News 4/16/25

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Canadian provider and health IT company Well Health Technologies reports a 19% increase in annual revenue, despite revenue deferral from its Circle Medical business and negative revenue cycle impacts from the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February of last year.

The company notes in its earnings report that it paid $2.8 million to settle federal US allegations of improper Circle Medical Technologies billing practices. Well Health is now looking at strategic alternatives for the California-based virtual primary care clinic.

Well Health acquired a controlling stake in Healwell AI earlier this month, concurrent with Healwell’s acquisition of Orion Health.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Behavioral health EHR vendor Cantata Health Solutions acquires IMA Systems, a behavioral health IT company focused on health and human services providers in New York.

Assort Health announces an undisclosed amount of funding from First Round Chemistry and Capital, bringing the startup’s total raised to $26 million. The company offers specialty-specific AI voice agents to help practices manage inbound phone calls.

Two providers in Minnesota file preliminary injunctions to stop UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division from collecting on emergency loans given out to the providers in the aftermath of the cyberattack on UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare business. The providers say they can’t make good on the loans because they haven’t yet fully recovered from revenue cycle disruptions caused by the attack. Adding insult to injury is the fact that UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. has denied $18,000 in claims due to their untimeliness – a fact the providers say was caused by the cyberattack. Optum, which extended the repayment deadline from January to May, is seeking to dismiss the lawsuits.

AI RCM startup Youlify raises $4.3 million in seed funding. It is in the process of launching an AI-powered voice agent to automate insurance appeals.

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Cantata Health Solutions names Christy Winter (Health Note) VP of product management.

Greg Shorten (Aspirion) joins Assembly Health as chief commercial officer.

Announcements and Implementations

OrthoNY implements RCM and AI-enhanced patient engagement software from IKS Health.

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News 4/14/25

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STAT reports on the negative impact recent cuts at HHS are having on HRSA’s efforts to modernize the Uniform Data System, a data-reporting system that community health centers use to prove that they’re spending government money wisely, and that the government in turn uses to allocate resources to facilities most in need.

The UDS+ effort has been several years in the making, spearheaded by HRSA, ASTP/ONC, and a steering committee of providers and health IT vendors. The upgraded system, which was scheduled for its first test run next month, seems to have been effectively shelved as HRSA gets folded into the Administration for a Healthy America.

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Jordan Oelschlager (Vault Health) joins AristaMD as SVP of strategic development.

Announcements and Implementations

AristaMD launches SpecialtyCare360, a suite of services for primary care physicians that encompass evidence-based care plans, virtual care options, care coordination, health coaching, and analytics.

Oak Orchard Health (NY) implements Sunoh.ai’s AI medical scribe software.

Health Catalyst announces GA of Ignite Spark data and analytics software for smaller hospitals and multi-site practices.

Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic (LA) implements Epic across its five locations.

Government and Politics

In North Dakota, the VA Fargo Health Care System will open an ATLAS site at the Burke County Veterans Service Office, giving veterans the ability to virtually consult VA providers.

Other

Kidney care provider DaVita works to recover from a weekend ransomware attack that encrypted some of its systems. The outpatient dialysis center company operates 2,657 centers in the US.

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News 4/9/25

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New Mountain Capital becomes a co-owner of Office Ally after acquiring a major stake in the health IT company from now co-owner Francisco Partners in a $1.8 billion deal. Francisco Partners acquired Office Ally in 2021.

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Live Webinar: April 15 (Tuesday) 1 ET. “Navigating ACO Quality in 2025: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.” Sponsor: Healthmonix. Presenters: Michael Lewis, VP of customer success, Healthmonix; Steven Tyson, senior account executive, Healthmonix.  Accountable care organizations (ACOs) must stay ahead of evolving quality requirements and reporting changes. Join us for an in-depth discussion on lessons learned from past ACO implementation, key areas for improvement, and the impact of Medicare Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs).

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Walgreens reports Q2 earnings and revenue results that beat analyst expectations as it prepares to go private in a $10 billion deal with Sycamore Partners. The company will work with its new owners to determine what to do with VillageMD, the money-losing primary care provider it acquired in 2021, once the acquisition is finalized.

Announcements and Implementations

Virtual psychiatric clinic Legion Health implements Qbtech’s Qbcheck ADHD testing software as a part of its ADHD diagnostic and treatment services.

Motivity adds practice management software built on technology developed by HumaneBITS to its offerings for applied behavior analysis providers.

Greater Therapy Centers (TX) will use adherence management technology from Vox Telehealth to power its new Concierge Physical Therapy + Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Platform.

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Still funny over a week later: DrFirst releases its debut album, “Prescription for Laughter: Songs to Unite the Healthiverse,” in an effort to to “encourage fresh thinking about the daily frustrations people face in healthcare …” The company adds that a tour is coming soon.

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News 4/7/25

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Therapy Brands, which offers software and services to therapists, mental and behavioral healthcare professionals, and health IT developers, rebrands to Ensora Health.

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Reader Comments

From Palpatine: “Re: RemedyConnect offshoring failure. A few weeks ago, RemedyConnect parent company Office Practicum (or, rather, their VC/PE overlords) decided to offshore the people answering the phones for their after-hours call service. The word is that they gave the local staff 30 days notice. It has apparently backfired, badly. The attached letter was sent to their clients yesterday. I share this to point out what happens when PE is in charge. Gotta’ get that EBIDTA, and Trump isn’t tariff-ing call centers yet …” The letter indicates that the move back to US-based agents (a featured touted on the Office Practicum/RemedyConnect website) was due to customer feedback. The company says it is also in the process of upgrading its call center technology. Pamlico Capital became an investor in Connexin Software/Office Practicum in 2018.

Announcements and Implementations

United Digestive will implement Healow Genie contact center software from EClinicalWorks across its practices in the Southeast.

Government and Politics

US Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) releases the results of a community inquiry into the business practices of Optum-owned medical practices in New York’s Hudson Valley, many of which detail the decline in care quality, provider accessibility, billing methods, and staff morale. Over a third of the 1,800 patients interviewed say they’ve experienced poor customer service experiences that have negatively impacted their care. UnitedHealth Group-owned Optum has acquired two of the area’s largest providers in the last several years, consolidating the market and options for patients.

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Techstars will work with Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group to launch a three-month healthcare accelerator for startup companies in Washington, DC. Applications open April 8 and are due June 11.

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News 4/2/25

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CareCloud acquires RevNu Medical Management, an RCM company focused on audiology providers.

RevNu CEO Daniel Davis will become president of CareCloud’s new hearing healthcare division.

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Live Webinar: April 15 (Tuesday) 1 ET. “Navigating ACO Quality in 2025: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.” Sponsor: Healthmonix. Presenters: Michael Lewis, VP of customer success, Healthmonix; Steven Tyson, senior account executive, Healthmonix.  Accountable care organizations (ACOs) must stay ahead of evolving quality requirements and reporting changes. Join us for an in-depth discussion on lessons learned from past ACO implementation, key areas for improvement, and the impact of Medicare Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs).

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

New Jersey-based Resolution Medical Billing acquires New Hampshire-based Claims Express.

People

Orthopedic Care Partners names Rodney Plante (Optum) CTO.

Erin Osbourn (Child Mind Institute) joins ENT and Allergy Associates as CIO.

Apree Health promotes Jonathan Porter to CEO.

Announcements and Implementations

Office Practicum adds AI documentation capabilities to its pediatric EHR using technology from Insight Health.

Research and Innovation

Startup Cadis HealthTech launches its EziExpert Enhanced Telehealth and Remote Consultation Platform, which connects healthcare workers wearing augmented reality-enhanced smart glasses with remote physicians while also connecting to the patient via video consult. The company, a former Kidney X Innovation Award winner, is also working on developing an AI-enhanced stethoscope.

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