AI Readiness Starts with Solving Healthcare’s Data Fragmentation Problem
On a recent webinar sponsored by Verato, panelists from SCAN Health Group and the Alliance of Community Health Plans discussed how their organizations are meeting the moment.
As patients increasingly bring AI chatbot advice into exam rooms, where does liability land when that advice goes wrong? Health law attorney Meghan O'Connor said the answer still isn’t clear, but silence is the riskiest response for providers.
Candid's Series D round was led by Sixth Street Growth, with participation from Oak HC/FT, 8VC and Y Combinator.
Health tech investors say the founders who win them over aren't the ones with all the answers, but the ones who know exactly what they don't know — and build a team to cover the gap.
Priority Health partnered with Color Health and Grail to offer self-funded employers virtual cancer navigation, support and multi-cancer early detection beginning in 2027.
Unlike past healthcare tech waves sold on cost savings, AI is proving it can generate new revenue — with returns as high as 100x, according to a panel of investors at MedCity News' Bullseye event.
Assured Health raised $19 million for its AI agents that verify provider credentials and manage insurance enrollment for health systems and group practices. The startup said it can cut a process that usually takes months down to days.
Headspace announced partnerships with Charlie Health, Cortica, Prosper Health and Equip.
Prediction market Kalshi launched betting markets tied to clinical trial results and FDA approvals. Healthcare leaders warn the model could invite insider trading and distort the integrity of the research outcomes it's meant to forecast.
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As hospitals increasingly use AI to improve patient care, the same technology is being used by hackers and nation-states to launch faster, more sophisticated attacks. Karen Habercoss, chief information security and privacy officer at the University of Chicago Medicine, explained how her health system is building a governance structure to manage that risk.
A new report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute argues that today's healthcare payment models are ill-suited for clinical AI and could drive up costs.
A new PwC report says the women's oncology market could reach $110 billion by 2030, though funding and care gaps remain.
Juno Bio’s funding was supported by Ada Ventures, Artesian, Entrepreneur First and Illumina Accelerator.
HSS chief digital and information officer Ashis Barad, who has worked on both the payer and provider sides of healthcare AI, thinks the industry's growing "bot vs. bot" battle over prior authorizations and appeals is driving costs up. To him, the real fix lies in providers and payers sharing data to build more personalized care pathways.