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Innovaccer acquires CaduceusHealth with an eye toward autonomous RCM

Andrea Fox — Fri, 22 May 2026 10:19:15 -0400

With its acquisition of Caduceus Health for a reported $66 million, healthcare unicorn Innovaccer says it can better help providers directly address what is costing them billions of dollars in avoidable losses every year – record rates of care denials.

The new deal adds capabilities to Innovaccer's agentic revenue cycle management (RCM) platform, the healthcare artificial intelligence vendor said.

Healthcare is drowning in data, but AI offers a lifeline

HIMSS TV — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:29:26 -0400

Hong Kong moves to mandate digital antimicrobial records

Adam Ang — Fri, 22 May 2026 03:01:44 -0400

Hong Kong is rolling out an electronic antimicrobial transaction record platform to support planned legislative changes that would require licensed pharmaceutical traders, including pharmacies, to record antimicrobial prescriptions and dispensing digitally.

The update came in a written reply by Acting Secretary for Health Dr Cecilia Fan to Legislative Council member Shiu Ka-fai, who asked about the progress of the Computerised Transaction Record System and whether private medical practitioners may also be required to record antimicrobial use.

Outdated technology comes with a human cost

HIMSS TV — Thu, 21 May 2026 17:04:34 -0400

From AI ambition to health system execution: Closing the gap between promise and practice

Jennifer C. Goldsack — Thu, 21 May 2026 15:40:54 -0400

This article was co-authored with Justin Norden, MD.

From West to East, rural health technology funding is up for grabs

Andrea Fox — Thu, 21 May 2026 15:20:10 -0400

States are buzzing with requests for proposals or impending new ones to fulfill their goals laid out in year one of their approved Rural Health Transformation Programs funding.

To name just three: Nevada is asking for applicants for more than $26 million, while Utah is set to open an RFP for a $6 million value-based care network. In New England, Vermont is ready to get artificial intelligence-driven documentation tools to its rural care providers.