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DirectTrust® Releases New 2026 Accreditation Criteria Versions for Public Review through November 17, 2025
DirectTrust®, a non-profit healthcare industry alliance focused on furthering trust in healthcare data exchange through standards, accreditation, and other services, announced it has posted new versions of program criteria for its 28 accreditation programs for public review and comment. The open process for adopting criteria commenced on September 18 and closes on November 17, 2025.
Collette Health Introduces Virtual Knock Feature and Ligature Resistant Ceiling Mount Hardware
Collette Health, a platform that provides hospitals and health systems a value-based entry point to virtual care, announced two significant enhancements to its integrated virtual care solutions: the Virtual Knock feature and new Ligature Resistant Ceiling Mount hardware. These innovations address critical patient privacy and safety needs while maintaining Collette Health’s commitment to continuous innovation driven by customer feedback and real-world healthcare needs.
Product News
80% of Prior Authorizations Automated, 75% Fewer Denials: SPRY Unveils Prior Auth & Eligibility Solution for Rehab Therapy Clinics
SPRY Therapeutics Inc. announced the launch of the SPRY Prior Authorization & Eligibility Solution, the first AI-powered solution purpose-built for rehab therapy clinics. The solution automates up to 80% of prior authorization workflows while ensuring all authorizations are completed through a combination of AI automation and expert review.
Briya Offers Free Access to Briya AIRE for Select Academic Institutions to Support Sustained Critical Medical Research
Briya, the health AI technology company redefining healthcare research, announced that following the launch of Briya AIRE™, it will provide free access to the first clinical-grade AI platform to accelerate medical and epidemiological research for select academic medical centers and research institutions facing financial and economic strain.
Certara Launches Libra™: AI-Powered Drug-Induced Liver Injury Prediction Tool
Certara, Inc., a global leader in model-informed drug development, announced the launch of Libra™, an AI-powered tool for predicting drug-induced liver injury (DILI) to help companies improve safety predictions and optimize R&D portfolios early in drug discovery.
Evidently Introduces Ask Evidently, the First EHR-Embedded AI Chat Interface Deployed at Scale Across Major Health Systems
Evidently, a Clinical Data Intelligence platform, announced the launch of Ask Evidently. Ask Evidently is the first AI chat interface that embeds directly into any EHR, combining a comprehensive understanding of the patient record with an intuitively verifiable user experience for clinicians. Ask Evidently is the first product of its kind to be deployed at scale in collaboration with clinicians and AI Governance Committees at major health systems across the country. Ask Evidently is currently supporting thousands of clinicians daily, with more health systems actively integrating.
Ochsner Health offers AI-powered technology for atrial fibrillation
The John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute is the first in Louisiana to offer artificial intelligence-powered technology for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart rhythm disorder where the upper chambers of the heart beat irregularly and rapidly. This innovative software by Volta serves as the first commercially available AI companion to help physicians with real-time analysis of 3D heart maps during catheter ablation procedures, enhancing the precision of AFib treatment.
CharmHealth Launches CharmHealthSquare, an Online Slack Community Built Exclusively for Physicians
CharmHealth, a provider of healthcare technology solutions for providers, announced the launch of CharmHealthSquare. This exciting initiative delivers a space for licensed physicians to enable collaboration, education, networking and research to dramatically advance patient care.
Edifecs Unveils AI-Driven Population Payment Management Platform, Transforming Value-Based Payment Contract Administration
Edifecs, a Cotiviti business and pioneer in healthcare data interoperability, announced the next generation of its Population Payment Management platform powered by agentic artificial intelligence (AI). The enhanced solution delivers a practical, scalable application of AI to address some of the most persistent challenges in healthcare value-based payment (VBP) transformation.
QuidelOrtho Announces Availability of QUICKVUE™ Influenza + SARS Test for Professional Use
Building on its leadership in point-of-care diagnostic testing, QuidelOrtho Corporation, a global provider of innovative in vitro diagnostic technologies, is expanding its QUICKVUE portfolio with the QUICKVUE Influenza + SARS Test, a CLIA-waived, 510(k)–cleared rapid, easy-to-use immunoassay designed for professional use in physician office laboratories, urgent care centers, emergency departments, pharmacies and decentralized hospital labs.
LabWare Launches Clinical Health Solution 5.06
LabWare, Inc., the global leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for more than 30 years, announces the release of Clinical Health Solution 5.06, the latest version of its purpose-built solution for managing clinical diagnostics and public health laboratory operations.
rater8 Launches raVE to Help Healthcare Providers Master Visibility in the AI Search Era
rater8, the leader in healthcare reputation management, announced the official launch of the rater8 Visibility Engine (raVE), a platform designed to help healthcare organizations take control of their online presence in an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient search behavior.
symplr Launches Unified Platform to Power the Entire Provider Journey at NAMSS 2025
symplr®, a provider of enterprise healthcare operations software, announced expanded capabilities in its Operations Platform that unify provider data previously scattered across multiple systems. By integrating credentialing, privileging, enrollment, scheduling, communication, performance management, and offboarding, symplr’s updated platform helps health systems replace disconnected tools with one integrated provider journey.
UnityAI Unveils Agentic AI Suite to Revolutionize Patient Engagement and Provider Operations
UnityAI, an agentic AI company transforming patient engagement and provider operations, launched its advanced agentic AI platform. Focused on ambulatory settings such as radiology, dental, physical therapy, behavioral health and other outpatient providers, the platform introduces four intelligent AI voice agents – Scheduling, Confirmation, Intake, and Follow-up – that operate across providers’ EMR systems to automate up to 90% of routine patient-scheduling tasks with precision and empathy.
Wolters Kluwer’s new UpToDate Expert AI provides clinicians and health systems with the fast, reliable GenAI clinical decision support they need
Wolters Kluwer Health announced UpToDate® Expert AI, a new generative AI-powered clinical decision support (CDS) solution designed to support the needs of both doctors and healthcare systems. UpToDate Expert AI sets a new standard in how healthcare professionals can easily access evidence-based answers to medical questions at the point of care, while supporting healthcare organizations’ efforts to responsibly integrate AI into their infrastructure and workflows.
Ambience Healthcare Launches Real-Time HCC Compliance Validator to Reduce Audit Risk and Strengthen Documentation Integrity
Ambience Healthcare announced the launch of its HCC Compliance Validator. Already live with eight healthcare organizations, the HCC Compliance Validator is a real-time tool that checks whether clinician-selected diagnoses are fully substantiated according to CMS documentation standards. The tool then identifies gaps in documentation for clinicians to address before notes are completed, helping clinicians prepare audit-ready notes.
Collaboration News
HPC and Kythera Labs Partner to Turn Price Transparency Data into Actionable Insights
HealthPriceCompare(HPC), a developer of extractive technologies for the healthcare space, announced a strategic partnership with Kythera Labs,a healthcare data and technology company. This collaboration moves beyond compliance-driven transparency by transforming raw, complex data into actionable insights. The result is powerful intelligence that fuels better payer negotiations, sharper growth strategies, stronger network management, and improved patient engagement, empowering healthcare organizations to compete effectively and make confident, data-driven decisions.
Making the Cut, Milestones, Accolades, Awards and More
Ochsner named among Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Health Care
Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine have selected Ochsner Health for the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care list. Ochsner is included in the large company category and named one of the best companies to work for in the U.S. The Best Workplaces in Health Care award is based on analysis of survey responses from nearly 228,000 employees at Great Place to Work Certified companies in the health care industry.
Heidi Health Earns High Scores for Reducing Clinician Documentation Burden
Heidi Health, an AI-powered medical scribe platform, announced its exceptional customer satisfaction was featured in a new KLAS Research Emerging Company Spotlight report. The research showed that Heidi Health received A+ ratings for “likely to recommend” and “executive involvement,” and 100% of customers surveyed reported that Heidi Health keeps all promises and they would buy the product again.
Health Gorilla Named Among TIME’s World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025
Health Gorilla, a provider of interoperability solutions and a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) delivering real-time, deduplicated, AI-ready health data, is honored to be recognized in TIME magazine’s World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2025, a ranking that spotlights organizations driving meaningful innovation across the global healthcare landscape.
Tendo’s MDsave Marketplace Named to TIME’s 2025 World’s Top HealthTech List
Tendo’s MDsave Marketplace has been recognized on TIME’s 2025 World’s Top HealthTech list. This prestigious honor underscores their mission to make healthcare more accessible, transparent, and affordable for all.
Vital Inpatient Named Finalist in The 2025 A.I. Awards for Best Use of AI-Driven Personalization
Vital Inpatient, the AI-powered patient experience solution from Vital, has been named a finalist in The 2025 A.I. Awards in the Best Use of AI-Driven Personalization category.