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The Partnership: Canary Speech, a leader in vocal biomarker technology, has partnered with Intermountain Ventures (the innovation arm of Intermountain Health) to launch a groundbreaking study.The Goal: The study aims to identify Multiple Sclerosis (MS) using vocal biomarkers. It is the first IRB-approved study of its kind to explore whether subtle vocal patterns analyzed by AI can reveal early indicators of the disease.The Impact: Current MS diagnosis is invasive and
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Mount Sinai Study: LLMs Susceptible to Medical Misinformation in Clinical Notes
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The Study: In a paper published today in The Lancet Digital Health [10.1016/j.landig.2025.100949], researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai analyzed over one million prompts across nine leading Large Language Models (LLMs) to test their susceptibility to medical misinformation.The Vulnerability: The study found that AI models frequently repeat false medical claims—such as advising patients with bleeding to "drink cold milk"—if the lie is embedded in
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How Agentic AI Optimizes HCP Marketing and ROI in Life Sciences
Most life sciences companies may know more about their healthcare professionals (HCPs) than they realize, but too often they can’t use that data when it matters. For example, an HCP may have just attended a conference where a competitor showcased their drug’s promising results, published research, and shifted their prescriptions to a rival product in the past quarter. In most companies, legacy IT infrastructure and data silos keep this information in disparate systems across CRM, events
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Tebra Report: 3 in 5 Staff Say ChatGPT Cuts Burnout—But 14% Admit They Can’t Function Emotionally Without It
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The Benefit: A new survey from Tebra reveals that 3 in 5 healthcare employees report ChatGPT has reduced burnout by streamlining documentation and communication. In private practices, 44% of staff now use AI daily.The Dependency: The efficiency comes with a psychological cost. 14% of respondents admit to feeling "emotionally dependent" on AI (checking it impulsively or feeling anxiety without it), and 47% have used it for emotional processing.The Risk: AI is now
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AI Adoption in Healthcare Doubles, But Cybersecurity Risks Loom Large
AI is no longer a concept of the future and has become a practical tool helping hospitals and health systems extend care, ease workforce pressures and improve patient engagement. From virtual nursing models that extend clinical capacity to AI-driven automation in call centers and back-office functions, healthcare organizations are finding new ways to manage workloads, reduce costs and improve patient experiences.
Despite its promise, AI in healthcare is not risk-free and the stakes are
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Sword Intelligence Launches in UK and Europe with AI-Led Care Operations Platform
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The Launch: Sword Intelligence has officially launched in the UK and Europe. Born from the global digital health unicorn Sword Health, this new entity focuses on applying AI to operational bottlenecks like triage, scheduling, and care coordination.The Scale: The company is already deploying one of Europe’s first AI-powered healthcare "front doors" in Greece, aiming to manage triage and coordination for a national population of 10 million citizens.The Pedigree: Backed by
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The “Platform” Squeeze: Epic Releases Native AI Charting, Putting Venture-Backed Scribes on Notice
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The Launch: Epic has officially released AI Charting, a native feature that listens to patient visits and automatically drafts notes and orders. This is part of a broader suite called Art (for clinicians), Penny (for revenue cycle), and Emmie (for patients).The Integration: Unlike third-party tools that require separate logins or data bridges, Epic’s AI is "built-in." It draws context from the entire medical record to draft notes and allows clinicians to format them via
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Optum Launches AI Platform to Erase Prior Auth Friction
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The Launch: Optum is rolling out a dual-sided AI strategy to modernize prior authorization: Digital Auth Complete for providers (powered by Humata Health) and InterQual® Auth Accelerator for payers.The Provider Impact: By embedding AI directly into the EHR, the provider-side tool has demonstrated a 96% first-pass approval rate in early deployments, aiming to reclaim the average 13 hours per week staff spend on these tasks.The Payer Impact: The payer-side solution focuses
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The “Push and Pull” of 2026: Why Healthcare AI Is Entering Its Most Dynamic Year
As AI continues to permeate the healthcare industry, 2026 will be a time of push and pull: well-designed and well-implemented AI scripts will pull the industry forward, while some stakeholders push back against the technology for a variety of reasons. The convergence of these trends should make for a dynamic year for payers, providers, and patients alike.
Expansion of AI for legal compliance in healthcare
Regulatory
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Lotus Health AI Raises $35M to Make Doctor Visits Free
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The Funding: Lotus Health AI has raised a $35M Series A (totaling $41M) co-led by venture giants Kleiner Perkins and CRV, with backing from Joe Montana and the former U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra.The Disruption: Lotus is attempting to break the insurance-fee cycle. The platform is free to patients (no insurance needed), monetized instead through "premium sponsorships" inside the app—a model designed to align incentives toward health rather than billing codes.The Tech: The
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