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The deal marks Innovaccer's fourth acquisition in the past two years.

While smaller hospitals and FQHCs often lack the infrastructure to deploy AI, Duke's Dr. Mark Sendak says the Health AI Partnership is working to help them access AI tools that can drive efficiency and reduce administrative burden.

Cylera's Richard Staynings warns that, as many hospitals rush to bolt on AI tools, a lack of visibility into how these models operate and their vulnerabilities may jeopardize data safety and patient trust.

Kari O'Rourke, president of Imagine Pediatrics, says providers can reduce ER visits and costs by wrapping care around the whole family, unifying fragmented records with technology and addressing child patients' social needs.

The company is on track to be live in 10 U.S. states by the end of 2025.

NYU Langone Health System's Dr. Jonah Feldman says agentic AI can strengthen patient-physician relationships by helping patients prepare discussion topics and offering ongoing support between appointments.

Also, a project developing AI for early periodontal disease detection has received over $1 million in grant funding from the Australian government.

Also, Indian e-pharmacy PlatinumRx has raised $6 million in Series A funding for its expansion.

Dr. Arti Masturzo, chief medical officer at CCS, discusses the pros and cons of RFK, Jr.'s proposal for every American to wear a government-issued health monitoring device within four years, including concerns around device data accuracy.

Also, Singapore has approved a lung cancer imaging AI platform.