AI scribes most help physicians who document more to begin with, according to research in the American Journal of Managed Care. Here are five takeaways from the Jan. 8 study by researchers affiliated with University of California San Francisco and…

Bangor, Maine-based St. Joseph Healthcare and the Community Care Partnership of Maine, an ACO, have received over $491,000 to expand virtual specialty care consults across the state. The funding from Northern Border Regional Commission, a federal-state economic development partnership, will…

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare has begun testing a new platform aimed at helping clinicians recognize changes in patient health more quickly by displaying trend data directly within electronic health records. The platform, called CliniPane, is a clinical intelligence tool developed…

ChatGPT Health, the new platform from OpenAI, was developed with the help of 260 physicians from across the world. Many of those same physicians participated in HealthBench, OpenAI’s tool that evaluates how well its large language models perform on real-world…

In 2026, health systems are taking a more disciplined approach to technology investments that have shown promise but failed to deliver the operational or financial return initially expected.  The increased scrutiny is not due to failed initiatives, CIOs told Becker’s.…

Private equity investments in healthcare IT stayed robust in 2025, as deal volumes tied a high last experienced in 2021, Bain & Co. reported. Healthcare IT accounted for 19% of all healthcare private equity deals in 2025, a 10-year high,…

Hospitals are rethinking how they invest in AI as the Trump administration moves to consolidate AI oversight — a shift that’s already affecting vendor selection and governance frameworks, according to conversations with four chief medical information officers. A Dec. 11…

Cedars-Sinai’s artificial intelligence strategy has focused as much on people as on platforms, with workforce training emerging as a core pillar of the Los Angeles-based health system’s AI investments. The health system has trained more than 1,000 employees on AI…

As healthcare organizations move from AI experimentation to enterprise deployment, leaders are grappling with how to balance innovation with governance, safety and real operational impact. At Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, that responsibility sits with Nabile M. Safdar, MD, chief AI officer…

Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is collaborating with medtech company Baxter International to lessen administrative tasks for nurses with technology. The multiyear strategic partnership aims to cut documentation time, simplify communication, and boost quality and safety outcomes with smart tech and…