Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
Northwell Health’s northern region has nearly completed its ambient AI rollout across acute care settings, with a planned extension to nursing staff by year-end. Albert Villarin, MD, the system’s vice president and chief medical informatics officer, is already looking past…
From AI threat to healthcare accelerator
How adaptive identity helps accelerate AI, securely In the healthcare industry, the pace of innovation is accelerating. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping clinical workflows, bringing incredible opportunities and new challenges. But this new reality has expanded…
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. hospitals using Epic’s EHR had adopted at least one ambient AI tool as of mid-2025, according to research published in The American Journal of Managed Care. The technology’s effect on clinician burnout has been well documented;…
The list of what artificial intelligence promises to fix in healthcare is long: administrative burden, diagnostic accuracy, care coordination, staffing shortages. But the things it could break, according to executives at major health systems, deserves equal attention. When asked to…
Most Americans want physicians to disclose when AI is used in their care, and most also feel they have too little say over it, a Pew Research Center report found. The survey, published Aug. 25, drew on responses from 3,488…
Portland, Maine-based MaineHealth again defended its use of a Palantir product, saying the tool helps patients overturn improper insurance claim denials. The health system said in an Aug. 25 news release shared with Becker’s that prior authorization requirements and claim…
Health systems are increasingly talking about the value of technology and AI, but the ability to demonstrate that value financially has not caught up, according to new research from Deloitte. The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions surveyed 64 healthcare CFOs…
Thirty-four percent of U.S. adults use AI chatbots for at least one health-related reason, an Aug. 25 report from Pew Research Center found. The findings come from a survey of 3,488 U.S. adults conducted June 22-28 and follow a KFF…
National Nurses United will hold demonstrations against Palantir in eight U.S. cities on Aug. 27, calling on hospitals and elected officials to end contracts with the data analytics company. The protests, described by the union as its largest coordinated action…
Most ambient AI deployments in healthcare follow the same arc: a physician pilot in outpatient settings, a proof of concept, a measured expansion to more clinic sites. Kevin Cook, divisional president of Sacramento-based Sutter Health’s Greater Silicon Valley Market, has…