Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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Patient communication AI company receives $65M in funding from private equity

Artera, a company that utilizes AI for patient communications, made the announcement while revealing it has achieved $100 million in annual revenue. Its products use AI for follow-ups after patient care, in addition to supporting clinical decisions.

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AI news & views in brief: State regulation ban or none, AI in healthcare advertising, more

Will there or won’t there be a federal moratorium on state-level regulation of AI? That’s only one question healthcare stakeholders are asking as 2025’s time begins running out.

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Healthcare AI today: AI succeeds Hippocrates, Amazon looms large, 2026 predictions begin

The largest healthcare system in the Middle East is partnering with Nvidia to decode the human genome. If successful, the AI-heavy project will translate almost the entire language of heredity into actionable information.

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Healthcare AI today: Noblesse oblige, European lag, inspirational leadership, more

One of the AI haves feels the pain of the AI have-nots. His discomfort is especially pronounced when he thinks about how hard it must be for financial strugglers to keep up with regulations and rumors of regulations to come.

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Healthcare AI today: Help for dutiful caregivers, Trump vs. state regulators, healthcare AI supply & demand

$2M says home-based caregivers could use a little more AI in their day-to-day lives.

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Healthcare AI today: Exhorted doctors, shifting nurses, safe psychologists, more

The AMA is imploring physicians to serve as ‘full partners’ with other AI stakeholders throughout the technology’s life cycle in relevantly equipped clinical devices. 

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Healthcare AI today: Artificial superintelligence, Heart Association AI leadership, human-centered healthcare AI, more

Never mind artificial general intelligence. Worry about artificial superintelligence.

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CMS’ AI program to add prior authorizations to traditional Medicare; new bill aims to stop it

President Donald Trump’s administration argues that their “WISeR” model will eliminate unnecessary testing and save Medicare money. But eight Democrats opposing it think it will only bring Medicare Advantage chaos to Part A and Part B.