Agent as a service (AaaS) goes beyond SaaS to offer greater automation, fewer errors, and to perform more tasks in real time while requiring less effort from humans. For specific healthcare use cases, it can be very effective. This article explores the basics of Agentic AI and the ways in which it is more capable than a typical SaaS-based architecture.
Agentic AI basics
Agents are essentially autonomous or semi-autonomous codebases that perform three key sub-tasks:
Accessing
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Advocate Health to Deploy Aidoc’s FDA-cleared AI Algorithms With It’s Clinical Imaging Workflows
What You Should Know:
- Advocate Health, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit integrated health system, has announced an agreement with Aidoc to expand the use of its AI platform. Following a successful pilot study, this expansion aims to support faster diagnosis, earlier intervention, and more connected delivery of care for patients across its network.
- Advocate Health will leverage Aidoc’s aiOS™ platform to embed FDA-cleared AI algorithms into its clinical imaging workflows,
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HOPPR Launches New Chest Radiography Model with API Access
What You Should Know:
- HOPPR, a secure AI development platform for medical imaging announced the commercial release of its HOPPR Marie Curie Chest Radiography Foundation Model and fine-tuning API for binary classification, alongside inference API access and a new usage billing portal.
- The launch makes it easier for developers to customize and deploy AI solutions for medical imaging, promising to reduce costs and accelerate innovation in the field.
DeepHealth Pioneers
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DecisionRx & MedeAnalytics Partner to Power Value-Based Medication Optimization
What You Should Know:
- MedeAnalytics, a healthcare enterprise data enrichment platform and analytics software-as-a-service (SaaS) leader announced its partnership with DecisionRx, a technology-enabled healthcare services company specializing in medication therapy optimization (MTO).
- The collaboration will allow DecisionRx to expand its ability to quantify and communicate the clinical and economic impact of its work with payers and providers under value-based care contracts,
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athenahealth Released Enhanced Capabilities for Value-Based Care
What You Should Know:
- athenahealth, a provider of network-enabled software and services for healthcare practices nationwide releases new and enhanced capabilities designed to further help practices succeed in value-based care (VBC).
- Practices across athenahealth’s network can now use the athenahealth Marketplace to easily find, choose, and integrate with risk-bearing organizations, including Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), that align with their goals. The initiative aims
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ShiftMed Unveils AI Suite to Optimize Healthcare Workforce Management
What You Should Know:
- ShiftMed, a provider of healthcare workforce technology, today announced the launch of its Workforce AI Suite, a set of intelligent tools designed to automate shift fulfillment and optimize workforce management.
- By embedding AI throughout the staffing process, the suite empowers health systems to efficiently manage labor operations and improve scheduling coordination across internal teams and on-demand clinicians.
Key Components of the Workforce AI
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Inbox Health Launches AI Agent for Billing and Patient Support
What You Should Know:
- Inbox Health today launched its AI-powered assistant for patient billing support, fully integrated into its industry-leading patient billing platform.
- The assistant has been in a pilot phase for most of 2025, resolving over 70% of patient billing questions 24/7, without call center intervention.
Reimagining Patient Billing: Inbox Health Launches AI-Powered Support to Accelerate Collections and Enhance Patient Experience
As patient financial responsibility
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Sheba Medical, Hippocratic AI Partner to Deploy Generative AI Agents
What You Should Know:
- Hippocratic AI, a global leader in generative AI healthcare agents announced a strategic partnership with Sheba Medical Center, a global beacon of medical innovation and research.
- As part of this partnership, Hippocratic AI will also join the ARC ecosystem, a global network comprising leading hospitals, researchers, and innovation organizations, opening doors to new pathways for meaningful impact within the network.
Advancing a Shared Vision for
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Gaps in Advance Care Planning: Only 5% of Americans Have a Plan in Place
What You Should Know:
- A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by Backline by DrFirst reveals a significant national shortfall in advance care planning. Only 5% of Americans currently have an advance care plan in place, and half (50%) are largely unfamiliar with the concept. The research highlights substantial emotional and practical hurdles, alongside a strong desire for healthcare provider guidance.
- Advance care planning is the process of deciding and
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New Opportunities for Healthcare AI: Decoding the 2026 Medicare Advantage Rate Hike
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2026 Medicare Advantage (MA) Rate Announcement, projecting a 5.06% average increase in payments to MA plans. That’s a notable jump from the 3.70% increase we saw in 2025. More than just a financial adjustment, this signals growing confidence in the Medicare Advantage model—and with it, growing expectations.
What does this mean simply? Insurance companies offering these plans will receive more government funding,
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