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NACHC and NextGen Healthcare Join Forces to Support Leaders Driving Digital Innovation at Community Health Centers
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and NextGen Healthcare, a provider of innovative, cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, announced a strategic partnership to expand efforts to support community health centers (CHCs) in advancing digital innovation and operational success at CHCs nationwide. This strategic partnership includes the creation of a first-of-its-kind NACHC Leadership Exchange for Chief Information Officers (CIOs), IT directors, and other health care administrators who oversee IT strategy and decision-making at CHCs.
Mergers and Acquisitions
QuidelOrtho Corporation Completes Acquisition of LEX Diagnostics
QuidelOrtho Corporation, a global leader of innovative in vitro diagnostics, announced it has completed the acquisition of LEX Diagnostics for cash consideration of approximately $100 million. The LEX VELO System received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and CLIA waiver in February 2026.
ModMed Acquires Bonsai Health to Accelerate AI-Powered Patient Engagement
ModMed®, a provider of software and services to specialty medical practices backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., announced the acquisition of Bonsai Health, a high-growth agentic AI patient engagement platform. This acquisition marks a major step forward in ModMed’s journey to create the AI-Powered Practice, integrating powerful new front-office automation capabilities such as automated patient reactivation and AI-driven self-scheduling.
Contract Announcements
Veritas Association Management Welcomes Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management
Veritas Association Management (Veritas) announces that it has been selected to provide full-service association management services to the Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (SABM), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing patient blood management practices to improve clinical outcomes and patient safety worldwide.
Shields Health Solutions Partners with Columbus Regional Health to Enhance Patient Access to Specialty Pharmacy Services
Shields Health Solutions (Shields), the premier specialty pharmacy accelerator in the country announced a new partnership with Columbus Regional Health, a leading health system serving a 10-county area in southcentral Indiana, and its first health system partner in the state of Indiana.
Dothan Hematology & Oncology Selects AllyGPO and BioCareSD as Primary Specialty Group Purchasing and Drug Distributor Partners
AllyGPO®, an innovator and next-generation specialty group purchasing organization (GPO), and BioCareSD®, a national specialty drug distributor with nearly 50 years of experience delivering life‑saving therapies through high‑touch service and a differentiated distribution model, announced that Dothan Hematology & Oncology, a community-based oncology practice serving Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia and Northwest Florida, has selected AllyGPO and BioCareSD as its primary specialty GPO and drug distributor partners.
Alluvium and Adobe Partner to Advance Supply and Demand Intelligence for Health Systems
Alluvium, a leader in enterprise access and capacity performance for health systems, announced a collaboration with Adobe to bring next-level intelligence to healthcare capacity management. By fusing Alluvium’s supply orchestration expertise with the demand generation power of the Adobe Experience Platform, the joint solution will help provider organizations close the loop between supply and demand while unlocking rich market insights and ROI.
San Juan Regional Medical Center Selects Pivot Point Consulting to Provide 24/7 IT Service Desk Operations
Pivot Point Consulting, a Best in KLAS managed services firm, has been selected by San Juan Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) to assume operations of its IT Service Desk, delivering 24/7/365 support across the organization.
Venture Capitol and Funding
Helical raises $10M for virtual AI lab that operates at pharma scale to make in-silico discovery reproducible
Pharma has no shortage of ideas. It has a shortage of throughput. Roughly 50 new drugs are approved each year despite more than 10,000 known diseases, and every promising hypothesis still collides with the same constraint: slow, expensive physical experimentation. Biological foundation models have opened the door to a new mode of discovery, where scientists can test hypotheses computationally before committing to the wet lab. Helical was built to make that shift real inside modern pharma R&D. The company announced a $10 million seed round led by redalpine.
Coral raises $12.5M to automate healthcare’s back office by working with, not against, the fax machine
In American healthcare, the most common reason a patient waits is not clinical. Referrals stall in fax queues. Prior authorizations sit unresolved. Discharges are delayed because paperwork has not been processed. The bottleneck is not a shortage of doctors. There is a shortage of people to handle the administrative work that comes before and after every appointment. Coral was built to change that. The company announced a $12.5 million investment led by Lightspeed and Z47. The company was founded by Ajay Shrihari and Aniket Mohanty.
TriFetch comes out of stealth to automate the administrative work that slows specialty clinics
In a specialty clinic, the phone rarely stops ringing. Referrals arrive in bursts, prior authorizations stall in payer portals and staff juggle paperwork while patients sit on hold. Independent clinics have been patching these problems with more headcount for decades, even as labor costs rise due to a shortage of highly specialised workers and burnout deepens. TriFetch was built to take that administrative weight off the clinic. By automating the three workflows that dominate clinic operating costs: patient calls, referral processing, and prior authorization, TriFetch helps clinics save on 50%+ of administrative costs while also increasing revenue. This can translate into 1m+ savings for a mid-size practice. TriFetch announced a $1.9 million pre-seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners
Cirius Therapeutics Announces Gestational Diabetes Initiative
Cirius Therapeutics, Inc., a developer of innovative therapies for people suffering from diseases caused by mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance, announced a planning grant from the Gates Foundation to advance the development of CIR‑0602K as a potential postpartum therapeutic for women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Making the Cut, Milestones, Accolades, Awards and More
mPulse Strengthens Market Position in Q1 2026 Through Focused Execution and Innovation
mPulse, a provider of Health Experience and Insights (HXI) technology, announced strong financial results for Q1 2026, reporting year-over-year revenue and profitability growth. The company also earned significant industry recognition and achieved a series of operational milestones, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner for 450 healthcare customers — including more than 50 of the 60 largest health plans — amid an increasingly challenging environment for payors.
Aledade Ranks Among 2026 Top Workplaces for Engineers by Engineering.com
Aledade, a physician‑led, national leader in value‑based care, has been recognized among the 2026 Top Workplaces for engineers by Engineering.com. This national award highlights companies that foster an exceptional environment for technical talent through cultures rooted in respect, growth and empowerment.
Imagine Pediatrics Earns Platinum Pinnacle Award for Excellence in Pediatric Care
Imagine Pediatrics, one of the largest pediatric medical groups delivering 24/7 virtual and in-home care for children and youth with special health care needs, announced it has been named the Platinum winner in the Clinical Excellence in Pediatric Care category of the 2026 Pinnacle Awards for Healthcare.