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GE HealthCare and DeepHealth Expand AI Mammography Collaboration by Jasmine Pennic 04/17/2026 Leave a Comment What You Should Know The Expanded Partnership: GE HealthCare has expanded its collaboration with DeepHealth (a subsidiary of RadNet) to further the commercialization and adoption of advanced AI-powered mammography tools. The announcement was made in conjunction with the 2026 Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) Annual Symposium.

Why Ambience Healthcare is Expanding Beyond the Ambient Scribe by Jasmine Pennic 04/17/2026 Leave a Comment What You Should Know The Shift: Ambience Healthcare used its inaugural Apex Summit to unveil a multiyear roadmap, officially signaling its transition from an AI ambient documentation tool (a “point solution”) to a comprehensive clinical intelligence platform.

Image Credit: Drazen Zigic Given the highly targeted nature of the cancer treatment, most Pharma companies target all their HTA activity on oncology; most, if not all, of their promotional budget on oncology spends go toward conferences and major Oncology events, which serve as the primary interface and promotional activity with target customers, decision makers, and influencers.

Wegovy HD Now Available on GoodRx for $399 Per Month Self-Pay by Jasmine Pennic 04/16/2026 Leave a Comment What You Should Know The Launch: GoodRx has announced it is now offering Wegovy HD—Novo Nordisk’s newly introduced, higher-dose (7.2 mg) semaglutide injection. The Price Point: In a major move for the direct-to-consumer market, the medication is available to eligible self-pay patients at a transparent price of $399 per month.

Walmart Expands Better Care Services Platform with GLP-1 Weight Management Offerings by Jasmine Pennic 04/16/2026 Leave a Comment Image Credit: Walmart Corporate What You Should Know The Expansion: Walmart is heavily expanding its digital health platform, Better Care Services, to include comprehensive weight management support for customers exploring or currently taking GLP-1 therapies.

Carrot Launches ‘Carrot Intelligence’ AI Platform for Global Fertility and Family Care by Jasmine Pennic 04/16/2026 Leave a Comment What You Should Know The Launch: Carrot, a major global fertility and family care platform, has introduced Carrot Intelligence, a proprietary AI platform designed to power contextual care decisions and monitor spending.

Osama Usmani, Founder and CEO, Salubrum Over the past decade, health systems have poured sustained capital and attention into data infrastructure. Enterprise warehouses consolidated fragmented reporting environments. Interoperability initiatives linked EHR instances that had operated in parallel for years. Population health platforms brought predictive modeling into conversations about utilization and risk.

Osteoboost Health Raises $8M for FDA-Cleared Bone Density Device by Jasmine Pennic 04/15/2026 Leave a Comment What You Should Know The Raise: Osteoboost Health has closed an $8M financing round led by Ambit Health Ventures, with participation from Emmeline Ventures, Disrupt Health Impact Fund, Esplanade Ventures, and Portfolia. The Device: The FDA-cleared “Osteoboost” device is a wearable belt worn low around the hips.

HHS Launches $4M EMPOWER Prize Challenge to Enhance Living Kidney Donation by Jasmine Pennic 04/15/2026 Leave a Comment What You Should Know The Challenge: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the 2026 KidneyX EMPOWER Prize Challenge, a $4M national competition to accelerate innovations supporting living kidney donors. The Core Problem: The math surrounding kidney disease is incredibly bleak.

CMS Establishes New Billing Code for AI-Driven Calcium Analysis on CT Scans by Jasmine Pennic 04/15/2026 Leave a Comment What You Should Know The Reimbursement Milestone: Effective April 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a new national billing code and payment pathway under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for the algorithmic analysis of coronary artery calcium (CAC) and aortic valve calcium (AVC) on chest CT scans.