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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News 9/22/25

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Virtual maternal mental healthcare provider Seven Starling announces $8 million in new funding.

Seven Starling technology includes one-click referrals, direct EMR integrations; and automated patient screening, insurance verification, care team assignment, and care coordination.

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House-call provider DispatchHealth lays off employees, stops offering services in Little Rock, AR and scales back services in nine other markets as it reorganizes after acquiring hospital-at-home software and services company Medically Home earlier this year. The company has raised over $700 million since getting its start in 2013.

Florida Woman Care co-founder and former employee-turned-whistleblower Kenneth Konsker, MD notifies state officials and insurers of alleged upcoding that he says has padded the pockets of the practice’s private equity owners and left patients with inaccurate bills, amounting to $100 million in improper billing. The Florida attorney general’s office is investigating.

MoldCo raises $8 million in seed funding. The virtual clinic specializes in care for illnesses related to mold toxicity.

People

Assembly Health names Kevin Offel (Shore Capital Partners) CEO.

Announcements and Implementations

Northwest Medical Specialties will implement the Unified Digital Patient Experience Platform from Willowglade Technologies across its clinics in Washington.

Government and Politics

A group of legislators introduce the “Patients Over Profits Act,” which would bar insurance companies like UnitedHealth Group from owning medical practices and require healthcare conglomerates to split up their exiting insurance and provider businesses.

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News 9/17/25

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Virtual and home-based care provider Imagine Pediatrics raises $67 million in Series B funding.

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Diana Health announces $55 million in Series C funding. The tech-enabled women’s healthcare company operates 10 clinics in four states.

Better Night, which offers virtual sleep health solutions, acquires Epoch Sleep Centers (RI) and Coastal Sleep Diagnostics (MA).

EyeMD EMR rebrands to Optivate.

Ambulatory health IT vendor PracticeSuite acquires competitor MicroMD.

People

Deirdre Saulet, PhD (Carrum Health) joins Jasper Health as chief strategy officer.

Announcements and Implementations

New York-based FQHC Sun River Health implements Sunoh.ai’s AI medical scribe across its 50 sites.

Zoom’s Business Services segment announces GA of its Virtual Agent for Healthcare.

Research and Innovation

An Iris Telehealth survey of 1,000 consumers finds that nearly the majority do not trust AI to act independently when it comes to emergency diagnoses and response; 73% prefer human providers to make the final call in AI-flagged emergencies.

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News 9/15/25

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Virtual mental healthcare company Cerebral raises $25 million in new funding, bringing its total raised to nearly $500 million.

Cerebral made its first acquisition, behavioral healthcare company Resilience Lab, last month.

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Automated patient billing and payments software vendor Inbox Health announces $20 million in new funding, bringing its total investments to $55 million.

Maternal health-focused remote patient monitoring company Lōvu Health raises $8 million in Series A funding. It will use the investment to develop three AI agents, automation features, and systems integrations; and as expand its team.

People

CaduceusHealth names Christopher Davis (FCD Advisors) chief innovation and AI transformation officer.

Announcements and Implementations

Practice management vendor Myriad Systems develops Myriad Motion automated onboarding software to help practices transition to its EHR, RCM, and practice management software.

Government and Politics

CMS shares details on how states can apply for funding through the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. Goals of the program include using innovative technologies to improve care access and efficiency for rural providers and patients.

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