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UMass Memorial Health Partners With Accenture and Microsoft on AI and Data Modernization
UMass Memorial Health announced a multiyear initiative with Accenture and Microsoft to modernize its data infrastructure and expand AI capabilities. The health system will use Microsoft Azure to establish a unified data platform, replacing siloed reporting systems and supporting more advanced analytics. Accenture will introduce agentic AI tools to automate workflows and improve access to operational and clinical insights.
Rhapsody Launches Guardian to Govern AI Agent and API Access
Rhapsody announced Rhapsody® Guardian, an AI governance solution that helps healthcare organizations enforce AI governance policies by controlling how AI agents access health data and services.
Product News
AKASA Launches Autonomous AI Platform for Coding and Documentation
AKASAÂ announced the launch of an autonomous AI platform for inpatient medical coding and clinical documentation integrity. The platform expands the company’s capabilities beyond AI-powered prebill review to support more complex mid-cycle revenue cycle workflows. AKASA said its health system customers represent approximately 10% of U.S. inpatient discharges and more than $180 billion in aggregate net patient revenue.
Confido Health Expands AI Platform for Healthcare Operations
Confido Health announced the expansion of CareOS, its agentic AI platform for healthcare operations. The company is broadening its capabilities beyond voice agents to support administrative workflows across multisite healthcare organizations. The expansion follows a $12.5 million funding extension, bringing Confido’s total Series A financing to $22.5 million.
Collaboration News
University of Texas System Expands Abridge AI Across Health Institutions
The University of Texas System expanded its relationship with Abridge through an enterprise-wide agreement that provides a framework for its eight health institutions to access the company’s AI-powered clinical documentation platform. The agreement builds on an existing pilot and allows participating institutions to adopt the technology while retaining local decision-making authority.
Transcarent Partners with Angel Health and OrthoForum Value Network
Transcarent announced a strategic partnership with OrthoForum Value Network (OVN) to expand access to more than 160 of the country’s leading independent orthopedic groups and 12,000 clinicians with coordinated care and bundled surgery pricing. It also partnered with Angel Health to expand access to high-quality wurgical and MSK care for small and midsize employers
Northwestern Medicine Integrates OpenEvidence Into Epic
Northwestern Medicine integrated OpenEvidence into its Epic electronic health record environment, allowing clinicians to access clinical research and evidence-based information within their existing workflows. The integration supports access to information on medication dosing, clinical guidelines and treatment decisions.
Lyric and Verisys Partner to Advance Healthcare Decision Intelligence
Lyric and Verisys announced a strategic partnership to advance healthcare decision intelligence.
Making the Cut, Milestones, Accolades, Awards and More
SimBioSys Receives FDA Clearance for AI-Powered Breast Cancer Risk Assessment
SimBioSys announced FDA 510(k) clearance for TumorSight Risk, an AI-powered software tool that combines MRI, pathology and clinical data to estimate five- and 10-year recurrence risk for patients with early-stage breast cancer. The clearance expands the company’s precision medicine capabilities in oncology.
Andor Health Receives Frost & Sullivan Recognition for Agentic AI
Andor Health announced it received Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Competitive Strategy Leadership recognition for its agentic AI-based care orchestration capabilities. The recognition highlights the company’s approach to connecting clinical workflows and supporting care delivery through AI-enabled technology.
Product Certification News
Pretty Good AI Achieves HITRUST i1 Certification
Pretty Good AI announced its athenaOne-native patient communication platform achieved HITRUST Implemented, 1-year (i1) certification. The certification covers the company’s platform hosted on Amazon Web Services and follows an independent assessment of 182 security requirements across 19 domains.
SPRY Completes SOC 2 Type II Examination
SPRY Therapeutics announced it completed a SOC 2 Type II examination for its AI-powered electronic medical record and revenue cycle management platform serving outpatient rehabilitation providers. The independent examination evaluated controls related to security, availability and confidentiality.
Carina Health Network Earns HITRUST i1 Certification for Fourth Consecutive Year
Carina Health Network announced it earned HITRUST i1 certification for the fourth consecutive year. The certification covers its community applications, including Snowflake, Innovaccer and its Community Analytics Platform, which support secure data sharing and analytics across community health organizations