January has seen a slew of executive hires, promotions and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For instance, Aidoc, Suki and Particle Health named new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including Takeda, Trinity Health and Horizon BCBS New Jersey.
Startups in the ambient documentation space are moving beyond simple scribing to tools that can handle tasks like intake, coding and care coordination, according to Heidi Health CEO Tom Kelly. Standing out in this crowded market is a challenge, and companies’ success will hinge on creating products clinicians actually want to use, he added.
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To scale clinical AI, vendors must design tools that feel natural and personalized to each doctor — otherwise, clinicians won’t use them, said Heidi Health CEO Tom Kelly. In the crowded AI scribe market, he believes that clinician adoption rates, not flashy integration or deployment speeds, are the true measure of success.