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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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

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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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

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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News 9/29/25

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Tech-enabled cancer care company Thyme Care announces $97 million in Series D funding, bringing its total raised to $275 million since launching in 2020.

Co-founders Robin Shah and Bobby Green, MD both spent time at Flatiron Health. Shah, Thyme Care’s CEO, then went on to help launch OneOncology in 2019. Green, Thyme Care’s chief medical officer and president, joined the company in 2021.

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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

Norway-based Nolla Health raises $4.5 million in seed funding. It plans to open a New York City office as it bring its subscription-based skin care apps to consumers in 40 states.

Sunrise Group will use $29 million in new funding to expand its Dreem Health digital sleep clinic across the country. Belgium-based Sunrise acquired California-based Dream Health last year.

Dallas, TX-based medical billing and coding company Plutus Health opens an office in Addison, TX. The company offers its services to physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, and mental and behavioral healthcare providers.

RCM and consulting business Vee Healthtek acquires Precision Practice Management, which also offers RCM and technical support services.

Announcements and Implementations

Brain Balance Centers will pilot ProsperityEHR’s software at 21 locations.

Other

A couple in Irvine, CA are accused of identity theft and insurance fraud after Rebecca Juarez stole patient health data from the practice she worked at and then gave it to Juan Pablo Rodriguez, who inputted it into the EHR at a separate practice that he worked at to submit fake insurance claims. The conspirators allegedly stole the identities of 21 patients and generated $10,000 in bogus claims. 

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News 9/24/25

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Physician enablement company Privia Health acquires Evolent Health’s Evolent Care Partners primary care business in a deal valued at up to $113 million, pending the Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO’s 2025 performance.

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Cognitive rehab program startup Moneta Health raises $4.5 million in seed funding. The company offers phone-based sessions with licensed therapists and cognitive exercises in between sessions delivered via AI over the phone. Moneta Health’s roots date back to 2020, when co-founder Paul Campbell launched Elovee, a tech-enabled dementia therapy platform. Campbell and Moneta Health co-founder Jen Flexman rebranded Elovee to Moneta in 2023.

Announcements and Implementations

UnityAI announces GA of AI agents for appointment scheduling, patient intake, procedural reminders and confirmations, and follow-up.

Research and Innovation

A six-month study involving patients at three primary care practices finds that patients who complete a pre-visit family history questionnaire that is automatically uploaded to their EHR results in improved documentation and subsequent conversations about recommended screenings and referrals.

An AdvancedMD survey of 200 medical group owners and staff finds that 67% have at least one mental health professional on staff, and that 58% use telehealth to support their mental healthcare services. Nearly 40% of respondents receive requests for mental telehealth appointments on a daily basis.

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