePro Exam, an AI-powered fall-prevention app geared towards primary care practices, rehabilitation clinics, and assisted living facilities. The app combines video with AI-powered assessments to give users a “balance health” rating paired with suggested exercises, and providers the ability to track a patient’s progress. The startup expects to officially launch the app in March.

Shft Behavioral Health opens a mental health urgent care facility in Chicago.

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News 10/29/25

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CVS Health reports a 7.8% uptick in Q3 revenue thanks to growth from its drugstores and pharmacy benefit management business. It increased its forecasted 2025 earnings estimates as a result.

The company did take a $6 billion hit on its care delivery business. It announced last week that it would be closing 16 Oak Street Health primary care clinics. CVS Health acquired Oak Street in 2023 for $10.6 billion.

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Tommy O’Connor (UnitedHealth Group) joins Interwell Health as CEO.

Sightview names Scott Foster, MBA (Enlace Health) CFO.

Announcements and Implementations

Cardiology services company HeartNexus selects HeartBeam’s remote cardiac monitoring technology and around-the-clock test interpretation service.

Open Line Group Homes (CA) will implement Qualifacts InSync EHR software across its three facilities.

Netsmart adds Rectangle Health’s payment software to its TheraOffice EHR and practice management software for physical therapy and outpatient rehabilitation providers.

Other

The Delaware Division of Libraries partners with Talkspace to offer patrons up to two free therapy sessions each month. Patrons can access the virtual sessions by checking out laptops or tablets, or at locations equipped with private telehealth kiosks. The sessions are available for up to six months through September 2026.

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