HITshow Daily: September 22, 2025 (Monday)

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 CollierSutter Health and Epic launch connected home devices that feed directly into the EHR, aiming to close gaps in chronic care management. 📍 Payers — Peter BetterworthCVS Health expands its Medicare readmissions program, embedding Aetna nurses in hospitals to guide patients through vulnerable discharge moments. 📍 Finance & M&A — Logan StokesPremier 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 StokesUPMC is in talks to acquire Trinity Health System hospitals in Steubenville, Ohio, a move that could reshape competition in the region. 📍 Government & Agencies — Anika ShahCongressional stopgap bill would extend Medicare telehealth and Hospital-at-Home flexibilities through November, while ACA subsidies remain in flux. 📍 Providers — Teresa VaughnAdvocate 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. 🎧 Subscribe here or wherever you listen to podcasts, and if you like our show, please follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hit.show. HITshow is made possible by: Altera Digital Health and Kimmchi