By Sanjeev Menon – Automation was always the floor, not the ceiling. The next phase of patient access depends on two capabilities the first generation was never built to deliver.

The CMS Innovation Center released the third annual evaluation report and early results ahead of the fourth report for ACO REACH that shows the model improved healthcare quality and reduced gross spending during its first four performance years.

By Amit Bhatnagar – A 53-year-old woman moved through the ordinary processes of modern medicine in precisely the way the system demands. She had imaging done after suspicious findings appeared on a mammogram, then a biopsy, followed by a pathology report confirming malignancy. The result existed and had not been…

By Russell Teague – Healthcare is getting better at seeing its risk. The hard part is now what we do after the finding. During the first half of 2026, organizations have been identifying more risk than ever, but they are remediating less of it according to Fortified Health Security’s rolling risk assessment data.