38 Hospital M&A Closings in 2026: Buyers and Divestitures Through Oct. 1
Becker’s Hospital Review counted 38 hospital mergers and acquisitions completed in 2026 in its Oct. 16 update, listed from Oct. 1 back to Jan. 1. Six deals closed…
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How Heartland Dental Reached 2,000 Offices: Its Doctor-First Deal Rubric
Heartland Dental grew toward 2,000 supported offices by screening every deal on the doctor first, then the facility, then the market, and only then the financials. Chief Growth…
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R1 Buys Humata Health to Automate AI Prior Authorization
R1 has agreed to acquire Humata Health to embed AI-powered prior authorization into its Phare operating system, targeting real-time, touchless authorizations across the revenue cycle. Humata’s technology has…
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VA Awards Abridge a Seat on $775.7M Enterprise Contract to Scale Ambient AI Scribes Nationwide
What did the VA just decide about ambient AI scribes? The Department of Veterans Affairs selected Abridge, alongside competitor Knowtex, for a new multi-award enterprise contract with a…
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7,000 Registrants, 350 Appointments: 3 Health Systems Prove Digital Marketing ROI
How are health systems proving ROI on digital marketing spend in 2026? By tying campaigns to specific downstream volume. At Becker’s Marketing Leadership Forum, Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health…
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Sword Health to Buy Headspace: All-Cash Deal Reported at $200M-$300M
Digital musculoskeletal and virtual-care company Sword Health is set to acquire mental-health app maker Headspace in an all-cash deal valued between $200 million and $300 million, with an…
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Beacon Behavioral Buys 2 DFW Psychiatry Groups as MSO Roll-Up Accelerates
Behavioral-health MSO Beacon Behavioral Partners acquired Dallas–Fort Worth providers Prime Psychiatry and Invicta Healthcare, more than doubling its DFW density and expanding its interventional psychiatry capabilities. The Latticework…
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LegacyMD Launches Physician-Owned Platform for Concierge Practices
LegacyMD is a new, majority physician-owned platform that consolidates concierge and direct primary care practices without selling control to private equity. Announced September 3, 2026, it launched by…
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Sanford Closes $600M North Memorial Deal Under 10-Year State Oversight
Sanford Health has closed its acquisition of North Memorial Health after signing a 10-year oversight agreement with Minnesota’s attorney general. The deal commits Sanford to invest $600 million…
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Inside PACT AI: Health Systems Push for Independent AI Verification Standards
Independent, third-party verification of healthcare AI is the gap PACT AI is built to close. Mount Sinai Health System and Denver Health have joined the Partnership for Assurance,…