Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
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…
Technology is rapidly evolving in healthcare, and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, is taking notice. During a recent meeting with Egg Harbor Township, N.J.-based AtlantiCare CEO Michael Charlton, Dr. Oz discussed digital transformation efforts and AI implementation. The pair were…
The White House has released “America’s AI Action Plan,” a national strategy to accelerate AI adoption across key sectors — with healthcare identified as a top priority for reform, innovation and workforce development. The 25-page plan, released in July, was…
Four health systems participated in a $150 million funding round for clinical artificial intelligence company Aidoc. The round, led by General Catalyst and Square Peg, aims to accelerate development of Aidoc’s CARE platform — a foundation model designed to assist…
Health system leaders are monitoring AI regulation as states and the federal government take different approaches to the technology. The One Big Beautiful Act originally included a 10-year ban on state regulation of AI before the Senate scuttled it. Meanwhile,…
There are hundreds of artificial intelligence tools and technologies on the market right now, which can make it hard for some leaders to determine what is worth investing in. For Nariman Heshmati, MD, chief physician and operations executive at Fort…