Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
The White House’s recent release of “America’s AI Action Plan” has drawn mixed but largely optimistic reactions from hospital and health system CIOs, who see it as both a strategic opportunity and a call for careful implementation. The 25-page plan,…
Emerging technologies such as AI continue to command CIOs’ attention. Here is the emerging tech prioritized by IT chiefs, according to a global survey of more than 200 CIOs by market researcher Futurum published July 28: 1. AI/machine learning-enabled technology…
Leaders from companies such as Amazon, Ford and JPMorgan Chase have predicted that AI will replace a slew of jobs in the future. But will that hold true in healthcare as well? Health system leaders told Becker’s that AI has…
The venture capital arms of Pittsburgh-based UPMC and UChicago Medicine have invested in a healthcare AI startup as part of a $55 million series C funding round. UPMC Enterprises and UCM Ventures backed Ultromics, which says it offers the first…
Health systems are increasing their adoption of Microsoft’s ambient AI for clinical documentation. Here are four things to know from a July 30 Microsoft earnings call: 1. Microsoft had a “breakout” fiscal 2025 for the use of its Dragon Copilot…
Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s Division of Research has received a $5 million grant from the American Heart Association to study how AI can improve screening and treatment for cardiovascular disease. The funding, announced in a July 29 news release, will…
Ambience Healthcare, which provides ambient AI to health systems for clinical documentation, has raised $243 million to increase its valuation to over $1 billion. The startup said July 29 it secured the series C funding co-led by venture capital firms…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is piloting a generative AI-powered tool aimed at improving how nurses exchange patient information during shift changes, one of the most routine — but critical — tasks in hospital care. The tool, called Nurse Handoff, was…
The White House recently launched two significant health‑technology efforts: one aimed at promoting unified health data sharing, and another unveiling a national strategy on AI with a healthcare focus. Here’s a breakdown of the White House’s latest health tech moves,…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has deployed a new AI infrastructure as part of its broader push to integrate advanced technologies into clinical care. The health system partnered with Nvidia to launch a DGX SuperPOD powered by DGX B200 systems, an…