Q3 2026 AI Trends: What Growth Leaders Need to Track
The most useful AI question for growth-stage leaders in Q3 2026 has shifted from what models can do to what results they actually deliver. Summit Partners’ AI and…
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PE’s Quieter Playbook: Joint Ventures With Nonprofit Health Systems
Private equity firms are increasingly expanding in healthcare through joint ventures with nonprofit health systems rather than outright buyouts, according to a new report from the Private Equity…
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Orlando Health Unifies Pediatric Care Under a Single Brand
Orlando Health consolidated its pediatric services under a single umbrella brand, Orlando Health Children’s, effective July 1, 2026, replacing a fragmented set of hospital- and building-specific names. The…
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Frazier Healthcare Partners Acquires MatrixCare in Post-Acute EHR Carve-Out
Frazier Healthcare Partners has agreed to acquire MatrixCare, the post-acute EHR platform serving hospice, home health, skilled nursing and senior living providers, from Resmed — a carve-out reported…
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Mayo Clinic and Microsoft Are Building a Frontier AI Model for Healthcare
Mayo Clinic and Microsoft announced a strategic collaboration on June 2, 2026 to build a frontier AI model purpose-built for healthcare. The model combines Mayo’s de-identified clinical data…
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Health services M&A is active in 2026, but uncertainty slows volume: PwC
Healthcare M&A deal value surged in early 2026 — $18 billion in Q1 and $11 billion through May in Q2 — far outpacing H1 2025 totals, according to…
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ChartSpan-Validic Deal Signals RPM Platform Consolidation
ChartSpan has acquired Validic, combining ChartSpan’s care management services with Validic’s device-data infrastructure to create a single remote care management platform. The combined company will operate under the…
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Deacon Associates Acquires 31 Hospice, Home Health Agencies From HCA Healthcare
Deacon Associates has agreed to acquire 31 home health and hospice agencies from HCA Healthcare, with hospice representing 23% of the divested assets across eight states. The deal,…
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Q1 2026 Behavioral Health M&A Report: 42 Deals, $535M in Growth Capital
Behavioral health M&A recorded 42 closed transactions in Q1 2026 — 34 traditional M&A deals and 8 growth financings totaling $535.7 million. Mental health led with 19 deals,…
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Bain 2026: How Operational Standardization Is Reshaping Physician Group Value Creation
Physician group private equity deal volume fell from 28% of global provider transactions in 2021 to 23% in 2025, per Bain & Company’s 2026 Global Healthcare Private Equity…