UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital in Longmont, Colo., is using a robot-assisted procedure that incorporates AI to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, a common condition among older men. The procedure, known as aquablation, uses a concentrated, heat-free stream of water…

More than a quarter of U.S. health systems are paying for commercial AI licenses, highlighting how rapidly hospitals are investing in AI tools to address workforce shortages, operational inefficiencies and financial pressure, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 5. About…

More than 40 million Americans use ChatGPT daily to ask questions about healthcare, according to a new report from OpenAI that highlights how patients and clinicians are increasingly turning to AI to navigate a complex and strained U.S. healthcare system.…

Muhammad Siddiqui, CIO of Reid Health, said one of his team’s most important initiatives in 2025 focused on reducing clinician burnout. The effort has returned two to three hours per day to physicians and reshaped how care is delivered. “We…

The healthcare landscape is at an inflection point, demanding a transformative approach to meet the escalating needs of aging and diverse populations. To do this, care delivery will lean heavily on intelligent, strategic evolution driven by advanced technology.  The imperative…

In looking to 2026, the main trend in healthcare is how AI and connected systems will continue to transform all aspects of operations, including workforce management and supply chains. In a November Becker’s Healthcare webinar sponsored by Infor, Adam Luff,…

While healthcare AI proliferated in 2025, health systems decided to dial back on the technology for some uses. The strategy foreshadows the approach that healthcare organizations will take in the new year and beyond, as AI applications will have to…

As generative AI tools increasingly shape how patients research symptoms, diagnoses and treatments, chief medical information officers say the challenge is not eliminating AI from clinical conversations — but helping clinicians respond with clarity, consistency and trust. Across health systems,…

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham and Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed an AI tool to predict cancer spread in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma. The noninvasive tool uses CT imaging data to estimate the number of lymph nodes with pathologic…

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health is taking a pragmatic view of return on investment as it expands artificial intelligence enterprisewide, focusing first on productivity gains, administrative efficiency and clinician sustainability. Amy Trainor, CIO of Ochsner Health, said the health system is…