HITshow Daily: September 24, 2025 (Wednesday)

Today on HITshow: Activist investors turn up the pressure at Acadia Healthcare, Capital Rx rebrands as Judi Health with a $400M raise, and RevSpring acquires Kyruus Health. Plus, AmplifyMD secures $20M to expand virtual specialty care, while leaders debate who sets the rules for health AI and hospital CEOs bet big on ambulatory growth. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS 📍 Providers — Teresa VaughnActivist investor Engine Capital targets Acadia Healthcare with calls for board changes, asset sales, and buybacks. 📍 Payers & Benefits — Logan StokesCapital Rx raises $400M and rebrands as Judi Health, expanding from PBM into a full-spectrum benefits technology platform. 📍 Business & Innovation — Peter BetterworthRevSpring to acquire Kyruus Health, linking provider data/search and scheduling with patient engagement and payments. 📍 Digital Health — Nate CollierAmplifyMD raises $20M (Series B) to scale its AI-enabled multispecialty virtual-care platform for health systems 📍 AI & Machine Learning — Jade RomeroWho sets the rules for health AI? Six groups — from CHAI to the FDA — jockey to define standards and guardrails 📍 Strategy & Transformation — Logan StokesAmbulatory boom watch: hospitals double down on ASCs, urgent care, and virtual-first sites as inpatient margins erode 🎧 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.