From testing new AI tools in healthcare to partnering with rural hospitals on cybersecurity, here are 16 healthcare moves Microsoft has made since February, as reported by Becker’s:
Editor’s note: This article was updated Nov. 11 and will continue to be updated with the latest news.
- Microsoft has formed an AI “superintelligence” team that will focus on transforming healthcare with the technology.
- New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System announced it would begin using Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot, an AI tool designed to help clinicians complete documentation and reduce administrative work.
- St. Louis-based Mercy announced that it would be partnering with Microsoft to develop what the organizations describe as the first commercially available ambient AI solution for nurses, aimed at reducing administrative burdens and improving patient care.
- In October, Microsoft expanded its AI-powered clinical assistant, Dragon Copilot, to support nursing workflows and third-party partner integrations.
- The American Hospital Association and Microsoft have expanded their “Rural Health Resiliency” program to provide rural hospitals with free and discounted cybersecurity, cloud, and IT training resources. New offerings include a one-year extension of Windows 10 security updates and an AI-powered “Claims Denial Navigator” tool to improve claims management.
- Microsoft seized 338 phishing websites associated with a cybercrime service that targeted at least 20 U.S. healthcare organizations.
- In July, Microsoft chair and CEO Satya Nadella said the company had a “breakout” fiscal 2025 for the use of its Dragon Copilot (aka DAX), which ambiently listens to patient visits and drafts clinical notes for the EHR.
- In June, Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft’s AI arm, says the tech giant has taken “a genuine step toward medical superintelligence.” In a recent test, Microsoft’s new AI system — called the MAI Diagnostic Orchestrator — correctly diagnosed patient cases 80% of the time. The experiment tested whether the tool could correctly diagnose a patient with an ailment, mimicking work typically done by a human physician.
- Stanford Health Care, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is testing a new tool from Microsoft designed to ease the burden of preparing complex cancer cases for tumor board meetings.
- Peter Lee, Ph.D., the president of Microsoft Research, was appointed to the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees.
- Microsoft announced that it has partnerships with Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network; Renton, Wash.-based Providence; and Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine on AI and data projects.
- Galveston-based University of Texas Medical Branch inked a five-year deal with Microsoft to take advantage of the company’s AI and cloud computing capabilities.
- Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope built an AI tool with Microsoft to generate patient histories, giving clinicians more time to see patients.
- Five-hundred and fifty rural hospitals joined Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program, an initiative designed to provide free and low-cost resources to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses.
- In March, Microsoft rolled out a new AI-powered clinical workflow assistant designed to alleviate administrative burdens for healthcare providers.
- Press Ganey partnered with Microsoft to develop AI-powered tools to improve safety, quality and patient experience in healthcare.
