News 10/22/25

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Weight management-focused hybrid primary care provider Knownwell raises $25 million in a funding round led by CVS Health Ventures. Oak Street Health (acquired by CVS Health in 2023 for $10.6 billion) co-founder Geoff Price also participated in the round.

The company, which has raised a total of $45 million, acquired online precision care and obesity management clinic Alfie Health last year.

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Virtual family mental healthcare provider Manatee acquires pediatric-focused health and wellness app Happy Pillar.

People

EngageMed names Julie Embry (Catholic Health Initiatives) CEO.

Onpoint Healthcare Partners names Sean Carroll (Fluent) CEO and Michael Clark (RAAPID) president and COO.

Announcements and Implementations

Pain Consultants of East Tennessee implements Adhere+’s remote therapeutic monitoring technology for chronic care patients.

Sound Physicians will implement WellStack’s Unified Data Model, RCM Decision Hub, and ACO Decision Hub.

OnPoint Healthcare Partners announces GA of its Practice Management-as-a-Service Model, which uses AI agents to automate clinical and administration workflows.

Medmio develops CodeSight automated coding software.

AdvancedMD launches AdvancedMD Now, an EHR, practice management, and patient engagement platform designed for mental healthcare practices with up to three providers.

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This article highlights the mounting frustrations smaller, independent practices are feeling as a result of relatively new downcoding policies enacted by payers like Aetna and Cigna. The automatic downcoding has left physicians strapped for cash and questioning the viability of their business models: “There’s going to be a point where we have to make a serious choice about who we want to be as a practice and what sort of patients we want to serve,” says one physician. “These insurance companies are going to choke us to the point where we can’t afford to keep up with their documentation requirements.”

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News 10/20/25

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Triplemoon raises $3.5 million in seed funding. The company offers virtual behavioral healthcare to pediatric patients and their families through partnerships with primary care physicians.

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Penfield Children’s Center (WI) selects maternal digital healthcare resources from MySwaddle, including care coordination and post-partum support.

Oncentric launches AI-assisted billing services for oncology practices.

Amazon One Medical begins offering virtual visits for children between ages two and 11. The message-based or video-based pediatric visits do not require a One Medical membership.

US Urology Partners implements Chart Lens IQ’s clinical analytics and workflow optimization capabilities at its Central Ohio Urology Group.

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ReliefAI Health, a startup with ties to LG Electronics and its Nova Innovation Center, launches to offer mental healthcare providers a patient-facing remote therapeutic monitoring app and provider dashboard.

A local news outlet highlights the success Cheyenne OBGYN in Wyoming has seen with adopting remote patient monitoring technology from Babyscripts. The practice is now considering adopting similar technology for post-partum depression.

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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.

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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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