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Viz.ai has partnered with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) through its Rural Hospital & Clinic Partnership Program to help rural leaders implement AI-powered detection and coordination tools.The initiative targets a significant "adoption gap": rural hospitals are currently 25% less likely to adopt new technologies like AI than urban facilities due to funding and geographic barriers.The Viz platform analyzes medical images and clinical data in real time to
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Healthcare AI Governance: Implementing NIST Trustworthy AI and OWASP Security Guardrails
In Part 1 of this series, we covered the foundation of an AI-ready healthcare organization: an organization-appropriate governance framework, regulatory awareness, and an AI inventory.
Now, let's discuss the other essential capabilities for AI readiness: risk management and guardrails.
Apply Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to AI
AI risk must be managed like other enterprise risks:
Establish a risk framework Define your organization’s risk appetite and toleranceIdentify
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Greatly Health Secures $4M to Scale MSK-Validated Integrative Oncology Platform
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Greatly Health raised a $4 million seed round co-led by Pear VC and Commonweal Ventures to bring integrative oncology to a broader patient population.The company's virtual model was originally developed and validated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).In clinical trials, the program demonstrated a 16% absolute improvement in overall survival at two years and a 69% reduction in hospitalizations.The platform provides live, expert-led group sessions in exercise,
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WellSky and AutoMynd Launch First Ambient AI Documentation for Personal Care Agencies
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WellSky has unveiled WellSky Ambient Documentation for Personal Care, an AI-powered solution purpose-built to automate assessment and care plan documentation.Powered by AutoMynd, the technology is embedded directly into the WellSky Personal Care platform to capture real-time clinical data during client onboarding.Early adopters report a 66% reduction in documentation time, dropping from three hours to approximately one hour per client.The solution automatically identifies
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Nordic 2026 Survey: Epic Managed Services Transition from Staffing Support to Strategic IT Operating Model
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Nordic Global has released 2026 survey findings showing that 61% of healthcare IT leaders now view Application Managed Services (AMS) as a central, rather than supplemental, part of their IT strategy.The market is seeing a distinct urban-rural divide: 70% of urban organizations view AMS as a strategic lever for transformation, compared to 43% of rural organizations who use it primarily for operational resilience.Urban and large health systems are increasingly using AMS to
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Aidoc Secures $150M to Accelerate Enterprise-Scale Clinical AI Across 2,000 Hospitals
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Aidoc has raised $150M in Series E funding, led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, bringing its total funding to over $500M. The round included participation from General Catalyst, SoftBank Investment Advisors, and NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm).Capital will be used to further develop Aidoc's CARE™ clinical foundation model and its aiOS™ enterprise platform.The company currently analyzes more than 60 million patient cases annually and is deployed
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Operationalizing Precision Medicine 2026: U.S. Health Systems Scale Genetic Testing and AI Integration
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Precision medicine has transitioned from "one-off" testing to organized institutional programs at more than three-quarters of surveyed U.S. health systems, according to new research from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) at UPMC.This represents a massive shift from 2020, when 69% of organizations had little to no precision medicine deployment.While adoption is high, reimbursement uncertainty, high costs, and operational complexity remain the primary barriers to
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Rad AI Appoints David Leonard as COO and Elizabeth Bergey, MD, as First Chief Clinical Officer
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Rad AI has appointed David Leonard as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Elizabeth Bergey, MD, as the company’s first Chief Clinical Officer (CCO).Leonard, previously Head of Operations, Strategy, and Investor Relations, will focus on scaling internal infrastructure and enhancing go-to-market strategies for AI-enabled reporting.Dr. Bergey, a board-certified radiologist and former CEO of Quantum Radiology, transitions from Chief Medical Innovation Officer to lead clinical
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Why Healthcare Must Give Patients Control of Their Data
For the longest time, “personal finance” was anything but personal.
Consumers had very little insight into or control over important things like their savings and investing. Most of their financial decisions and information were in the hands of bankers or wealth managers.
But technology ushered in a power shift. Suddenly, people could do things like make trades, track their spending, and chart their financial future on their own terms. It was about more than just convenience. It was about
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KLAS Points of Light 2026: Top Payer-Provider Partnerships for Interoperability and Alignment
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KLAS has released its 2026 Points of Light report, honoring 24 strategic partnerships that successfully improved data sharing, operational efficiency, and financial performance.Award recipients were validated through in-depth interviews conducted between September 2025 and February 2026.The report focuses on lowering costs and enhancing experiences for patients, providers, and payers through strong alignment and interoperability.Awarded partnerships demonstrated
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