HITshow Daily: September 22, 2025 (Monday)

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Today on HITshow:

Sutter Health and Epic bring connected devices into the EHR to improve chronic care. CVS Health expands its Medicare program to reduce hospital readmissions. Premier agrees to a 2.6-billion-dollar deal to go private, while UPMC enters talks to acquire Trinity Health System hospitals in Ohio. Lawmakers weigh extensions for telehealth and ACA subsidies in a tense budget fight. And Advocate Health opens a new IRCAD surgical training center in Charlotte.

HOST: RHONDA BROOKS

📍 Innovation & Technology — Nate Collier
Sutter Health and Epic launch connected home devices that feed directly into the EHR, aiming to close gaps in chronic care management.

📍 Payers — Peter Betterworth
CVS Health expands its Medicare readmissions program, embedding Aetna nurses in hospitals to guide patients through vulnerable discharge moments.

📍 Finance & M&A — Logan Stokes
Premier to go private in a 2.6-billion-dollar deal led by Patient Square Capital, with CEO Michael Alkire citing greater financial flexibility.

📍 Finance & M&A — Logan Stokes
UPMC is in talks to acquire Trinity Health System hospitals in Steubenville, Ohio, a move that could reshape competition in the region.

📍 Government & Agencies — Anika Shah
Congressional stopgap bill would extend Medicare telehealth and Hospital-at-Home flexibilities through November, while ACA subsidies remain in flux.

📍 Providers — Teresa Vaughn
Advocate Health opens the first ever IRCAD surgical training center in North America in Charlotte, connecting local surgeons to a global research network. We spoke with Dr. Rasu Shrestha, Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer with Advocate Health.

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