Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality launched a $7.95 million prize initiative Oct. 7 aimed at using AI to speed medical evidence reviews and expand the use of federal healthcare data. The agency, part of HHS, is calling the…
Regional hospitals and other critical infrastructure operators can now apply for tiered access to Anthropic’s most capable cyber models, including Claude Mythos 5.1, through an expanded cybersecurity initiative. The existing Cyber Verification Program absorbs Project Glasswing, which had limited Mythos…
Utah has approved umbrella agreements with Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health to establish expedited review pathways for future healthcare AI pilots, each of which must still be individually vetted. The agreements are among five approved…
Workers are gaining a voice in health system AI decisions, from technology investments at Kaiser Permanente to tool design at HCA Healthcare and new AI concepts at Mayo Clinic. The approaches range widely: Kaiser bargained with its unions to give…
HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT awarded a total of $1.5 million to MedStar Health Research Institute and Indianapolis-based Regenstrief Institute for projects focused on agentic AI in clinical care and laboratory interoperability. The awards are part…
Patients at Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health are linking their medical records to ChatGPT at a rapidly accelerating pace, and the health system is footing part of the bill for a connection it never turned on. The number of patients at…
Utah has approved a pilot that lets AI from Nolla Health issue initial acne prescriptions without a physician visit. The company says it is the first organization in the U.S. cleared for AI to write new prescriptions. The state has…
Michael Browning, senior executive vice president and CFO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit, said during the system’s fiscal year 2026 investor call Oct. 2 that the system has “captured $200 million in financial value from artificial intelligence.” Mr. Browning said the system…
President Donald Trump has formed the Super Intelligence Force, a new federal body that will coordinate the government’s strategy for AI, which the administration now refers to as “super Intelligence.” President Trump announced the group Oct. 4 in a post…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic said it has no evidence of unauthorized access to its systems or data after Asymmetric Security reported finding evidence that OpenAI agents had probed its website. In an Oct. 1 report, Asymmetric Security said it investigated…