News 5/19/25
Top News
Medical and dental practice technology, services, and solutions company Henry Schein announces a $250 million strategic investment from KKR.
Sponsored Events and Resources
Live Webinar: June 18 (Wednesday) noon ET. “Fireside Chat: Closing the Gaps in Medication Adherence.” Sponsor: DrFirst. Presenters: Ben G. Long, MD, director of hospital medicine, Magnolia Regional Health Center; Wes Blakeslee, PhD, vice president of clinical data strategies, DrFirst; Colin Banas, MD, MHA, chief medical officer, DrFirst. Magnolia Regional Health Center will describe how its Nurse Navigator program used real-time prescription fill data from DrFirst to identify therapy gaps and engage patients through timely, personalized outreach. The effort led to a 19% increase in prescription fills and a 6% drop in 30-day readmissions among participating patients. Attendees will learn why prescribing price transparency is key to adherence, how real-time data helps care teams support patients between visits, and how Magnolia aligned its approach with value-based care and population health goals.
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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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