OpenEvidence launched Coding Intelligence, an AI feature embedded in its clinical assistant that automatically generates ICD-10 diagnosis codes, CPT procedure codes, and evaluation & management level recommendations with supporting rationale written directly into the clinical note at the end of every patient visit. Source: Fierce Healthcare

Hartford HealthCare + K Health launched "PatientGPT" an AI tool embedded directly in the health system's patient portal and app. It can securely access a user's medical record, answer basic health questions, and connect patients to virtual or in-person care bridging the gap between consumer AI and actual clinical care. Source: Beckers Hospital Review

Adonis, a NYC startup, raised $40M in Series C funding (over $95M total) for its AI platform that helps hospitals fight denied and underpaid insurance claims. As insurers increasingly use AI to deny claims faster, Adonis flips that playbook automating appeals and billing analysis for providers like Mount Sinai and AdventHealth to recover lost revenue. Source: Med City News

Epic Systems controls the electronic health records of over 50% of U.S. hospital beds, and the research paper argues that's impacting innovation and competition. Epic's grip isn't really about having the best software it's about high switching costs, network effects, and weak regulation locking hospitals in. Source: Journals

CMS finalized a rule (effective May 2026, compliance by May 2028) establishing national standards for electronic health care claims attachments and e-signatures, replacing fax- and mail-based submission of clinical documents like medical records and lab results. Projected to save $782M annually. Source: CMS

In 2025, 22 of the 26 systems improved margins year-over-year. The industry is recovering. But the recovery is lopsided. Operational discipline beats size. Market selection beats brand. And outside the growth hotspots, the margin of error is disappearing fast

UnitedHealthcare launched Avery, a generative AI assistant that helps members navigate benefits, schedule appointments, check costs, and track claims. It hands off to live agents with full context so members don't repeat themselves. Currently available to ~6.5 million members, it's expected to reach 20.5 million by end of 2026. Source: Beckers Payer

Qualified Health, a 2023-founded startup that helps hospitals evaluate and adopt AI, raised a $125M Series B led by New Enterprise Associates. The platform now supports 400K users across roughly 5% of U.S. hospital revenue. Source: Fierce Healthcare

Turquoise Health raised a $40M Series C led by Oak HC/FT, bringing total funding to ~$95M. The company is evolving from a pricing data vendor into a full workflow and transaction platform for healthcare contracts and payments. Source: HealthExec

U.S. population growth halved in 2025 (1.0% → 0.5%), driven by a sharp drop in international migration. Coastal counties like Los Angles got hit hardest. Growth is concentrated in Sun Belt suburbs, especially Texas and the Southeast. Border metros like Laredo and Yuma saw the steepest declines. Source: Census

OpenAI is discontinuing its Sora AI video platform and standalone app as part of a strategic shift to prioritize enterprise tools and "agentic" AI systems. This pivot, reportedly driven by the platform's high computational costs (estimated at up to $15 million daily) and a need to streamline operations ahead of a planned IPO. Source: Yahoo Finance

As per latest Economic Index report, usage on Claude.ai broadened to more casual, lower-wage tasks as the user base grew, while complex coding work migrated to the API. The headline finding: experienced users not only attempt higher-value tasks but achieve roughly 10% higher conversation success rates — suggesting AI proficiency compounds with practice, which could widen labor market inequality between early adopters and latecomers. Source: Anthropic

President Trump appointed 13 members to his President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), including Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Ellison, Sergey Brin, Lisa Su, Marc Andreessen, and Michael Dell. The panel is co-chaired by AI/crypto czar David Sacks and science policy director Michael Kratsios. Source: WSJ

Elon Musk is planning to allocate up to 30% of SpaceX's upcoming IPO to retail investors roughly three times the standard 5–10%. SpaceX is targeting a ~$1.75 trillion valuation which would make it the largest IPO in history. Source: Reuters