Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
The Coalition for Health AI is pushing back after senior White House and HHS officials accused the organization of overstepping its role in healthcare AI policy, describing it as a potential “regulatory cartel.” In an Oct. 8 post on X,…
Hospitals across the country are investing heavily in artificial intelligence tools, lured by vendor promises of rapid financial returns, streamlined workflows and newfound clinical capacity. But according to several chief medical information officers, the reality on the ground is far…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center says it relies upon artificial intelligence to help ease staffing constraints, but the technology is “not designed to reduce head count.” President and CEO Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, said the overall goal is to…
The Digital Medicine Society has partnered with Google for Health and more than 30 healthcare, technology and policy organizations to release a new guide to help health systems implement AI responsibly. “The Playbook: Implementing AI in Healthcare,” released Oct. 8,…
AI chatbots are increasingly citing health system websites in their answers to healthcare-related questions. But which organizations show up the most in these AI-generated responses? Marketing agency Outcomes Rocket analyzed 5,472 unique citations in August generated by ChatGPT, Google Gemini,…
U.S. healthcare providers and payers are increasing investments in AI aimed at improving profit margins, according to an Oct. 9 report from Bain & Company and KLAS Research. The “2025 Healthcare IT Spending” report found that 70% of providers and…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic hosted an AI summit July 7-8 to explore how artificial intelligence could revolutionize healthcare and biomedicine, with a focus on patient-first innovation. The event emphasized AI’s potential to enhance patient outcomes across clinical areas, according to…
Ten health systems are teaming up to explore strategy, ethics, governance and scaling of agentic AI at their organizations. The first cohort of the collaborative, organized by digital transformation company Avia, will focus on using AI agents for nursing clinical…
A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania state lawmakers has introduced a bill that would regulate healthcare AI use in the state. House Bill 1925 would require a human decision-maker when AI is involved in individualized patient assessments used by hospitals, clinicians…
In my role as a subspecialist physician, I’ve worked in diverse settings—from independent outpatient practices to academic centers and hospital systems. Each environment presents unique challenges, but one issue remains consistent: poor data. In outpatient settings, the problem is often…