UnitedHealth Group has named Sandeep Dadlani as CEO of Optum Insight, the company’s data and analytics arm. “AI is the most important technology of our lifetime. Healthcare is the most important use case,” Mr. Dadlani wrote on Linkedin on Sept.…

Wellstar Health System is implementing an AI platform to streamline nurse scheduling at each of its 11 hospitals after a successful pilot program.  During a six-month pilot period, the Atlanta-based system tested use of an AI scheduling copilot called Swift…

The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI on Sept. 17 issued their first joint guidance on the responsible use of AI in healthcare, outlining principles to help hospitals and health systems adopt the technology safely. The guidance is…

Houston Methodist has expanded its use of ambient listening technology from outpatient clinics to hospital-based emergency departments and inpatient units. The health system began piloting the AI-powered tool in hospital settings late in 2024. The software, which integrates with the…

U.S. lawmakers introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 on Sept. 2 with the aim of preventing Medicare telehealth flexibilities from expiring at the end of the month. Without congressional action, key pandemic-era waivers will lapse on Sept. 30. The…

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has become the first provider in Louisiana to offer an artificial intelligence-powered technology for treating atrial fibrillation. The system’s John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute is using software from Volta Medical to assist physicians during catheter…

Time named 58 U.S. health tech companies “outstanding” in its Sept. 18 listing of the top firms in the space globally for 2025. The publication partnered with market researcher Statista to rank health tech companies — with scores of outstanding,…

The demand for technology in health systems is climbing — but will organizations increase their IT budgets in 2026? CIOs across the country say the answer is mixed. Some are expanding budgets modestly, while others are cutting back or holding…

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health launched a systemwide artificial intelligence strategy aimed at reclaiming more than 10 million hours of clinician time by 2028, according to a Sept. 18 press release. The initiative is designed to ease the administrative burden on more…

Health systems are implementing automation and AI to improve patient care, increase efficiency and reduce clinicians’ administrative burden. Becker’s asked CEOs which manual processes their organizations automated recently — and what effect those efforts have had. Editor’s note: Responses were…