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- Houston Methodist announced its pilot of Ambience Healthcare’s new AI notetaking solutions for emergency and inpatient care – some of the most complex, high-burnout areas of medicine.
- Ambience’s AI is the first of its kind to integrate directly into the EHR for these settings, reducing administrative burden so doctors can focus more on patient care.
Tackling High-Acuity Workflow and Documentation Challenges
Emergency departments and
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CareCloud Launches AI Center of Excellence with 500 AI Professionals
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- CareCloud, a provider of healthcare technology and generative AI solution announced the launch of its AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE). The strategic initiative is dedicated to developing and delivering scalable, domain-specific artificial intelligence solutions explicitly purpose-built for the healthcare sector.
- Operating under a dual-shore model, CareCloud plans an ambitious expansion, aiming to scale the AI CoE team to 500 professionals by the
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Kiwi Launches with $10M to Tackle LATAM Healthcare Financing Gap
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- Kiwi, a healthcare financial platform, announced its official launch, bolstered by a $10M seed funding round. The $10M seed round comprises $2M in pre-seed equity financing and $8M in debt financing allocated initially for Peru, with a potential extension planned for Mexico. The round saw leadership from key industry figures: Tyler Johnson (CEO at HFD, General Partner at MVRK Capital), Beau Woodward (Director at HFD, General Partner at MVRK Capital and WDC Genesis),
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Precision for Medicine & PathAI Launch Strategic AI Digital Pathology Partnership
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- Precision for Medicine, a provider of next-generation drug development research and services, and PathAI, a global leader in digital pathology, announced a strategic collaboration today.
- The partnership aims to jointly develop novel AI-based technologies and integrate PathAI’s advanced digital pathology and analysis capabilities across Precision for Medicine’s comprehensive clinical trial and biospecimen operations.
AI-Powered Clinical Trial Services and
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Health System Margins Fall Below 1% in March Despite Rising Volumes, Revenues
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- U.S. hospitals nationwide experienced increases across most metrics—including revenues, patient volumes, and expenses—to close the first quarter of 2025. However, operating margins for health systems dipped below the 1% threshold in March for the first time in 15 months, according to new data released by Strata Decision Technology.
- While individual hospitals continued to show margin improvement, escalating non-labor costs put renewed pressure on
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Mount Sinai Calibrates AI Algorithm to Provide Specific HCM Risk Probabilities from ECGs
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- Researchers at Mount Sinai have enhanced an existing artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to provide specific numeric probabilities identifying patients at risk for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a common inherited heart condition, based on their electrocardiogram (ECG) readings.
- The calibration of the FDA-approved Viz HCM algorithm, detailed in a study published April 22, 2025, in NEJM AI, aims to provide more meaningful and actionable
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Sohar Health Launches ‘Discovery’ AI Solution for Rapid Patient Insurance Verification
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- Sohar Health, a provider specializing in AI-driven eligibility determination and Verification of Benefits (VoB), announced the launch of Discovery.
- The patient intake solution leverages AI to redefine how healthcare providers verify insurance, using minimal patient data to quickly determine coverage status and plan details. The launch aims to significantly reduce verification delays, improve patient access to care, and enhance revenue cycle efficiency
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HeartBeam & AccurKardia Integrates Advanced ECG Analysis into Cardiac Monitoring Platform
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- HeartBeam, a medical technology company focused on transforming cardiac care by providing powerful personalized insights, today announced a strategic collaboration with AccurKardia, an innovator in ECG-based diagnostics technology.
- The partnership unites two innovation leaders in ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG) recording and analysis, aiming to enhance the accessibility of advanced cardiac monitoring solutions.
Integrating Advanced ECG Analysis
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Kaiser Permanente Appoints Neil Cowles as Chief Information and Technology Officer
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- Kaiser Permanente has appointed Neil Cowles as the organization’s new chief information and technology officer (CITO), effective immediately.
- Cowles, who most recently served as chief technology officer since June 2024, will now lead Kaiser Permanente's extensive information and technology organization.
- As CITO, Cowles will guide the technological future of an organization renowned for its 80-year history of using technology to improve care.
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Nabla Expands Partnership with FQHC Neighborhood Healthcare, Rolling Out Ambient AI Assistant to All Clinicians
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- Nabla, an ambient AI assistant for clinicians, today announced an expanded partnership with Neighborhood Healthcare, a prominent Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving nearly 100,000 patients annually across California's San Diego and Riverside counties.
- Following a highly successful four-month pilot program, Nabla's AI assistant is now being implemented live across all 220 clinicians within the organization, aiming to alleviate
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