What You Should Know:
- Experian Health today released its annual 2025 State of Patient Access Survey, revealing a healthcare landscape where patient perceptions of access have stabilized somewhat, yet significant disconnects remain between patient expectations and provider capabilities, particularly concerning digital tools and data accuracy.
- While fewer patients report worsening access compared to previous years, challenges persist in areas like scheduling speed, digital
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Houston Methodist Pilots Ambience Healthcare’s Ambient AI for High-Acuity Settings
What You Should Know:
- 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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Allegheny Health Network Achieves Touchless Prior Authorization
What You Should Know:
- Humata Health, the leader in delivering AI-powered touchless prior authorizations, today announced that Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is the first health system to implement truly touchless medical prior authorization.
- By simply entering an order for a procedure into an electronic health record (EHR), AHN can now receive prior authorization from payers without any other human intervention, thanks to Humata’s artificial intelligence and automation
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CareCloud Launches AI Center of Excellence with 500 AI Professionals
What You Should Know:
- 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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Simplifying HIPAA Compliance: How Microsegmentation Can Help
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, the stakes have never been higher especially for organizations in the healthcare industry. Data breaches and ransomware attacks are not just increasing in frequency—they’re becoming more sophisticated, leaving even the most prepared organizations vulnerable. The reality is clear: protecting electronic protected health information (ePHI) demands comprehensive, granular control.
This urgency has been underscored by the Department of Health and Human Services'
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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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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
What You Should Know:
- 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
What You Should Know:
- 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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Kaiser Permanente Appoints Neil Cowles as Chief Information and Technology Officer
What You Should Know:
- 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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