Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
Hospitals and health systems remain cautious about using fully autonomous AI in clinical settings and instead prefer models with human oversight, according to a national survey released Dec. 16. The November 2025 survey found that healthcare leaders consider unsupervised AI…
As health systems close out the year and plan for what comes next, CIOs are sharpening their focus on the AI governance and data practices they believe will matter most in the year ahead. While AI adoption accelerated across healthcare…
Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care has saved time and reduced clinician burnout with Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot ambient AI scribe. Here are five takeaways from a Dec. 15 Microsoft news release: 1. The AI clinical documentation tool is saving Cooper…
Researchers at Ann Arbor, Mich.-based University of Michigan have developed an AI model that can detect coronary microvascular dysfunction — a frequently missed and difficult-to-diagnose heart condition — using a standard 10-second electrocardiogram. The condition affects the heart’s small vessels…
Nearly one in three nonfederal acute care hospitals in the U.S. reported using generative artificial intelligence integrated into their electronic health record in 2024, according to a national survey analysis published Dec. 12 in JAMA Network Open. The findings are…
Clinical informatics leaders expect 2026 to bring accelerating demands, tightening resources and an AI landscape evolving faster than governance and frontline workflows can absorb. Among CMIOs and CNIOs, the consensus is clear: Transformation is outpacing the structures meant to support…
The NAACP is appealing for the “equity-first” implementation of healthcare AI, ensuring the technology reduces and doesn’t widen health disparities. The civil rights organization partnered with pharma giant Sanofi to release a whitepaper Dec. 11 outlining how to fuse “fairness,…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has spun out an AI startup it says represents a “breakthrough” for clinical trial patient identification. The academic health system said Dec. 12 it launched AIwithCare, which deploys AI in the EHR to match patients…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Dec. 11 to block states from creating AI regulations outside of the existing federal frameworks to spur growth and adoption across industries. In the executive order, President Trump said his administration’s efforts to…
Minneapolis-based Allina Health has struck a deal to codevelop AI solutions with automation company Qventus. As the inaugural member of the startup’s AI Solution Factory, the health system will create operational AI assistants with the company. The 12-hospital organization already…