Dallas – September 18, 2026 -- Lightbeam Health Solutions has appointed Thomas P. McCarrick, MD, MBI, as Chief Medical Officer, effective August 31, 2026, bringing more than four decades of clinical and healthcare leadership experience to the AI-enabled population health company.

Ann Arbor – September 18, 2026 -- Merge has launched MergeIQTM, an artificial intelligence layer embedded across its imaging platform, targeting radiology, cardiology, pathology and other imaging specialties without adding standalone systems for IT teams to manage.

Hackensack, N.J. -- September 15, 2026 -- Hindsait, Inc. has been approved for the Electronic Prior Authorization category within the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem, placing the clinical AI firm among organizations working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to modernize prior authorization ahead of the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F), which takes effect in 2027.

San Francisco – September 18, 2026 -- Medallion has acquired Andros, an NCQA-certified credentials verification organization, in a deal that consolidates over a million healthcare providers across nearly 400 organizations and health plans onto a single AI-driven credentialing platform.

Pinehurst, N.C. – September 18, 2026 -- MedicareCompliance.com launched an independent industry platform designed to connect carriers, agencies, third-party marketing organizations and compliance professionals navigating Medicare's regulatory environment. The platform, a division of EnrollHere Inc. operating independently, opened its Medicare Compliance Community to members seeking industry intelligence, regulatory discussions and networking access.

Whittier, Calif. – September 17, 2026 -- Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) has appointed Russell Greenfield, MD, as Founding Executive Director of its newly created Institute for the Advancement of Whole Health, a national initiative targeting systemic reform of a healthcare model the university says suffers from rising costs, fragmented care and poor outcomes.

Milwaukee – September 17, 2026 -- The Doula Alliance of Arkansas (DA-AR) has secured $860,500 through Arkansas' Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to place ten certified community-based doulas inside rural clinic care teams, using a coordination platform built by MySwaddle, a maternal health technology company developed by Holista.

Long Beach, Calif. – September 17, 2026 -- The Children's Heart Institute at Miller Children's & Women's Hospital has completed two procedures using the Renata Minima Stent, the first FDA-approved stent system engineered specifically for neonates and infants weighing at least 1.5 kg (3.3 pounds) with pulmonary artery stenosis or coarctation of the aorta.

Salt Lake City – September 17, 2026 -- Health Catalyst, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCAT) has appointed Tami Reller to its board of directors, effective October 1, 2026, naming her audit chair and a member of the compensation committee.

Greenville, S.C. – September 17, 2026 -- Senior Helpers Greenville has become the first private duty in-home care provider in the United States to earn Age-Friendly Care at Home certification from the Community Health Accreditation Partners (CHAP), the locally owned franchise confirmed August 27, 2026.