What You Should Know:
- Innovaccer Inc., a healthcare AI company, today announced the launch of Comet™, an AI-powered Access Center solution that transforms the traditional call center into an intelligent, always-on digital front door for care.
- Built to address long-standing operational inefficiencies in patient access, Comet™ integrates 24/7 omnichannel AI agents, intelligent bidirectional EMR connectivity, and real-time AI copilots to streamline scheduling, reduce hold
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Intermountain Health Taps Foundation Health to Automate Patient Outreach in Specialty Pharmacy
What You Should Know:
- In a new strategic partnership, Foundation Health’s PAIGE AI platform will be used to automate patient outreach and communication workflows in an initial 6-month program at Intermountain Health’s specialty pharmacy operations.
- Intermountain Health currently serves over 14,000 patients through its specialty pharmacy, based in Midvale, Utah. The PAIGE AI platform will offer scalable, always-on automation across this substantial operation, helping ensure
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HHS and Department of Education Demand Duke University Cooperation in Racial Discrimination Probe
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it has demanded Duke University’s cooperation in a federal investigation into serious allegations of systemic racial discrimination within Duke University School of Medicine and other components of Duke Health.
- The demand comes through a joint letter from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Education Secretary Linda McMahon, underscoring their agencies’ shared concerns.
- HHS’s
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Mayo Clinic Deploys NVIDIA Infrastructure to Drive GenAI Solutions in Medicine
What You Should Know:
- Mayo Clinic announced a pivotal step toward integrating AI solutions in the clinical setting with the deployment of NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with NVIDIA DGX B200 systems.
- The advanced infrastructure provides state-of-the-art AI compute capabilities, poised to rapidly innovate and develop foundation models in support of Mayo Clinic’s platform approach to healthcare.
Foundation Model Development
The advanced computing infrastructure will initially
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GE HealthCare and Ascension Partner to Enhance Clinical and Operational Outcomes Across National Network
What You Should Know:
- GE HealthCare and Ascension forms a strategic collaboration designed to enhance clinical and operational outcomes across Ascension’s national network.
- The strategic partnership, focused on patient access and experience, supports Ascension’s Mission to serve all, with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable, aiming to deliver high-quality, respectful care using advanced technology and integrated solutions, with a shared focus on patient
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HHS Launches $100M Pilot Program to Combat Hepatitis C in Vulnerable Communities
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a $100M pilot funding opportunity aimed at preventing, testing for, treating, and curing Hepatitis C (HCV) in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) and/or serious mental illness (SMI).
- The program is specifically designed to support communities severely affected by homelessness and to gain insights on effective ways to identify patients, complete treatment, cure infections,
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Waystar to Acquire Iodine Software for $1.25B, Enhancing AI-Powered Healthcare Payment Solutions
What You Should Know:
- Waystar, a provider of healthcare payment software announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Iodine Software (“Iodine”) for $1.25B.
- The proposed acquisition is expected to significantly accelerate Waystar’s ability to transform healthcare payments through its leading cloud-based software platform, empowering more than one million providers with advanced AI capabilities to prevent denials, reduce manual work, and improve financial
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Beyond the Hype: Building AI Systems in Healthcare Where Hallucinations Are Not an Option
As a technologist and entrepreneur who has spent decades architecting enterprise-grade AI systems across highly regulated industries, I’ve seen firsthand the chasm between AI’s promise and its practical risks, especially in domains like healthcare, where trust is not optional and the margin for error is razor-thin. Nowhere is the cost of a hallucinated answer higher than at a patient’s bedside.
When an AI system confidently presents false information—whether in clinical decision
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The Crucial Role of Integrated Infusion and Specialty Pharmacy Services in Health Systems
In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, patients expect high-quality, convenient healthcare that caters to their unique needs and preferences. In order to meet patient expectations and thrive in a competitive care environment, health systems need to create seamless care pathways that enable patients to receive the treatments they need, without having to leave the health system. Two of the most promising areas of opportunity for health systems in this regard are infusion and specialty
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Artisight Launches Voice-Activated Interpreters on Smart Hospital Platform
What You Should Know:
- Artisight launches Voice-Activated Interpreters on the company’s leading Smart Hospital Platform, enabling clinicians to seamlessly communicate with patients in hundreds of languages.
- The technology provides around-the-clock access to thousands of medical interpreters in more than 240 languages, including American Sign Language, all within seconds. The advancement was launched in collaboration with LanguageLine Solutions, a leading provider of
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