News 10/15/25

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Health and social care navigation software vendor Pear Suite secures $7.6 million in Series A funding.

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OmniMD promotes Kamal Sharma to CTO.

Doctronic AI names Byron Crowe, MD (Solera Health) chief medical officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Digital cognitive health assessment company Creyos announces GA of its Care Planning tool, which enables primary care providers to create dementia care plans during patient appointments without the need for specialist referrals.

First Care Family Medicine (NC) implements AI medical scribe technology from Sunoh.ai.

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Wisconsin Public Radio profiles children’s author Margi Preus and her forthcoming book, “Snowshoe Kate and the Hospital Built for Pennies.” The illustrated book tells the story of Kate Pelham Newcomb, MD who practiced in Wisconsin near the turn of the 20th century. Newcomb delivered 4,000 babies, some of whom got together for a high school class project that turned into collecting 1 million pennies to build a hospital in honor of “Dr. Kate.” That hospital, eventually built with 11 million pennies, still stands as Lakeland Memorial Hospital.

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News 10/13/25

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Maternal health telemedicine company Ouma Health acquires Sunny Day Maternal Fetal Medicine and select assets of Boston MFM, enabling it to open four brick-and-mortar locations in three states.

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CureMD announces GA of its AI Contact Center for physician practices. The virtual receptionist automates calls, appointment scheduling, insurance verification, payment processing, patient intake, and prescription refills.

Maryland Area Health Education Center West implements WellCheck’s EquiLoop social services and behavioral health referral software.

Research and Innovation

A survey of 2,000 consumers finds that 80% wish they could access all of their in health information in one place; 36% say they use multiple systems across different providers. Sixty-two percent of online portal users report forgetting their passwords, making the need for a single source of health information even more pronounced.

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Graybill Medical Group Chief Physician Officer Vanessa Peters, MD says the California-based practice continues to make strides in patient access a year after its split from Palomar Health. Graybill has upgraded its call system and now offers appointment reminders via text message, which she says has reduced no-shows. Upcoming digital enhancements include online scheduling, online and text-based payment processing, online patient intake, and automation.

A local media outlet profiles the technology behind Gameday Men’s Health, a Miami-based clinic franchise that offers men’s health and wellness services. The practice worked with Lobbie to develop its own EHR, analytics, dashboards, telehealth integrations, and automated workflows. A mobile app is in the works.

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News 10/8/25

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Virtual mental healthcare provider Talkspace acquires Wisdo Health, which offers an AI-powered peer support and social health app.

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Mindset Medical secures funding from Xcellerant Ventures. Mindset offers camera-based, vital sign monitoring software.

People

Encoda names Adam Seymour (Aptarro) chief product and technology officer.

Michelle Paige (Elevance Health) joins Strive Health as chief growth officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Balboa Nephrology (CA) uses Century Health’s clinical AI models to analyze EHR data for more effective clinical decision support and treatments.

AdvancedMD announces new features and AI capabilities across its EHR, practice management, and patient engagement technologies.

Hanger Clinic implements Hyperscience’s Hypercell software to digitize and automate back-office processes.

Olympia Orthopaedic Associates (WA) selects Innovaccer’s AI-powered Comet access center software to automate referral and scheduling tasks.

RXNT will launch its stand-alone Ambient IQ ambient listening, transcription, and documentation solution next month.

Medical Specialists Associated (TX) implements Sunoh.ai’s AI medical scribe.

Other

Digital maternal healthcare company Lōvu Health launches a remote patient monitoring kit using technology from Tenovi.

Beginning in December, One Medical patients in Los Angeles can obtain their prescriptions at Amazon Pharmacy kiosks at their doctors’ offices. Patients can use the Amazon Pharmacy app to order their prescriptions and view upfront costs.

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News 10/6/25

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Hipp Health raises $6.2 million in seed funding. The startup offers AI software that automates clinical, administrative, and compliance workflows within applied behavioral analysis and occupational therapy practices.

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Alethian AI launches to offer physician practices in Washington AI-powered clinical and administrative workflow software. Founder and CEO Moghis Uddin is also the CEO of BookADoc.com, which serves patients in Seattle.

People

Susan Reagan (RLDatix) joins AssureCare as VP of sales.

Announcements and Implementations

Yosi Health adds an AI voice agent to its patient intake, engagement, and payment software for clinics.

Seattle-based Alpyne Labs develops Juno, an AI assistant for mental healthcare practices accessible via Chrome extension that can manage scheduling, documentation, and billing.

Research and Innovation

A study finds that pediatricians who take advantage of easy-to-use tools like EHR prompts and educational materials are 15 times more likely to follow peanut allergy prevention guidelines than their peers who don’t use the same set of tools.

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News 10/1/25

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Virtual neurology clinic Neura Health raises $11.4 million in Series A funding, bringing its total raised to $22 million. The new funding will help the company further expand into memory care.

Neura Health co-founder and CEO Elizabeth Burstein led product at Maven Clinic, a virtual women’s and family healthcare clinic, before helping to launch Neura in 2020.

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Wysa, an AI-based mental health and wellbeing app developer, acquires hybrid physical therapy services company Kins. The acquisition is Wysa’s second of the year, having acquired primary care-focused behavioral healthcare integration company April Health in March.

Virtual women’s healthcare clinic Visana Health announces $24 million in Series A funding. The company offers its services through employers and payers.

People

Dyan Hes, MD (Highline Modern Medicine) joins EMed Population Health as chief medical officer.

Announcements and Implementations  

Trellus, a Chicago-based community services provider for refugees and immigrants, selects Ensoftek’s DrCloudEHR.

ReferralMD announces GA of its SmartFax AI software, which automates and streamlines the digital processing of incoming faxes.

Government and Politics

England’s NHS begins requiring all GP practices to offer online appointment scheduling throughout the business day. Previously, some practices only offered online bookings during certain times of the day or until a certain number of slots were filled. The requirement aims to free up practice phone lines and ultimately reduce the number of patients who resort to going to the ER because they couldn’t get in to see their local GP.

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