2025 Year in Review: Health Systems Sought to Prioritize Artificial Intelligence Use Cases
Among the initial pain points addressed were ambient clinical documentation and coding and billing automation
2025 Year in Review: Health Systems Sought to Prioritize Artificial Intelligence Use Cases
Among the initial pain points addressed were ambient clinical documentation and coding and billing automation
We Gathered 50 Healthcare Financial Leaders. Here’s What We Learned
The leaders who will thrive are those who can see both sides of every equation: mission and margin, empathy and efficiency, innovation and trust. They’re the ones building organizations that don’t just survive policy shifts and economic pressure, but use them as catalysts for progress. The post We Gathered 50 Healthcare Financial Leaders. Here’s What…
Checking The Blind Spots: How AI-Driven Safety Reporting Can Make The Invisible, Visible
AI transforms incident data with the ability to analyze large volumes of reports, surface patterns and highlight problem areas. These insights allow hospital leaders to not only identify trends but also anticipate risks and take more targeted steps to improve patient safety. The post Checking The Blind Spots: How AI-Driven Safety Reporting Can Make The…
The $10 Million Problem in Every Biotech Lab: Why Answers Stay Hidden Without AI
It’s not a mystery — it’s a flaw in how knowledge is managed, where the greatest discoveries are hidden by the friction between what we already know and what we can find. Fixing it does not require more data; it requires systems capable of understanding the data. The post The $10 Million Problem in Every…
Criminally Ill: Systemic Failures Turn State Mental Hospitals Into Prisons
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old son will kill or be killed. “That’s what I’m trying to avoid,” said Ferguson, who still calls Quincy Jackson III her baby. She remembers a boy who dressed himself in three-piece suits, donated his allowance, and graduated high school at 16 with an academic scholarship and plans…
Medicaid Health Plans Step Up Outreach Efforts Ahead of GOP Changes
ORANGE, Calif. — Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one morning after picking up free groceries. She had brought her husband, teenage son, and 79-year-old mother-in-law to help. They grabbed canned food, fruit and vegetables, and a grocery store gift card. And…
Baltimore Drove Down Gun Deaths. Now Trump Has Slashed Funding for That Work.
BALTIMORE — David Fitzgerald knows how tough it is to prevent gun violence. In 15 years working in some of Baltimore’s deadliest neighborhoods for a program called Safe Streets, he said, he’s defused hundreds of fights that could have led to a shooting. The effort, part of Baltimore’s more than $100 million gun violence prevention…
Why AI Still Isn’t Fixing Patient Referrals—And How It Could
By NAHEEM NOAH A Call from the Black Hole Three months into building Carenector’s facility-to-facility platform, I got a call that crystallized everything wrong with healthcare referrals. A hospital social worker, who was already using our individual patient platform to help families find care, had been trying to coordinate an institutional placement for an 82-year-old…
Payers Made a Bold Prior Auth Commitment in 2025. Here’s What to Expect in 2026
More than 50 major insurers have pledged to streamline prior authorization starting in 2026, but providers remain cautiously optimistic and skeptical that the changes will truly reduce burden or delays in care. The post Payers Made a Bold Prior Auth Commitment in 2025. Here’s What to Expect in 2026 appeared first on MedCity News.
Why Are Aidoc’s AI Tools Winning Over Radiologists?
Clinical decision support startup Aidoc has become a major player in healthcare AI thanks to its focus on acute, life-or-death cases and its R&D-first approach. As Aidoc continues to innovate, Chief Business Officer Tom Valent thinks its commitment to patient safety and transparency will be key contributors to future success. The post Why Are Aidoc’s…
