At the ViVE conference in LA, Smarter Technologies Chief Medical Officer Ruben Amarasingham MD talked with Katie Adams about the company's larger goals for AI: to improve the accuracy of data and make healthcare less burdensome for physicians and clinicians.
Investing in modern, tech-enabled staffing solutions is not just about filling shifts; it’s about building more resilient organizations that anticipate labor demands, prioritize patient care, and achieve sustainable financial health.
Across the nation, state-based health insurance exchanges are searching for ways to better serve their communities while making enrollment easier, more personal, and more accessible for everyone.
Safety threats impact more than what is physically visible. The emotional toll is crushing the healthcare workforce from the inside out, and until the erosion of psychological safety is addressed, the battle to combat workplace violence will continue.
About 31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers ended a four-week strike after reaching a tentative agreement that includes measures to address chronic understaffing and wage increases. The full contract has not yet been ratified.
Sustainable quality doesn’t live in binders or dashboards; it lives in the small, repeatable actions that happen every day.
During a recent interview at the ViVE conference in Los Angeles, Oak HC/FT Partner Vig Chandramouli shared four key trends shaping the health tech startup market, from underinvested labor management, pricing risks and the influence of Epic on long-term deals.
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The Department of Justice and the state of Ohio filed an antitrust lawsuit against OhioHealth this week, alleging the health system used “all-or-nothing” contracts that force insurers to include all of its hospitals and physicians. The case highlights federal and state scrutiny of hospital consolidation and restrictive contracting practices — with potential implications for payers, patients and healthcare markets across the country.
As hundreds of rural hospitals face the risk of closure, healthcare leaders warn that the fallout extends far beyond patient outcomes. During a panel at ViVE in Los Angeles, healthcare leaders outlined how access to care underpins the economic stability of rural America.
Since adopting Arintra’s AI platform for medical coding in 2023, Mercyhealth has seen a 5.1% rise in revenue and a 50% decline in its days in accounts receivable. The AI-powered platform automates coding, spots documentation gaps and generates claims tailored to specific payers.
Rainfall Health's Series A round was led by Two Bear Capital. In total, the startup has raised $18 million.
In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.
The head of Anthropic's biology and life sciences business spoke about introducing "first-party" products, having a presence inside the EHR and what Claude can do for rural hospitals.
Health informatics leaders at NYU Langone Health think fully autonomous clinical AI is coming in the next five years or so, with algorithms soon able to manage routine tasks like blood pressure medication titration and diabetic retinopathy screening without human oversight. They argue automation is not just about efficiency, but also a practical and necessary solution to workforce shortages and system inefficiencies.
Mayo Clinic has about 100 petabytes of structured and unstructured EHR data, and about 28 petabytes have been de-identified, but in the Mayo Clinic way. Now that data capability is being combined with institutional expertise to provide a compelling case for pharma companies looking to leverage data, AI and provider expertise in drug development.
Mount Sinai Health System is betting on Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot as its ambient scribing tool of choice, a decision that followed competitive tests against rival vendors Abridge and Suki. Lisa Stump, Mount Sinai’s chief digital information officer, noted that the health system has been transparent with Microsoft that their partnership may change given Epic’s launch of a built-in AI charting tool earlier this month.
NYU Langone Health is partnering with Isaac Health to launch a specialist-led virtual care model aimed at reducing long waits for memory care. The partnership will test whether telehealth can expand access without sacrificing quality as demand for neurologists continues to outpace supply.