Samwise Healthcare IT Newsletter
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Rhode Island Passes First State Law Requiring Ambient AI Scribe Disclosure and Patient Opt-Out
Rhode Island’s General Assembly passed legislation on June 11 requiring healthcare providers to disclose their use of ambient artificial intelligence during patient appointments and allow patients to opt out. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Pamela Lauria and Rep. Teresa Tanzi and backed by the Rhode Island ACLU and Senior Agenda Coalition, is expected to be signed by Gov. Dan McKee. A survey by Verasight and the University of Michigan Medical School found 54% of 3,000 adults preferred to decide when clinical AI tools are used in their care. The legislation followed a broader 12-piece healthcare AI package passed June 12.
Sources: Healthcare IT News
Cadence Raises $100M Series C to Scale AI-Powered Chronic Care Monitoring Platform
Cadence, a clinical intelligence platform for chronic care management of older adults, raised $100 million in Series C funding on June 23. Spark Capital led the round, with participation from General Catalyst, Coatue, Thrive Capital, B Capital, Memorial Hermann, Duke Health and Corewell Health Ventures. Cadence also announced new partnerships with Duke Health and Texas Health Resources. The company’s AI-powered Proactive Care Engine analyzes patient data in real time, alerts clinical teams to emerging health risks between visits and supports medication adjustments and lifestyle guidance. Funds will be used to scale value-based care models, enhance AI agents and expand health system partnerships.
Sources: MobiHealthNews
Owensboro Health Reports 24% Gross Revenue Gain and 98%+ Supply Accuracy After AI Deployment in Operating Rooms
Owensboro Health, a health system serving Kentucky and Indiana, deployed AssistIQ’s AI-powered surgical supply capture technology across its operating rooms and cardiac catheterization lab, achieving 98–99% accuracy in supply and implant documentation across more than 13,000 surgical cases. The AI replaced manual supply tracking that previously competed with direct patient care responsibilities. CFO Russ Ranallo reported a 24% increase in gross revenue and approximately 12% increase in net revenue tied to surgical supply charging, alongside a 90% reduction in inventory depletion errors in 2025. The Cath Lab, three months into deployment, is showing similar revenue improvements across its first 600 cases.
Sources: Healthcare IT News
ChartSpan Acquires Validic to Create Unified Platform for Remote Care Management and Device Data
Chronic care management company ChartSpan has acquired Validic, a health data platform that connects patient-generated data from consumer and medical devices to electronic health records and clinical workflows. The combined company will operate under the ChartSpan name, pairing ChartSpan’s clinical services and care teams with Validic’s device-data infrastructure to support remote patient monitoring and chronic care management programs. The deal expands ChartSpan’s customer base beyond traditional care management clients. ChartSpan will also offer Validic’s products to health systems, digital health companies, payers and life sciences organizations, giving those customers a single vendor for clinical services, devices and data infrastructure.
Sources: MobiHealthNews
Prosper AI Secures $30M From Andreessen Horowitz to Scale Voice AI Agents for Healthcare Administration
New York-based Prosper AI has secured $30 million in Series A funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz, to expand AI voice agents that automate administrative healthcare tasks including scheduling, billing, prior authorization and patient intake. Base10, Emergence Capital, Y Combinator and Company Ventures also participated. Founded in 2023, Prosper AI has grown 5x in revenue since its September seed round, expanded to more than 150,000 healthcare providers and added more than 40 care organization customers. The company will use funds to grow its engineering team, expand EHR integrations and scale adoption across health systems. Andreessen Horowitz partner Jay Rughani will join the board.
Sources: MobiHealthNews
Mobile Health Leads in Rural Health Transformation Program Spending as 42 States Prioritize Digital Care
Mobile health has emerged as the leading use of Rural Health Transformation Program funding, with 42 states including mobile health in their rural transformation plans, according to a Healthcare IT News analysis published June 22. The RHTP, authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, allocates $10 billion annually over fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to rural health systems. CMS has confirmed RHTP funds can be applied to health IT, interoperability, telehealth and cybersecurity. States are pursuing regionally customized mobile health initiatives to help healthcare providers launch programs serving rural communities across the country.
Sources: Healthcare IT News
Patient Portal Messages in Epic Have Risen 153% Since 2020, Largest-Ever EHR Communication Study Finds
A study published June 22 in JAMA by NYU Langone Health researchers found that patient portal message volumes in Epic EHR systems have risen 153% since 2020. Analyzing more than 140 million patient records from 2,067 hospitals and 47,100 clinics, the researchers described the work as the largest-ever study of Epic EHR communications. The study found digital tools now supplement rather than replace in-person care. The analysis provides health systems with longitudinal data on how patient-provider electronic communication has scaled across the country’s most widely deployed EHR platform over the past six years.
Sources: Healthcare IT News
Oura and LillyDirect Partner to Connect GLP-1 Therapy Access With Wearable Biometric Monitoring
Oura and LillyDirect, Eli Lilly’s digital health platform, announced a collaboration to support patients using GLP-1 therapies for obesity or diabetes. The partnership gives LillyDirect customers access to a free Oura Ring sizing kit and links Lilly’s medication-access platform with Oura’s GLP-1 Insights tool, which combines manually logged medication dosing, side effects and weight data with biometric signals including sleep, activity, readiness and stress from the Oura Ring. Oura unveiled Ring 5 in May with longitudinal health-tracking features and GLP-1 logging capability. The collaboration pairs access to prescribed GLP-1 treatment with behavioral and physiological monitoring support tools.
Sources: MobiHealthNews
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