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Patient intake and engagement software vendor Phreesia will acquire AccessOne, which offers patient financing solutions, for $160 million.
The news comes on the heels of the introduction of Phreesia’s VoiceAI phone solution for healthcare call management.
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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock
Conversational agentic AI startup Hello Patient announces $22.5 million in Series A funding. Hello Patient founder and CEO Alex Cohen was previously a director of product at Carbon Health.
Announcements and Implementations
Raleigh Orthopaedic (NC) implements EHR, AI, and RCM software from Commure’s Athelas business.
VitalCare Family Practice (VA) rolls out Sunoh.ai’s AI medical scribe.
Vitality Unlimited will use Ensoftek’s DrCloudEHR at its four behavioral health clinics in Nevada.
Psychiatric Alternatives & Wellness Center (CA) selects insurance benefits and verification software from Sohar Health.
J3 RCM announces GA of ForwardEHR, its new AI-powered EHR and billing platform.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health will offer substance use disorder patients and their families access to CHESS Health’s Connections and Companion apps.
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The local news outlet profiles Darin Green, DO a proctologist in Ohio who moonlights as a standup comedian. Green often donates proceeds from his shows to local charities, having most recently raised $4,000 for the Enon Relief Food Pantry. “Because my chosen field of medicine is proctology, he says, “it gives me an endless supply of comedy and jokes.”
Online prescription delivery company Wisp becomes the first women’s health company to sell over-the-counter products through the TikTok Shop.
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