Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
The vast majority of health system leaders are focusing on AI and digital tools to increase timely, convenient access to care, healthcare consulting firm Chartis found. “We may finally be at a tipping point if 90% of healthcare executives agree…
Three health systems are among the latest investors in Hippocratic AI, a digital health startup that has reached a $3.5 billion valuation. Cincinnati Children’s, King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services and York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health participated in a $126…
The Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine has established the Center for Computational and AI-enabled Imaging Sciences to advance precision diagnosis and treatment through medical imaging. The center will unite collaborators from across WashU…
At Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System, Chief Nursing Executive Theresa McDonnell, DNP, RN, believes healthcare’s digital transformation must begin with one guiding principle: “Technology should care for the people who care for patients.” As health systems navigate staffing shortages…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has introduced a program to help other health systems adopt AI. Mayo Clinic Platform_Insights provides a “guided, affordable path” for healthcare organizations of all sizes to keep up with advances in the technology, the health system…
Emergency departments nationwide face mounting pressure, from rising patient acuity to staffing shortages and operational inefficiencies. In a recent discussion hosted by Becker’s Healthcare and Mednition, leaders from Inspira Health, a four-hospital system in southern New Jersey, shared how they…
Microsoft said its Dragon Copilot — which ambiently listens to patient visits and drafts clinical notes for the EHR — documented more than 17 million patient encounters last quarter, nearly five times the total from a year ago. “More than…
Texas Medical Center Innovation has selected 11 startups for its 2025 HealthTech Accelerator, a six-month program designed to help early-stage medtech companies advance clinical and commercial development. The new cohort, announced Oct. 28, includes startups applying AI, biomedical engineering and…
After restructuring as a for-profit company, ChatGPT developer OpenAI’s newly named nonprofit arm will dedicate part of $25 billion toward health. The OpenAI Foundation, which holds a stake in the for-profit valued at $130 billion, is committing the $25 billion…
Eli Lilly is collaborating with Nvidia to build “the most powerful supercomputer owned and operated by a pharmaceutical company.” The system will power an “AI factory” — a computing infrastructure designed to manage the entire AI lifecycle from data ingestion…