How One Investor Views the Future of Healthcare AI

In the future, healthcare AI startups that offer multimodal models may have an easier time raising venture capital than healthcare AI companies that don’t, according to Morgan Cheatham, vice president at Bessemer Venture Partners. The post How One Investor Views the Future of Healthcare AI appeared first on MedCity News.

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‘Dead Zones’ Where Internet and Health Care Lag

Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump’s administration are taking aim at a $42 billion infrastructure program launched in 2021 to bring high-speed internet to all Americans.  Republican critics say the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program from former President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law has been slow to get “shovels into the ground.” U.S. Commerce…

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Public vs. Private Sector R&D Investments

In 2011, National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded discoveries contributed $69 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) and supported seven million jobs. In 2020 alone, the US biomedical and pharmaceutical private sector generated more than $1.4 trillion in economic output. From Reece et al. (Health Affairs 2025) In addition to economic output, private-sector R&D…

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Which Clinical Documentation AI Tools Are Health Systems Using?

Health systems across the country are launching enterprise-wide deployments of AI-powered clinical documentation tools. Hospital leaders agree that this technology reduces physician burnout, as well as allows physicians to have more meaningful and productive interactions with patients. The post Which Clinical Documentation AI Tools Are Health Systems Using? appeared first on MedCity News.

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PatientsUseAI: Hugo, Gilles and e-Patient Dave on the race to patient autonomy — THCB Gang Special Episode 149, Thursday December 19

Joining Matthew Holt on #THCBGang on Thursday December 19 at 1pm PST 4pm EST are three leaders in the patient movement Hugo Campos (@HugoCampos); Gilles Frydman (@GillesFrydman); and ePatient Dave deBronkart (@DavedeBronkart). They will be bring us up to speed on the very latest in patients using AI. You can see the video below live…

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An Arm and a Leg: Can Racism Make You Sick? 

For the past four years, journalist Cara Anthony, a KFF Health News Midwest correspondent, has been reporting on the public health effects of racism, violence, and intergenerational trauma in a small Missouri town. The result: a new documentary and podcast series called “Silence in Sikeston.”  Cara Anthony sits down with “An Arm and a Leg”…

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