Health IT news and digital transformation trends

Tempus AI and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles have launched a collaboration to advance precision medicine using artificial intelligence. The partnership will integrate AI-driven tools across the University of Southern California’s health system, which serves more than…

Michael Han, MD, has been named chief medical officer of AI startup Ambience Healthcare. Dr. Han most recently served as vice president and chief medical information officer of Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System. He previously worked in informatics leadership at…

A new AI-powered chatbot developed by researchers at the University of California San Diego could help patients make more informed decisions about when to seek medical care. The tool is designed to guide users through self-triage using established medical protocols…

Atropos Health, a healthcare data company, has launched a medical evidence platform to support clinical decision-making and large language model training. The platform currently hosts more than 33 million evidence-based findings and is expected to grow to more than 2…

Rohit Chandra, PhD, chief digital officer at Cleveland Clinic, came to the organization from more than two decades in big tech rather than medicine or health administration. Four years into his tenure, he said the health system is working to…

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT for Clinicians, offering free use of the tool to all verified U.S. physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and pharmacists. Here are six things to know from an April 22 news release and past Becker’s reporting: 1.…

Keck Medicine of USC, based in Los Angeles, and Tempus AI are collaborating to advance AI-driven precision medicine across USC’s clinical network. The collaboration is designed to transform care delivery across more than 1.5 million annual patient visits to the…

Pittsburgh-based UPMC pledged funding to three startups at a “Shark Tank”-style competition, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported April 22. Six finalists delivered their pitches to a panel that included UPMC Enterprises President Jeanne Cunicelli and “Shark Tank” judge Mark Cuban at…

AI won’t take the place of radiologists but will help fill gaps amid an ongoing shortage of the providers, a health system CEO told Becker’s. David Lubarsky, president and CEO of Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network, recently spoke…

Rural health system IT leaders are bracing for financial strain tied to reimbursement cuts under HR 1, the budget reconciliation law signed by President Trump in July 2025 that includes sweeping reductions to Medicaid funding and eligibility. Early signs point…