HITshow Daily: January 12, 2026 (Monday) — JPM Healthcare Conference Coverage
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Today on HITshow:
The 44th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference kicks off in San Francisco, running January 12-15 at the Westin St. Francis with 8,000+ attendees. This year’s agenda shows 22 not-for-profit health systems presenting on day one. Breaking news: thousands of NYC nurses on strike at multiple major hospitals. Plus: Imagine Pediatrics expands into four more states, Tampa General and Mass General Brigham launch joint ambulatory network in Florida, and major AI announcements including Anthropic’s Claude for Healthcare, personal health records connecting into AI via HealthEx partnership, and Abridge plus Availity bringing real-time prior authorization.
HOST: RHONDA BROOKS
📍 Healthcare Policy & Advocacy — Anika Shah (Breaking)
Thousands of nurses are on strike today at multiple major New York City hospitals after contract talks failed. The union says the core issue is safe staffing and that promises from the last strike haven’t translated into unit-level reality. Hospitals argue they’ve made significant offers but union demands are too costly. The timing adds pressure during heavy flu season with hospitals hiring temporary nurses and adjusting operations.
📍 Strategy & Transformation — Teresa Vaughn
Imagine Pediatrics is expanding into four more states (Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, and New York) and moving into the commercial health plan market. The 24/7 model combines virtual care with in-home support for children with special healthcare needs, now serving more than 70,000 kids with population doubling over the past year.
📍 Finance & Capital — Logan Stokes
Tampa General Hospital and Mass General Brigham are launching a joint ambulatory care network on Florida’s East Coast, focused on expanding primary care, specialty services, and surgical care across Martin, St. Lucie, and Palm Beach counties. The template: brand plus ambulatory access plus referral control.
📍 AI & Machine Learning — Jade Romero (JPM Coverage)
Anthropic rolled out Claude for Healthcare with HIPAA-ready infrastructure for providers and payers, targeting documentation support, policy and coverage lookups, and generating drafts for review with stronger guardrails around health data handling. The executive question is shifting from “can it write?” to “can it plug into our governance and operations without creating new safety problems?”
📍 AI & Machine Learning — Jade Romero (JPM Coverage)
HealthEx and Anthropic partnered to let certain Claude subscribers securely connect medical records from tens of thousands of provider organizations, then ask questions grounded in their own history. Built on TEFCA (the national interoperability framework), patients will show up with AI-generated interpretations requiring health systems to have clear stances on accuracy and clinician response.
📍 Digital Health — Teresa Vaughn (JPM Coverage)
Abridge and Availity are teaming up to scale real-time prior authorization, compressing what can be a weeks-long process into something that happens during the encounter. Ambient documentation plus payer connectivity aims to move approvals from days to minutes when possible, reducing delays, reschedules, and staff time chasing paperwork.
📍 Finance & Capital — Logan Stokes (JPM Coverage)
Early JPM chatter suggests dealmakers expect a stronger year for healthcare M&A, including possibility of mega deals, helped by more permissive regulatory climate and looming patent cliffs in pharma. Consolidation shifts payer behavior, vendor pricing, and partnership options.
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