PointClickCare Launches Discharge Intel, Setting New Standard for Transitions of Care

PointClickCare, a LeadingAge Gold Partner with CAST Focus and leading health tech company helping providers deliver exceptional care, has announced the launch of Discharge Intel, a purpose-built solution powered by artificial intelligence designed to give health plans timely clinical intelligence within 24 hours of hospital discharge. “This isn’t about more data, it’s about giving care teams ‘in-the-moment’ insights that change outcomes, reduce avoidable costs, and improve the patient experience,” said David Pessis, chief product and technology officer at PointClickCare.

Discharge Intel debuted at the HIMSS 2026 Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas March 9-12, 2026, where PointClickCare led three high-impact sessions and on the exhibit floor showcased how its expansive network is being leveraged to drive real-world outcomes for major health systems and interoperability partners. PR Newswire shared the company’s news release.

K4Connect Expands FusionOS Ecosystem

LeadingAge Bronze Partner with CAST Focus K4Connect today announced the expansion of its FusionOS integration ecosystem, adding 14 new integrations in 2025 to the over 50 available, and with many additional key collaborations scheduled for 2026. While others are newly entering the integration conversation, FusionOS has been unifying fragmented technology environments for more than eight years.

Unlike platforms that primarily extract data for limited use cases, FusionOS delivers bi-directional, enterprise-grade data flows; a proprietary “One-to-Many” API framework; normalized, flattened data schemas across vendors; a secure, centralized data lake with direct community access; no-code dashboards for operational leaders; and built-in audit logs and HIPAA-aligned security controls. The National Law Review carried a company release announcing the news.

Netsmart and Pyramid Health Care Expand Collaboration to Advance Integrated Behavioral Health Care

LeadingAge Bronze Partner with CAST Focus Netsmart, which delivers an integrated platform of health care technology and services to community-based care providers, and Pyramid Healthcare, Inc., one of the nation’s leading providers of behavioral health and addiction treatment services, announced an enhanced enterprise collaboration to strengthen the organization’s technology infrastructure and better support integrated behavioral health care across its multistate system.

Through this expanded relationship, Pyramid Healthcare will modernize its enterprise-wide electronic health record strategy and broaden the organization’s use of advanced technology, augmented intelligence and workflow automation. These investments in the integrated Netsmart CareFabric® platform of solutions aim to support near-seamless care coordination, high-quality and efficient clinical documentation and reduced administrative burden, enabling staff to focus more fully on client care. A company release on Yahoo! Finance shared the news.

Ottimate Report Shares Findings on Partial AP Automation, AI, and Fraud

A survey report by LeadingAge Bronze Partner with CAST Focus Ottimate, which provides AP automated solutions, highlights the challenges of partially automating AP processes. Survey respondents included health care organizations as well as ones in retail and hospitality, and 48% found that their accounts payable (AP) automation tools saved few to no costs. Ottimate suggested that partial automation, where an organization uses both technology tools and manual processes, creates challenges for finance teams.

CFO reported on these findings and highlighted the report’s cautions around AI and fraud. “As Al evolves, fraud is getting more sophisticated and harder to detect,” Ottimate’s report said. “The manual processes and disconnected systems that define partial automation make organizations especially vulnerable.”

RiverSpring Living Opens Innovative Rehabilitation Center

LeadingAge CAST Patron RiverSpring Living, which offers a comprehensive range of services and living options in Riverdale, NY, has opened a new Hauser Rehabilitation Center featuring immersive therapies that include robotic-assisted devices and advanced motion-analysis platforms powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

For example, the C-Mill is a treadmill-integrated system that projects shapes, targets, and pathways onto the walking surface while sensors track gait and foot placement, reports the Riverdale Press. Other technologies include a robotic exoskeleton for game-based arm therapy, AI-powered balance therapy, and OmniFlow technology to support early mobility. Results have been impressive, with hospital readmissions being 24% lower than the national average, emergency room visits during rehabilitation being 45% lower, and 70% of patients meeting or exceeding recovery targets.