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Making sense of healthcare deals, technology, policy, and the occasional industry curveball.

Ruth Reader April 18, 2026 5 min read

Patients are turning to AI for answers.

Ruth Reader April 16, 2026 7 min read

Startups have for years complained about the difficulty of working with Epic, the electronic health record company with the largest

Christina Farr April 15, 2026 2 min read

Second Opinion partnered with Confido to determine which companies should make the cut.

Christina Farr April 13, 2026 6 min read

There's a lot more of them than we expected!

Christina Farr April 13, 2026 6 min read

Ruth here again. This week, I’m paying attention to a white paper that says health systems have a hard

Mark Sendak April 8, 2026 7 min read

The industry keeps designing for the same 400 hospitals - and that’s a huge missed opportunity.

Ruth Reader April 6, 2026 7 min read

Ruth Reader here, again! Obviously, the news of the week is The New York Times profile of Medvi, a virtual

Alyssa Jaffee April 4, 2026 9 min read

Alyssa Jaffee is a Partner at 7wire Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on digital health companies that empower individuals