TTA’s Steamy Summer: fundings/M&A on the rise, as is AI skepticism; VA and Oracle hit with accessibility violations; Masimo’s consumer business JV sale; One Medical mishandling older patients?, more!

July 12, 2024 | by | No Comments

 

 

Three themes that will play out into the fall: fundings and M&A are picking up after a deathly 2023, healthcare AI skepticism is on the increase—and the VA faces a Section 508 and 501 Federal lawsuit on accessibility and discrimination in choosing Oracle Cerner. Masimo’s proxy battle drama will crescendo on 25 July, but latest move is to sell off their consumer business. Bubbling under this– Amazon and One Medical’s possible mishandling of older patients.

Mid-week news roundup: HarmonyCares $200M round, Risant to buy Cone Health, Courier Health’s $16.5M Series A; Coalition for Health AI loses HHS/FDA members; Weekend Read–reining in AI’s Wild West? (Signs of funding life–and AI skepticism)
Two debuts of note: Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, Watch upgrades; Alivecor’s InstantQT+KardiaMobile 6L Europe launch 
News roundup: Masimo has offer to JV consumer business for $950M or more, Get Well sold to SAI, One Medical scored on poor handling of urgent calls from Iora patients (Masimo’s many maneuvers before shareholder meeting–and One Medical’s little problem with older adults, a market they may not want)
VA sued in Federal court on Oracle Cerner EHR accessibility issues (A small lawsuit but legitimate big problem for Oracle)

Lots of follow ups this week on the Feds charging more people at Done, Walgreens finally giving up on VillageMD clinic concept in selling off, Boots’ managing director departs, Amwell’s reverse stock split, One Medical absorbing Amazon Clinic, Steward Health’s $7M spy business, MeMD sold to burgeoning Fabric, Masimo’s proxy fight continues.

Done Global Federal probe expands to five more people; company suspended from Google, TikTok ad platforms (Another shoe drops)
Short takes: Fabric buys Walmart’s MeMD telehealth arm, Geisinger data breach via vendor exposed ~1.2M records, UK’s Careium develops resilient rSIM, $50M funding for K Health, India’s Alyve’s $6M Series A, Upside Health closes
Follow up roundup: Amwell to reverse stock split to avoid delisting, Amazon Clinic folded into One Medical, Amedisys divesting to close UHG deal, latest on Steward Health’s antics and spying, Masimo’s shareholder fight 
Walgreens gives up on VillageMD, will sell to reduce stake below majority, closing underperforming stores, revising profit outlook– and in abandoning Boots sale, managing director James quits (Walgreens still sinking–why?)

AliveCor’s Kardia 12L compresses a 12-lead ECG into a single cable assisted by AI. There’s M&A activity at long last with eVisit and Sharecare going private along with some decent raises for Talkiatry, CipherHealth and Heyday. Medtronic tries but fails to keep its layoffs on the QT and Strictly HushHush. NeueHealth resurfaces with another daring loaner. And the Gimlet Eye resurfaces with a take on Cracked SPACS and recent IPOs.

Short takes/wrapup: fundings for Talkiatry, Heyday Health, CipherHealth; Brightside Health now 50 states for Medicare Part B; Neurabody’s sensor based posture therapy; below the radar global layoffs at Medtronic
News roundup: AliveCor launches FDA-cleared Kardia 12L ECG, eVisit buys UPMC’s inpatient teleconsult, UPMC and MedStar invest; NeueHealth gains $150M loan–with caveats–and NYSE non-compliance notice
A Gimlet Eye view on IPOs and Cracked SPACs: Altaris’ buys Sharecare for $518M, takes it private; a look at Waystar and Tempus AI post-IPO (Gimlet returns from the Remote Pacific Island–virtually, of course)

The first Federal prosecution on telemedicine prescribing against the leaders of Done. VA extended Oracle Cerner’s EHR implementation for another year. The UK Synnovis hack was ransomware, still affecting London hospitals. Still around Verily gets in on the GLP-1 craze. Pepper the Robot resurfaces in San Diego for mental health. And closing the week, Change/UHG finally getting required data breach notifications out along with three fundings.

Week-end short takes: Change Healthcare/UHG breach notification starting; fundings for Pomelo Care, Marigold Health, Humata Health (Green funding shoots?)
A lighter update: Pepper the Robot’s comeback at San Diego State University–now AI-equipped for mental health
News roundup: VA extends Oracle Cerner for 11 months; Amwell founders swap jobs; Alphabet’s Verily pivots to Lightpath with GLP-1, retiring Onduo; UnitedHealth hasn’t notified on Change breach
Done CEO, president arrested, charged with $100M fraud on Adderall distribution in first Federal case on telemedicine prescribing (updated) (First of many?)
UK pathology services Synnovis hacked by Qilin ransomwareistes, demand $50M, justify attack due to UK involvement in “wars” (One system, lots of vulnerability)

A week of ‘further developments’. Teladoc replaces its CEO in two months–record time. Waystar finally IPOs after two years. Steward Health gets the DIP bucks at the last minute to continue until it’s sold off. Devices and app systems like Dexcom and Aktiia make significant improvements that improve their marketability. Category consolidations in telemental health and behavioral health risk analytics. And are these the last appeals for Theranos’ Holmes and Balwani?

Short takes: Dexcom G7 now directly connects to Apple Watch, Brightside Health acquires Lionrock, Aktiia CALFREE gains CE Mark for optical BP monitoring not requiring calibration (Further telemental consolidation and digital health device upgrades)
Oracle’s Q4/FY 23 earnings push Cerner to background, stock price soars on AI deals; 81% of VA clinicals really can’t stand Cerner (Can this EHR be saved?)
News roundup: Teladoc’s new CEO from major payer, Steward Health lives with $250M injection, Waystar’s IPO raises $968M, NeuroFlow acquires Owl (A record time for CEO replacement)
Theranos’ Holmes and Balwani appeal fraud convictions, $450M investor restitution (One last try on appeal?)

NHS England made a lot of not-good news this week, with ‘serious harm’ linked to their multiple EPRs and by midweek, a third-party vendor ransomware attack crashing pathology systems in London hospital trusts. Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes’ defense in court next week for appeal. Steward Health running out of operating money while being sold off in Federal Bankruptcy Court. Ascension breach scares health execs, but 1/3 don’t have contingency plans especially for vendor hacks. On the sunny side–some strong fundings for Eko, Sword, and Plenful.

Short takes: Holmes legal team appealing Tuesday 11 June; Steward Health asset sale OK’d, needs funding; fundings for Sword Health, Eko Health (Them’s that got, has $)
Breaking: multiple London hospitals, borough GPs declare ‘critical incident’ from ransomware attack via third party pathology vendor (Who’s responsible?)
News roundup: Change responsible for data breach notices; 37% of healthcare orgs have no cybersec contingency plan; health execs scared by Ascension breach; CVS continues betting on health services; Plenful’s $17M Series A
NHS electronic patient records linked to 100 ‘serious harm’ issues, with ~50% of NHS England trusts reporting patient issues: BBC News (Many fixes needed here before AI arrives)

 

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TTA’s Summer’s Here 3: Done’s Federal charges increase, Walgreens looking to sell off VillageMD interest, Amwell reverse stock split, Steward Health’s spying, One Medical absorbs Amazon Clinic, MeMD sold, more!

July 3, 2024 | by | No Comments

 

 

A lot of follow ups this week on the Feds charging more people at Done, Walgreens finally giving up on VillageMD clinic concept in selling off, Boots’ managing director departs, Amwell’s reverse stock split, One Medical absorbing Amazon Clinic, Steward Health’s $7M spy business, MeMD sold to burgeoning Fabric, Masimo’s proxy fight continues.

With the US Independence Day holiday and UK national elections, we are wrapping the week early–with an early Alert on Wednesday, then Friday, Saturday, and Monday. 

Done Global Federal probe expands to five more people; company suspended from Google, TikTok ad platforms (Another shoe drops)
Short takes: Fabric buys Walmart’s MeMD telehealth arm, Geisinger data breach via vendor exposed ~1.2M records, UK’s Careium develops resilient rSIM, $50M funding for K Health, India’s Alyve’s $6M Series A, Upside Health closes
Follow up roundup: Amwell to reverse stock split to avoid delisting, Amazon Clinic folded into One Medical, Amedisys divesting to close UHG deal, latest on Steward Health’s antics and spying, Masimo’s shareholder fight 
Walgreens gives up on VillageMD, will sell to reduce stake below majority, closing underperforming stores, revising profit outlook– and in abandoning Boots sale, managing director James quits (Walgreens still sinking–why?)

AliveCor’s Kardia 12L compresses a 12-lead ECG into a single cable assisted by AI. There’s M&A activity at long last with eVisit and Sharecare going private along with some decent raises for Talkiatry, CipherHealth and Heyday. Medtronic tries but fails to keep its layoffs on the QT and Strictly HushHush. NeueHealth resurfaces with another daring loaner. And the Gimlet Eye resurfaces with a take on Cracked SPACS and recent IPOs.

Short takes/wrapup: fundings for Talkiatry, Heyday Health, CipherHealth; Brightside Health now 50 states for Medicare Part B; Neurabody’s sensor based posture therapy; below the radar global layoffs at Medtronic
News roundup: AliveCor launches FDA-cleared Kardia 12L ECG, eVisit buys UPMC’s inpatient teleconsult, UPMC and MedStar invest; NeueHealth gains $150M loan–with caveats–and NYSE non-compliance notice
A Gimlet Eye view on IPOs and Cracked SPACs: Altaris’ buys Sharecare for $518M, takes it private; a look at Waystar and Tempus AI post-IPO (Gimlet returns from the Remote Pacific Island–virtually, of course)

The first Federal prosecution on telemedicine prescribing against the leaders of Done. VA extended Oracle Cerner’s EHR implementation for another year. The UK Synnovis hack was ransomware, still affecting London hospitals. Still around Verily gets in on the GLP-1 craze. Pepper the Robot resurfaces in San Diego for mental health. And closing the week, Change/UHG finally getting required data breach notifications out along with three fundings.

Week-end short takes: Change Healthcare/UHG breach notification starting; fundings for Pomelo Care, Marigold Health, Humata Health (Green funding shoots?)
A lighter update: Pepper the Robot’s comeback at San Diego State University–now AI-equipped for mental health
News roundup: VA extends Oracle Cerner for 11 months; Amwell founders swap jobs; Alphabet’s Verily pivots to Lightpath with GLP-1, retiring Onduo; UnitedHealth hasn’t notified on Change breach
Done CEO, president arrested, charged with $100M fraud on Adderall distribution in first Federal case on telemedicine prescribing (updated) (First of many?)
UK pathology services Synnovis hacked by Qilin ransomwareistes, demand $50M, justify attack due to UK involvement in “wars” (One system, lots of vulnerability)

A week of ‘further developments’. Teladoc replaces its CEO in two months–record time. Waystar finally IPOs after two years. Steward Health gets the DIP bucks at the last minute to continue until it’s sold off. Devices and app systems like Dexcom and Aktiia make significant improvements that improve their marketability. Category consolidations in telemental health and behavioral health risk analytics. And are these the last appeals for Theranos’ Holmes and Balwani?

Short takes: Dexcom G7 now directly connects to Apple Watch, Brightside Health acquires Lionrock, Aktiia CALFREE gains CE Mark for optical BP monitoring not requiring calibration (Further telemental consolidation and digital health device upgrades)
Oracle’s Q4/FY 23 earnings push Cerner to background, stock price soars on AI deals; 81% of VA clinicals really can’t stand Cerner (Can this EHR be saved?)
News roundup: Teladoc’s new CEO from major payer, Steward Health lives with $250M injection, Waystar’s IPO raises $968M, NeuroFlow acquires Owl (A record time for CEO replacement)
Theranos’ Holmes and Balwani appeal fraud convictions, $450M investor restitution (One last try on appeal?)

NHS England made a lot of not-good news this week, with ‘serious harm’ linked to their multiple EPRs and by midweek, a third-party vendor ransomware attack crashing pathology systems in London hospital trusts. Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes’ defense in court next week for appeal. Steward Health running out of operating money while being sold off in Federal Bankruptcy Court. Ascension breach scares health execs, but 1/3 don’t have contingency plans especially for vendor hacks. On the sunny side–some strong fundings for Eko, Sword, and Plenful.

Short takes: Holmes legal team appealing Tuesday 11 June; Steward Health asset sale OK’d, needs funding; fundings for Sword Health, Eko Health (Them’s that got, has $)
Breaking: multiple London hospitals, borough GPs declare ‘critical incident’ from ransomware attack via third party pathology vendor (Who’s responsible?)
News roundup: Change responsible for data breach notices; 37% of healthcare orgs have no cybersec contingency plan; health execs scared by Ascension breach; CVS continues betting on health services; Plenful’s $17M Series A
NHS electronic patient records linked to 100 ‘serious harm’ issues, with ~50% of NHS England trusts reporting patient issues: BBC News (Many fixes needed here before AI arrives)

This was a big post-holiday week, with Veradigm’s surprising bid for a buyer or ‘strategic alternatives’, a $1B Waystar IPO at last, a $34 million digital therapeutics merger, and an over-the-top Oracle response to last week’s Business Insider article. Clover markets Counterpart Assistant SaaS to other payers, CVS looks for an Oak Street investor, 23andMe looks to go private. Fundings for Wanda Health (UK) and Australia’s Updoc. And Done Health guests on Perspectives.

Short takes: Virtual Therapeutics, Akili in $34M merger; why health clinics are struggling; Dollar General, DocGo call it quits; Clover Assistant AI debuts; fundings for Wanda Health (UK), Updoc (AU); Telstra buys out Fred IT (AU)
Oracle’s Glueck kicks back hard at Business Insider’s ‘deadly gamble’ article, Epic’s Faulkner (A response written at maximum seethe)
Perspectives: How Collaborative Care Combats Physician Burnout (From Done Telehealth)
News roundup: Waystar $1B IPO is on (updated); CVS looking for Oak Street PE partner; 23andMe net loss doubles to $667M, may go private; Otsuka dives into digital therapeutics; HoneyNaps’ $12M no snooze (A big IPO after a year)
Breaking news: Veradigm may sell, merge, or seek ‘strategic alternatives’; appoints new interim CEO effective June (updated) (Parts worth more than whole?)

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TTA’s Summer’s Here 2: AliveCor’s Kardia 12L debuts, M&A with eVisit, Sharecare going private, big raise for Talkiatry, NeueHealth gets a $150M loan, Cracked SPACs, IPOs and more!

June 27, 2024 | by | No Comments

 

 

A quieter summer week minus any bombshells. AliveCor’s Kardia 12L compresses a 12-lead ECG into a single cable assisted by AI. There’s M&A activity at long last with eVisit and Sharecare going private along with some decent raises for Talkiatry, CipherHealth, and Heyday. Medtronic tries but fails to keep its layoffs on the QT and Strictly HushHush. NeueHealth resurfaces with another daring loaner. And the Gimlet Eye resurfaces with a take on Cracked SPACS and recent IPOs.

Short takes/wrapup: fundings for Talkiatry, Heyday Health, CipherHealth; Brightside Health now 50 states for Medicare Part B; Neurabody’s sensor based posture therapy; below the radar global layoffs at Medtronic
News roundup: AliveCor launches FDA-cleared Kardia 12L ECG, eVisit buys UPMC’s inpatient teleconsult, UPMC and MedStar invest; NeueHealth gains $150M loan–with caveats–and NYSE non-compliance notice
A Gimlet Eye view on IPOs and Cracked SPACs: Altaris’ buys Sharecare for $518M, takes it private; a look at Waystar and Tempus AI post-IPO (Gimlet returns from the Remote Pacific Island–virtually, of course)

The first Federal prosecution on telemedicine prescribing against the leaders of Done. VA extended Oracle Cerner’s EHR implementation for another year. The UK Synnovis hack was ransomware, still affecting London hospitals. Still around Verily gets in on the GLP-1 craze. Pepper the Robot resurfaces in San Diego for mental health. And closing the week, Change/UHG finally getting required data breach notifications out along with three fundings.

Week-end short takes: Change Healthcare/UHG breach notification starting; fundings for Pomelo Care, Marigold Health, Humata Health (Green funding shoots?)
A lighter update: Pepper the Robot’s comeback at San Diego State University–now AI-equipped for mental health
News roundup: VA extends Oracle Cerner for 11 months; Amwell founders swap jobs; Alphabet’s Verily pivots to Lightpath with GLP-1, retiring Onduo; UnitedHealth hasn’t notified on Change breach
Done CEO, president arrested, charged with $100M fraud on Adderall distribution in first Federal case on telemedicine prescribing (updated) (First of many?)
UK pathology services Synnovis hacked by Qilin ransomwareistes, demand $50M, justify attack due to UK involvement in “wars” (One system, lots of vulnerability)

A week of ‘further developments’. Teladoc replaces its CEO in two months–record time. Waystar finally IPOs after two years. Steward Health gets the DIP bucks at the last minute to continue until it’s sold off. Devices and app systems like Dexcom and Aktiia make significant improvements that improve their marketability. Category consolidations in telemental health and behavioral health risk analytics. And are these the last appeals for Theranos’ Holmes and Balwani?

Short takes: Dexcom G7 now directly connects to Apple Watch, Brightside Health acquires Lionrock, Aktiia CALFREE gains CE Mark for optical BP monitoring not requiring calibration (Further telemental consolidation and digital health device upgrades)
Oracle’s Q4/FY 23 earnings push Cerner to background, stock price soars on AI deals; 81% of VA clinicals really can’t stand Cerner (Can this EHR be saved?)
News roundup: Teladoc’s new CEO from major payer, Steward Health lives with $250M injection, Waystar’s IPO raises $968M, NeuroFlow acquires Owl (A record time for CEO replacement)
Theranos’ Holmes and Balwani appeal fraud convictions, $450M investor restitution (One last try on appeal?)

NHS England made a lot of not-good news this week, with ‘serious harm’ linked to their multiple EPRs and by midweek, a third-party vendor ransomware attack crashing pathology systems in London hospital trusts. Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes’ defense in court next week for appeal. Steward Health running out of operating money while being sold off in Federal Bankruptcy Court. Ascension breach scares health execs, but 1/3 don’t have contingency plans especially for vendor hacks. On the sunny side–some strong fundings for Eko, Sword, and Plenful.

Short takes: Holmes legal team appealing Tuesday 11 June; Steward Health asset sale OK’d, needs funding; fundings for Sword Health, Eko Health (Them’s that got, has $)
Breaking: multiple London hospitals, borough GPs declare ‘critical incident’ from ransomware attack via third party pathology vendor (Who’s responsible?)
News roundup: Change responsible for data breach notices; 37% of healthcare orgs have no cybersec contingency plan; health execs scared by Ascension breach; CVS continues betting on health services; Plenful’s $17M Series A
NHS electronic patient records linked to 100 ‘serious harm’ issues, with ~50% of NHS England trusts reporting patient issues: BBC News (Many fixes needed here before AI arrives)

This was a big post-holiday week, with Veradigm’s surprising bid for a buyer or ‘strategic alternatives’, a $1B Waystar IPO at last, a $34 million digital therapeutics merger, and an over-the-top Oracle response to last week’s Business Insider article. Clover markets Counterpart Assistant SaaS to other payers, CVS looks for an Oak Street investor, 23andMe looks to go private. Fundings for Wanda Health (UK) and Australia’s Updoc. And Done Health guests on Perspectives.

Short takes: Virtual Therapeutics, Akili in $34M merger; why health clinics are struggling; Dollar General, DocGo call it quits; Clover Assistant AI debuts; fundings for Wanda Health (UK), Updoc (AU); Telstra buys out Fred IT (AU)
Oracle’s Glueck kicks back hard at Business Insider’s ‘deadly gamble’ article, Epic’s Faulkner (A response written at maximum seethe)
Perspectives: How Collaborative Care Combats Physician Burnout (From Done Telehealth)
News roundup: Waystar $1B IPO is on (updated); CVS looking for Oak Street PE partner; 23andMe net loss doubles to $667M, may go private; Otsuka dives into digital therapeutics; HoneyNaps’ $12M no snooze (A big IPO after a year)
Breaking news: Veradigm may sell, merge, or seek ‘strategic alternatives’; appoints new interim CEO effective June (updated) (Parts worth more than whole?)

A light news week before the US Memorial Day remembrance and the UK Bank Holiday, the unofficial kickoffs to summer. What’s hot: Larry Ellison’s gamble on Cerner–are he and Oracle losing big after three years at the gaming table? Walgreens cashes in its Cencora chips, Walmart Health workers’ chips are cashed out, Change looks for chips that aren’t hacked, while Cue Health finally runs out of them. But in the chips: Expressable, Centivo, Transcarent. 

Short takes: Cue Health shuts, Walmart Health lays off, Walgreens sells $400M share in Cencora, $26M Series B for Expressable
News roundup: 100+ medical orgs pile on Change/UHG; Teladoc hit with second class-action suit; Congress demands Oracle EHR improvement–or else; Transcarent intros WayFinding; Centivo buys Eden Health 
Must read: Oracle’s ‘deadly gamble’ on Cerner (new with audio file!) (Can Ellison win at  healthcare’s poker table? And listen to this Editor’s first reading, with a few audio-only extras.)

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TTA’s Summer’s Here: Done prosecuted on Schedule II teleprescribing, VA extends Oracle Cerner 1 year, Synnovis breach was Qilin ransomware, robot Pepper returns, Change starts notifications, 3 fundings, more!

June 21, 2024 | by

 

 

Lead news this week was the first Federal prosecution on telemedicine prescribing against the leaders of Done. VA extended Oracle Cerner’s EHR implementation for another year. The UK Synnovis hack was ransomware, still affecting London hospitals. Still around Verily gets in on the GLP-1 craze. Pepper the Robot resurfaces in San Diego for mental health. And closing the week, Change/UHG finally getting required data breach notifications out, along with three fundings.

Week-end short takes: Change Healthcare/UHG breach notification starting; fundings for Pomelo Care, Marigold Health, Humata Health (Green funding shoots?)
A lighter update: Pepper the Robot’s comeback at San Diego State University–now AI-equipped for mental health
News roundup: VA extends Oracle Cerner for 11 months; Amwell founders swap jobs; Alphabet’s Verily pivots to Lightpath with GLP-1, retiring Onduo; UnitedHealth hasn’t notified on Change breach
Done CEO, president arrested, charged with $100M fraud on Adderall distribution in first Federal case on telemedicine prescribing (updated) (First of many?)
UK pathology services Synnovis hacked by Qilin ransomwareistes, demand $50M, justify attack due to UK involvement in “wars” (One system, lots of vulnerability)

A week of ‘further developments’. Teladoc replaces its CEO in two months–record time. Waystar finally IPOs after two years. Steward Health gets the DIP bucks at the last minute to continue until it’s sold off. Devices and app systems like Dexcom and Aktiia make significant improvements that improve their marketability. Category consolidations in telemental health and behavioral health risk analytics. And are these the last appeals for Theranos’ Holmes and Balwani?

Short takes: Dexcom G7 now directly connects to Apple Watch, Brightside Health acquires Lionrock, Aktiia CALFREE gains CE Mark for optical BP monitoring not requiring calibration (Further telemental consolidation and digital health device upgrades)
Oracle’s Q4/FY 23 earnings push Cerner to background, stock price soars on AI deals; 81% of VA clinicals really can’t stand Cerner (Can this EHR be saved?)
News roundup: Teladoc’s new CEO from major payer, Steward Health lives with $250M injection, Waystar’s IPO raises $968M, NeuroFlow acquires Owl (A record time for CEO replacement)
Theranos’ Holmes and Balwani appeal fraud convictions, $450M investor restitution (One last try on appeal?)

NHS England made a lot of not-good news this week, with ‘serious harm’ linked to their multiple EPRs and by midweek, a third-party vendor ransomware attack crashing pathology systems in London hospital trusts. Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes’ defense in court next week for appeal. Steward Health running out of operating money while being sold off in Federal Bankruptcy Court. Ascension breach scares health execs, but 1/3 don’t have contingency plans especially for vendor hacks. On the sunny side–some strong fundings for Eko, Sword, and Plenful.

Short takes: Holmes legal team appealing Tuesday 11 June; Steward Health asset sale OK’d, needs funding; fundings for Sword Health, Eko Health (Them’s that got, has $)
Breaking: multiple London hospitals, borough GPs declare ‘critical incident’ from ransomware attack via third party pathology vendor (Who’s responsible?)
News roundup: Change responsible for data breach notices; 37% of healthcare orgs have no cybersec contingency plan; health execs scared by Ascension breach; CVS continues betting on health services; Plenful’s $17M Series A
NHS electronic patient records linked to 100 ‘serious harm’ issues, with ~50% of NHS England trusts reporting patient issues: BBC News (Many fixes needed here before AI arrives)

This was a big post-holiday week, with Veradigm’s surprising bid for a buyer or ‘strategic alternatives’, a $1B Waystar IPO at last, a $34 million digital therapeutics merger, and an over-the-top Oracle response to last week’s Business Insider article. Clover markets Counterpart Assistant SaaS to other payers, CVS looks for an Oak Street investor, 23andMe looks to go private. Fundings for Wanda Health (UK) and Australia’s Updoc. And Done Health guests on Perspectives.

Short takes: Virtual Therapeutics, Akili in $34M merger; why health clinics are struggling; Dollar General, DocGo call it quits; Clover Assistant AI debuts; fundings for Wanda Health (UK), Updoc (AU); Telstra buys out Fred IT (AU)
Oracle’s Glueck kicks back hard at Business Insider’s ‘deadly gamble’ article, Epic’s Faulkner (A response written at maximum seethe)
Perspectives: How Collaborative Care Combats Physician Burnout (From Done Telehealth)
News roundup: Waystar $1B IPO is on (updated); CVS looking for Oak Street PE partner; 23andMe net loss doubles to $667M, may go private; Otsuka dives into digital therapeutics; HoneyNaps’ $12M no snooze (A big IPO after a year)
Breaking news: Veradigm may sell, merge, or seek ‘strategic alternatives’; appoints new interim CEO effective June (updated) (Parts worth more than whole?)

A light news week before the US Memorial Day remembrance and the UK Bank Holiday, the unofficial kickoffs to summer. What’s hot: Larry Ellison’s gamble on Cerner–are he and Oracle losing big after three years at the gaming table? Walgreens cashes in its Cencora chips, Walmart Health workers’ chips are cashed out, Change looks for chips that aren’t hacked, while Cue Health finally runs out of them. But in the chips: Expressable, Centivo, Transcarent. 

Short takes: Cue Health shuts, Walmart Health lays off, Walgreens sells $400M share in Cencora, $26M Series B for Expressable
News roundup: 100+ medical orgs pile on Change/UHG; Teladoc hit with second class-action suit; Congress demands Oracle EHR improvement–or else; Transcarent intros WayFinding; Centivo buys Eden Health 
Must read: Oracle’s ‘deadly gamble’ on Cerner (new with audio file!) (Can Ellison win at  healthcare’s poker table? And listen to this Editor’s first reading, with a few audio-only extras.)

A TON of news this week breaking before the US Memorial Day and UK’s bank holiday. Boots up for sale breaking up Alliance. Oracle Health will be struggling for the next two years. Cue Health sinking. Legrand is acquiring Enovation, Samsung Sonio ultrasound, and LG jumps into home health. And big VC Venrock issues its predictions for the health tech year.

Short takes 2: Humana’s CEO changeover; Owlet Dream Sock CE Mark, UK approval; TytoCare goes to school; LG enters home health with Primefocus; Samsung $92M buys Sonio (FR); raises by Blackwell in health cybersec, Watershed Health
News roundup: GE Healthcare warns on ultrasound vulnerabilities, Geisinger leverages Best Buy/Geek Squad for RPM, telehealth aids NYC shelter homeless, Fay raises $25M, ClearDATA’s AWS distinction, Validic’s MedTech award
A ‘healthcare prognosis’–from an investor POV (Venrock and ‘smart friends’)
Short takes: Legrand acquires Enovation, FDA nixes Cue Health’s Covid tests, Ascension confirms ransomware attack–who did it? (updated), beware of ‘vishing’ courtesy of ChatGPT
Is Oracle Health’s Big Vision smacking into the wall of Healthcare Reality? Their business says so. (Always be wary of Transformation Promises)
Separation or sale? WBA putting Boots out for bids; Walgreens pharmacists end month-long HQ protest. (End of Pessina’s Big Vision?)

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