Virginia – October 17, 2026 -- VHHA Solutions, an affiliate of the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, has named Andor Health's ThinkAndor® an endorsed platform for hospitals and care providers across Virginia, extending the AI-driven system beyond acute care into senior living and behavioral health.

United States – October 17, 2026 -- Andor Health is combining its ThinkAndor platform with PsynergyHealth's virtual clinical workforce to support CMS Rural Health Transformation initiatives, targeting rural providers that cannot add staff.

United States – October 17, 2026 -- Andor Health ranked #1 in overall client satisfaction in the 2026 Black Book survey of non-EHR virtual care platforms, its fourth consecutive year at the top. Its ThinkAndor agentic AI platform scored 9.75 out of 10.

United States – October 17, 2026 -- Andor Health and Psynergy Health have launched the ACCESS Clinic, an approved CMS ACCESS Model clinic that runs on the ThinkAndor® AI-native clinical services operating system and targets Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions. The platform behind it already operates across more than 40 health systems and supports over 20 million patients in nearly every U.S. state.

South Carolina – October 17, 2026 -- The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) expanded its virtual nursing program from five inpatient units to 57 units across four regions in about two and a half years, and estimates $2.4 million in savings from reduced nurse turnover on early adopter units, according to research from its Telehealth Center of Excellence.

United States – October 17, 2026 -- ThinkAndor® Remote Patient Monitoring is now available in Epic Toolbox under the Remote Patient Monitoring category, giving health systems an AI-native option that bundles connected devices, automation, workflow integration and clinical staffing.

United States – October 17, 2026 -- UPMC will expand its AI-native transitional care management model from UPMC Jameson to 18 hospitals this fall, working with Andor Health and Psynergy Health.

Every enrolled patient receives outreach within 48 hours of discharge

Andor Health's ThinkAndor platform uses AI to automate initial outreach, analyze clinical information, prioritize emerging needs and prepare clinicians for patient encounters. Patients who need additional support can be escalated to a care coordinator.

Griffin -- Brightmoor Hospice, LLC began mailing breach notifications on October 16, 2026, after two employee email accounts were accessed without authorization and found to contain protected health information of certain patients.

Unauthorized access lasted two days in March 2026

Brightmoor discovered suspicious activity on or around March 25, 2026. Third-party specialists determined that the two accounts were accessed between March 24 and March 25, 2026. The company secured the accounts immediately and began reviewing their contents.

Orlando – October 16, 2026 -- Newsweek's America's Best Nursing Homes 2027 list ranked Solaris Healthcare East Orlando #19 and Solaris Healthcare Apopka #33 among facilities with 100-149 beds.

Newsweek and Statista screened 14,693 nursing homes to select 1,325

Newsweek compiles the ranking each year with research firm Statista. The 2027 edition highlights 1,325 of the 14,693 U.S. nursing homes analyzed, or about 9% of the field.

Sheridan – October 15, 2026 -- The global cancer diagnostics market is valued at USD 29.3 billion in 2026 and is projected to reach USD 41.5 billion by 2031, a CAGR of 7.2%, according to a new study by Wissen Research.

Demand starts with patient volume. The International Agency for Research on Cancer counted about 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer deaths worldwide in 2022, and expects annual new cases to pass 35 million by 2050. Each patient may need screening, diagnosis, staging, molecular characterization and follow-up.