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Today on HITshow: HLTH 2025 Preview Special — Heroes & Headliners A Tuesday edition of HIT show Daily with an extended preview of one of the healthcare industry’s biggest events — HLTH 2025 in Las Vegas. With the federal government still in partial shutdown and policy uncertainty weighing on hospitals and payers alike, today’s HIT show Daily steps back from the headlines to look ahead — offering a...

Today on HITshow: Hospitals accelerate outpatient strategy as Methodist Healthcare launches its largest expansion and health systems nationwide invest in ambulatory growth. Nurse-led innovation takes center stage with Atrium Health Union’s national award and Suki’s international AI consortium. After the break, Notable’s Flow AI and a new Bain & KLAS report show how healthcare’s AI spending is shif...

Today on HITshow: A new Medicare analysis raises tough questions about spine surgery appropriateness and what comes next for hospitals and surgeons. We pivot to strategy as Atlantic Health and Saint Peter’s walk away from a two-year merger effort, then zoom into the bedside with Connecticut’s evolving maternal-care model—midwifery integration, postpartum rehab, and safety-bracelet monitoring. Afte...

Today on HITshow: Global collaboration takes center stage as the new ARC Initiative connects health innovators worldwide to advance responsible AI and data sharing. Mass General Brigham unveils a new plan to cut emergency department boarding times, while a California hospital prepares to close its labor and delivery unit. Plus: RXNT debuts Ambient IQ to streamline clinical documentation, Amazon in...

Today on HITshow: U.S. News & World Report unveils the 2025–2026 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, spotlighting excellence and access in pediatric care. Plus: Valley Children’s proves AI delivers measurable ROI, Kaiser braces for a multi-state strike, Qualtrics buys Press Ganey in a $6.7B experience data deal, Talkspace adds Wisdo Health for peer connection, and this year’s Nobel Prize honors br...

Today on HITshow: Hospitals face new financial strain and climate risk amid a prolonged shutdown, while AI and investment reshape the future of care — from Heidi Health’s funding milestone to new ventures by General Catalyst, Ultrahuman, and NeueHealth. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS 📍 Government & Providers — Teresa VaughnFederal shutdown enters day six, raising fears of delayed payments and looming furlou...

Today on HITshow: ChristianaCare breaks ground on a 140,000-square-foot health center in Delaware; Northeast Georgia Health scales ambient listening with Dragon Copilot; Assort Health secures 76M dollars for AI-powered patient engagement; Koda Health raises 7M dollars to expand advance care planning; and Everlywell launches “Eva,” an AI platform pushing at-home testing into telehealth diagnostics....

Today on HITshow: Today’s top story: the federal shutdown is more than politics — Teresa Vaughn walks providers through a detailed checklist on compliance, telehealth, hospital-at-home, finance, and research. Also: UnitedHealth hires Duke’s AI leader as Chief Scientist, Hackensack pairs dogs with AI for cancer detection, Omada launches a nutrition AI for chronic care, and the federal government ca...

Today on HITshow: The federal shutdown furloughs 32,000 HHS staff and halts Medicare telehealth and Hospital-at-Home programs. UnitedHealth will exit Medicare Advantage in 109 counties, reshaping payer-provider dynamics. General Catalyst’s HATCo completes its $500M acquisition of Summa Health, converting the Ohio system to for-profit. Visana Health raises $24M to expand a nationwide virtual medica...

Today on HITshow: CMS Hospital-at-Home and RPM waivers expire at midnight without Congressional action as shutdown fears loom; Trinity Health posts a $1.3B net gain despite operating losses while Memphis-based Regional One Health advances a $1B hospital project; Briya and Tanner Health launch a real-world data network in the South; Privia Health buys Evolent’s ACO business for $100M; and Brown Uni...

Today on HITshow: Hospitals report mixed financials, Medicaid work rules draw scrutiny, and Big Tech deepens its hold on healthcare. Plus, AmplifyMD secures new funding, women’s health gains retail traction with Naomi Watts, and PhRMA readies a patient-facing drug portal. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS 📍 Providers — Logan StokesCommonSpirit reports 40.1 billion dollars in FY2025 revenue, up 8.5% year-over-y...

Today on HITshow: Tampa General earns the Joint Commission’s first Innovation Award for AI-driven safety (Palantir, predictive sepsis); Temple Health’s 2,600 workers move toward a strike; One Medical launches nationwide menopause care amid rising competition; Sonitor–Tagnos merge RTLS with workflow; bipartisan MA “Prompt Pay” bill advances; study links steep elective-surgery markups to poorer outc...

Today on HITshow: Activist investors turn up the pressure at Acadia Healthcare, Capital Rx rebrands as Judi Health with a $400M raise, and RevSpring acquires Kyruus Health. Plus, AmplifyMD secures $20M to expand virtual specialty care, while leaders debate who sets the rules for health AI and hospital CEOs bet big on ambulatory growth. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS 📍 Providers — Teresa VaughnActivist inves...

Today on HITshow: Banner Health expands its ambulatory footprint, Glenn Medical Center shuts its doors, new partnerships reshape digital health and benefits, hospitals face fresh cybersecurity hits, and the pharma race in obesity heats up with Pfizer’s 7.3 billion dollar move and a biomimetic GLP-1 launch. HOST: STEVE DAILY 📍 Providers — Teresa VaughnBanner Health rolls out “Health Center Plus” o...

Today on HITshow: Sutter Health and Epic bring connected devices into the EHR to improve chronic care. CVS Health expands its Medicare program to reduce hospital readmissions. Premier agrees to a 2.6-billion-dollar deal to go private, while UPMC enters talks to acquire Trinity Health System hospitals in Ohio. Lawmakers weigh extensions for telehealth and ACA subsidies in a tense budget fight. And...

Today on HITshow: Vaccine politics spark confusion inside the CDC’s advisory committee; Seattle Children’s lays off 154 staff amid funding cuts; New NEJM study finds low-dose aspirin may benefit patients with PI3K-altered localized colorectal cancer; we funding stories that are tied together by virtual care roots; and we close with Imagine Pediatrics, fresh off a $67 million funding round, and a c...

Today on HITshow: Ardent Health moves from pilot to an enterprise rollout of Ambience’s ambient AI; Ascension narrows losses with labor and cost discipline; Garmin teams with King’s College London on a massive maternal-health dataset; University Hospitals turns on a whole-hospital virtual nursing model with Vitalchat; and we close with a virtual-nursing workforce deep dive featuring VirtuAlly CNO...

Today on HITshow: Sutter Health rolls out conversational AI across 3.5 million patients, Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial move forward with a new academic health center, and Aegis Ventures adds three health systems to its growing digital consortium. We’ll also look at Amazon’s billion-dollar investment to reduce employee healthcare costs — and close with a conversation between Pee...

Today on HITshow: WellSpan expands its partnership with General Catalyst’s HATCo, regulators move on predictive health AI and mental health devices, Innovaccer acquires Story Health to scale specialty care, new polling shows parents skipping routine vaccines, and Amazon adds dietitian services to its telehealth platform. Plus, a Bright Spot as Rush University Medical Center and the John A. Hartfor...

Today on HITshow: A 50-billion-dollar federal push to transform rural health, new warnings as clinic closures accelerate, and women’s health startup Diana raises 55 million dollars to expand. Plus, nurses step up with innovations to reduce burnout, Exact Sciences rolls out a multi-cancer blood test, and we’ll close with a Bright Spot in pediatric mental health. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS 📍 Providers & P...

Today on HITshow: the administration expands access to catastrophic ACA plans, hospital closures accelerate nationwide, and investors buy Taylor Hospital for just one million dollars. Plus, Advent sells Zentiva in a major generics reshuffle and the FDA weighs oversight of AI mental health devices. HOST: Ida Klein 📍 Policy & Payers — Xavier BanksThe administration expands access to catastrophic AC...

Today on HITshow: Trump moves to limit pharma advertising, the CBO questions 340B’s impact on healthcare costs, and food-as-medicine partnerships expand with Medicaid and senior care populations. Plus, an exclusive interview with Doceree CEO Harshit Jain on the launch of Reptwin. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS 📊 The Day’s Pulse Policy & Pharma — Trump directs the FDA to restrict direct-to-consumer drug ads,...

Today on HITshow Daily:Eli Lilly opens its AI models to small biotechs at no cost, researchers test AI tools to detect Alzheimer’s treatment imaging risks, Strive Health raises 550 million dollars for kidney care, and we bring you live updates from Fierce Pharma Week in Philadelphia HOST: STEVE DAILY The Day’s Pulse 📍 Pharma & AI — Nate CollierEli Lilly opens its AI models to small biotechs at no...

Today on HITshow Daily, CMS expands catastrophic health plan access as 2026 premiums surge, new policy rules accelerate EHR transparency mandates, rural hospitals weigh bailouts against collaborative networks, and an interview on micro-learning that’s cutting nurse training time by 75%. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS The Day’s Pulse 📍 Providers & Policy — Nate CollierCMS expands access to catastrophic healt...

The AMA recognizes 109 health systems for advancing physician well-being, 140+ providers and stakeholders press Congress for a long-term hospital-at-home waiver, and PhRMA launches an ad campaign on 340B markups ahead of Fierce Pharma Week. Plus, Parasym introduces a new non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation device, and Rimidi’s CEO Lucienne Ide explains how providers’ mindset around remote patient...