The Access Challenge Healthcare Cannot Ignore Even with expanded digital tools, healthcare call centers are still the main and often most strained access point for patients. Whether confirming or rescheduling an appointment, patients continue to rely on phone calls. According…

Ambience Healthcare has unveiled an AI assistant that allows clinicians to ask questions in the EHR. The AI startup said Chart Chat is the first “production-quality solution” of its kind built into Epic. The copilot merges patient EHR data with…

San Francisco-based Medallion raised $43 million to accelerate its AI platform and launched CredAlliance, a national credentialing clearinghouse, according to an August 18 press release. The new funding round was led by Acrew Capital, with participation from Washington Harbour Partners,…

The American Medical Association released guidance to help health systems develop artificial intelligence policies. The AMA’s “Governance for Augmented Intelligence” toolkit, developed with New York City-based Manatt Health, outlines an eight-step framework to implement, manage and scale AI.  The document…

Hundreds of employees of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente rallied for a new contract with the health system, including job protections against AI, Hawaii News Now reported. The workers marched and waved signs outside Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an AI echocardiography model that they say can detect cardiac amyloidosis from a single video clip.  The model, created in partnership with an AI echocardiography company, was approved by the FDA as a…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify patients with atrial fibrillation more likely to benefit from left atrial appendage occlusion than direct oral anticoagulants. Researchers analyzed 744,190 adult patients treated between March 13, 2015, and…

The expiration of a 2015 federal cybersecurity law could put hospitals and health systems at risk for more cyberattacks, a former FBI leader wrote in Fortune. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, which lapses Sept. 30, has enabled quick…

The federal government is looking to expand the use of real-world data in health research and regulation, according to a draft strategy report obtained by Politico. Here are six things to know about the draft strategy report: The draft report…

Jackson, Tenn.-based West Tennessee Healthcare is piloting an AI tool at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital to help case managers shorten hospital stays. Dragonfly Navigate, developed by Xsolis, analyzes real-time patient data to predict discharge readiness and appropriate post-hospital placement, such…