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Epic just met its match, and it's not another EHR company. It's the federal government's demand for true interoperability. 📊 Here's what's happening: Epic built its empire on data control. For decades, they've maintained competitive ...

Your hip replacement surgery just got canceled because of hackers. That's what happened to thousands of patients when Stryker, one of the world's largest medical device companies, got hit by Iranian hacktivists on March 11. ...

Hospitals just won a massive 340B victory that changes everything. On March 3, 2026, a federal judge struck down HRSA's child site registration requirement for the 340B Drug Pricing Program. This is huge. Here's why ...

Healthcare's dirty secret? AI diagnostics just became our #1 safety risk. ECRI just dropped a bombshell: "Navigating the AI Diagnostic Dilemma" is now the top patient safety threat in 2026. Not medication errors. Not falls. ...

175,000 women just proved AI catches cancers doctors miss. Imperial College London dropped game-changing results this week. Their NHS study with Google AI didn't just match radiologists, it surpassed them: • Detected 25% of interval ...

Medicare Advantage gets a $25 billion raise while seniors struggle with coverage denials. That's not a typo. CMS just announced MA payments will increase 5.06% in 2026, with the effective growth rate jumping from 5.93% ...

This AI just changed breast cancer surgery forever. The FDA just approved Claire, the first AI-powered device that lets surgeons see cancer margins in real-time during breast surgery. Here's why this matters: 📊 Current reality: ...

AI just became healthcare's biggest safety threat. Yes, really. ECRI's March 2026 patient safety report dropped a bombshell that nobody wanted to hear: AI diagnostics now pose the #1 risk to patient safety in American ...

Finally, someone's thinking about kids who can't sit still in dental chairs. HRSA just dropped something game-changing: $50 million dedicated to helping FQHCs serve children with autism and neurodevelopmental disorders who need dental care. 25 ...