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News 5/19/25
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Medical and dental practice technology, services, and solutions company Henry Schein announces a $250 million strategic investment from KKR.
Sponsored Events and Resources
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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock
Passage Health raises $8 million in a Series A funding round. Launched in 2022, the company offers autism therapy practices EHR and practice management software.
People
Cope Health Solutions names Richard Petrucci, MD (Somos Innovation) chief medical officer.
Joe Verschleiser (Unified Women’s Healthcare) joins American Oncology Network as chief growth and performance officer.
Announcements and Implementations
BestNotes adds clinical AI session note-taking software from Videra Health to its behavioral health EHR.
Porch Light Health, a network of addiction treatment services providers in Colorado and New Mexico, implements Chess Health’s automated Contingency Management Rewards Engine at 13 of its Colorado clinics.
Athenahealth announces GA of AthenaOne for Community Health Centers.
Government and Politics
Vision Upright MRI (CA) will pay $25,000 to settle allegations of violating HIPAA. The HHS Office of Civil Rights found that the imaging provider had never conducted a HIPAA risk analysis and failed to notify patients of a data breach in a timely manner.
Other
TechTimes profiles Cenote, a startup that has developed software that automates back-office tasks for physician practices. The company has raised $500,000 in seed funding through Y Combinator and counts sleep clinics, neurology practices, and durable medical equipment companies amongst its customers.
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