Machine perfusion extends the viability of organs outside the body by circulating oxygen and nutrients through a specialized solution. This means organs can travel greater distances, medical teams have more time to make thoughtful decisions and patients have a better chance of getting a match.
Upended by chronic diseases and community realities, healthcare needs to shift its priorities to post-acute environments.
How can AI benefit and improve patient outcome in the emergency department? Watch the latest episode to find out.
A webinar on Thursday, January 22 at 1pm ET will discuss the findings of the AI Index in RCM report, published by MedCity News and sponsored by Smarter Technologies.
In the fall of 2023, Microsoft demoed an AI tool at an industry conference designed to provide insights into a person's medical record integrated within the EHR. But that's the last I heard of it. Now OpenAI is seeking to fulfill the demand for personalized health information with ChatGPT Health.
Apella raised an $80 million Series B funding round to expand its AI-powered platform designed to help hospitals optimize their operating rooms. The startup’s tool promises to boost surgical volume, reduce clinician burnout and improve patient access without adding new staff or facilities.
Virginia-based health system VHC Health teamed up with virtual physician practice HealthTap to expand access to on-demand care and keep patients within its care network. The collaboration aims to reduce care leakage while offering patients convenient, integrated virtual care backed by VHC’s in-person providers.
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.
There is no question the pressures are heavy, but there is also an opportunity for organizations to rethink how they deliver care, how they support the people they serve, and how they invest limited resources.
Agentic AI is emerging as “hireable” digital labor in healthcare, according to Nvidia’s Kimberly Powell. She argued that once health system leaders stop viewing AI as software and start treating it as a workforce asset, the technology could rapidly reduce burnout and expand access to care.
The decision to eliminate nursing and PA degrees from ‘professional degree’ status isn’t just a financial policy choice; it’s a workforce policy choice. And, unfortunately, it’s moving in the wrong direction at the worst possible time.
Addressing diaphragm atrophy has the potential to significantly improve outcomes while lowering the negative impact of mechanical ventilation in ICUs.
Arbiter’s Anjali Jameson on hospital and payer alignment.
Hospitals faced significant financial pressures in 2025, driven largely by rising labor costs, revenue cycle challenges and increasing supply expenses, according to new data from Kaufman Hall. Health systems are responding with staffing optimization, outsourcing non-core services and tighter cost controls.
Tampa General Hospital is launching a virtual cancer care program with Reimagine Care. The partnership seeks to support cancer patients between visits and reduce avoidable emergency care, as well as reduce oncologists’ administrative burden.
The future of hospital operations will be defined not by who has the most AI, but by who can turn AI into consistent, reliable operational outcomes.
New research from Mass General Brigham demonstrates that hospital-at-home care can safely deliver comparable outcomes for rural patients — with significant cost savings when patients are transferred home early in their hospital stay.
New research shows that while health systems are pouring money into AI tools, most are still struggling to use the technology to meaningfully engage patients. Moving beyond generic outreach to “N-of-1 personalization” could be key to closing engagement gaps and improving patient outcomes at scale, said Amy Bucher, chief behavioral officer at Lirio.