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September 22, 2026

Takeaways from the most recent news in the technology and policies shaping healthcare.

Health IT

Cadence Raises $100M, Adds Duke and Texas Health Resources

Cadence, a clinical AI company built around chronic disease management, has raised $100 million in a Series C round and signed new partnerships with Duke Health and Texas Health Resources, according to Becker's Hospital Review. The round was led by Spark Capital with participation from Thrive Capital, General Catalyst and Coatue.

Cadence pairs remote monitoring with clinical staff to manage patients with conditions like hypertension, diabetes and heart failure between visits. The model lets health systems extend care to chronically ill patients without adding their own headcount, a growing priority as systems face thin margins and clinician shortages.

The Duke and Texas Health Resources deals signal continued appetite among large systems for outside AI partners to handle high-volume, high-cost chronic care. For Cadence, landing marquee academic and regional health systems strengthens its case as investors keep pouring money into clinical AI aimed at measurable cost and outcome improvements rather than back-office tasks.

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AI Turns Messy Clinical Data Into Research-Ready Variables

AI and natural language processing are being deployed to convert fragmented, unstructured clinical data into structured, research-ready variables, easing a core bottleneck in clinical research.

Why it matters: Faster, cleaner data extraction can shorten trial timelines and unlock real-world evidence from records healthcare organizations already hold.

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The AI Agent Bill Health Systems Can't See Coming

Rush's CIO says the tools to model AI agent costs don't exist, so health systems must control spending through workforce governance.

Why it matters: AI agents can rack up unpredictable compute bills that current tools cannot forecast, putting health system budgets at risk as deployments scale.

Health IT

Why Top Healthcare CIOs Lead With Relationships, Not Tech

University of Utah Health's Donna Roach says influential healthcare CIOs win through executive relationships, not technical skill.

Why it matters: As health systems bet big on AI and digital tools, a CIO's influence with the C-suite determines whether those investments succeed.