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St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is collaborating with Auxira Health to integrate virtually-embedded teams into its Heart & Vascular network.The model provides each cardiologist with a virtual support team of nurse practitioners, medical assistants, and registered nurses to manage follow-ups and care coordination.The initiative launches with 24 cardiologists, with established plans to expand across multiple St. Luke’s locations in Pennsylvania and New
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NEJM Catalyst Study Validates No Barrier’s Hybrid AI-Human Model for High-Stakes Surgical Communication
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No Barrier’s AI-powered medical interpretation platform was tested in an independent study at Mass General Brigham, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Catalyst.The research compared Remote Video Interpretation (RVI), No Barrier’s real-time AI, and a hybrid approach to assess patient preferences using a modified technology acceptance model (TAM).Findings indicate that RVI is preferred for emotionally sensitive or high-stakes surgical conversations,
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Accenture Ventures Invests in Iridius to Scale Compliant-by-Design AI for Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals
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Accenture Ventures has made a strategic investment in Iridius, an enterprise AI infrastructure company specializing in compliant-by-design solutions for highly regulated industries.The partnership will build end-to-end compliance workflows across the life sciences value chain, covering regulatory submissions, pharmacovigilance, and clinical operations.Iridius technology uses a knowledge engine to translate complex global regulatory standards into machine-readable logic,
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eClinicalWorks Launches healow CCM Specialist Service to Automate Monthly Patient Outreach and Documentation
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eClinicalWorks has introduced the healow CCM Specialist Service, a "specialist-as-a-service" model that embeds certified clinicians directly into ambulatory practice workflows.The service is designed to offload labor-intensive tasks like monthly patient outreach, prescription follow-ups, and evidence-based care plan reviews from internal nursing staff.Practices utilizing the service have reported significant operational gains, including a 30% reduction in incoming office
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Compliance-First AI Engineering in Healthcare: Why Platforms Matter More Than Models
The healthcare industry spent an estimated $3.7 billion on artificial intelligence solutions in 2025, according to Statista. Executives cite clinical decision support, revenue cycle optimization, and administrative automation as their top priorities. Yet a striking pattern has emerged: roughly 75% of healthcare AI pilots never reach production, per Gartner's 2025 analysis of digital health deployments.
The conventional explanation blames model accuracy, data
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Clinicians: Free AI Documentation and Research Tool for Verified Physicians
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ChatGPT for Clinicians is a new, free version of ChatGPT designed specifically for verified physicians, NPs, PAs, and pharmacists in the U.S. to support documentation, research, and care consults.The platform utilizes GPT-5.4, which currently outperforms human physicians, base GPT-5.4, and major external models on the new HealthBench Professional benchmark.Key features include trusted clinical search with real-time citations from peer-reviewed sources, automated CME
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IKS Health Acquires TruBridge for Rural EHR and RCM Solutions Expansion
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IKS Health will acquire TruBridge for $26.25 per share (up to $565M) in an all-cash transaction, with the deal expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2026.The combined organization will support over 2,000 healthcare organizations and more than 150,000 clinicians across the ambulatory and acute care continuum.The acquisition integrates TruBridge’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions with IKS Health’s agentic AI care
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Almanac Health Launches with $10M to Scale Research-Validated Clinical AI for Point-of-Care Support
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Almanac Health has raised $10M in a seed round led by F-Prime, with participation from General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing total funding to nearly $12M.The platform was founded by Cyril Zakka, MD, a physician-researcher at Stanford who developed the first retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system for clinical medicine.Unlike many "black box" solutions, Almanac is grounded in peer-reviewed evidence and is currently undergoing rigorous clinical
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Backed by Redesign Health, Gravity Rail Launches with $2.75M to Provide No-Code AI Operating System for Healthcare
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Gravity Rail has officially launched with a $2.75M seed investment led by Redesign Health.The platform functions as a model-agnostic operating system, allowing healthcare teams to build and manage AI engagement workflows across voice, SMS, email, and web without writing code.Unlike outsourced "black box" solutions, Gravity Rail enables operations teams to translate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) into live AI infrastructure using natural language.Early deployments
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Zócalo Health Raises $15M to Expand Community-Based Primary Care and Medicaid Partnerships
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Zócalo Health has closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by EO Ventures, bringing its total capital raised to $22.75M.The company specializes in serving high-need members with complex medical, behavioral, and social needs, a segment that drives a disproportionate share of total healthcare costs.Its "promotoras de salud" (community health workers) model achieved 4x year-over-year revenue growth and expanded from two health plan partnerships in 2024 to more than a
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