Perioperative services at better-performing hospitals can contribute up to 68% of a hospital’s revenue, and up to 60% of a hospital’s operating margin. So, it’s not surprising that health system executives are laser-focused on increasing efficiency and utilization.
However, in the pursuit of higher profit margins, many executives are committing a fatal flaw that actually limits their opportunity to foster sustainable, significant expansion: pinning their growth goals on a hope strategy,
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Salt AI Partners with Ellison Medical Institute to Advance AI in Cancer Research
What You Should Know:
- Salt AI, a company founded by the high-performance computing (HPC) team behind MySpace, is making significant strides in AI-driven drug discovery through its research partnership with the Ellison Medical Institute, led by cancer researcher Dr. David Agus.
- The partnership signifies Salt AI's formal entry into the life sciences sector and has already yielded notable advancements. Key among these is the ability to run AlphaFold2, a foundation model
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Executive Insights: 4 Key Takeaways from HIMSS and ViVE 2025
The health tech industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation as AI-powered automation shifts from a futuristic vision to an immediate necessity. After attending HIMSS 2025 and ViVE 2025, two of the industry’s most important gatherings, and having the opportunity to meet with dozens of friends and colleagues across the industry, I think a clear picture is emerging. Something stood out at this year’s events — I’ll call it a vibe shift.
A year ago, every panel, booth conversation, and
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5 Years After The Chaos of COVID-19 Comes A New Era of AI Innovation
Five years ago this week, the COVID-19 pandemic threw our world into chaos. But that chaos also sparked an opportunity and a drive to accelerate innovation, through leveraging artificial intelligence with clinical knowledge in unprecedented ways. The results of these Covid-driven efforts have led to a fuller understanding of our community’s health, enabling the initiation of care further upstream and enhancing management of resources and costs in ways benefiting both patients and providers.
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Why Data Governance Is the #1 Non-Negotiable for Healthcare AI
Smoother clinical workflows. Powerful decision support. Faster R&D. AI holds lots of promise for healthcare orgs – and the last few years have seen a surge of investment as leaders race to train and implement new models.
But healthcare AI initiatives are only as good as the data they're built on. Put differently, they rely on good data governance.
Here are two of the biggest barriers to effective governance – and how healthcare orgs can overcome them to achieve their AI
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Xerox + Connecticut Children’s Introduce AI to Pediatric Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- Connecticut Children’s and Xerox are collaborating to reimagine pediatric healthcare through the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
- The expanded partnership will see the introduction of AI-powered solutions to streamline care delivery and improve patient outcomes.
Xerox AI Improves Census Forecasting at Connecticut Children's Hospital
AI is already transforming how Connecticut Children’s delivers care, from helping emergency department
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Eir Partners Invests in Porter: Expanding AI-Driven Care Coordination
What You Should Know:
- Eir Partners (“Eir”), a middle market private equity firm focused on healthcare technology and tech-enabled services, today announced a growth investment in Porter, the only platform dedicated to connecting plan members with the resources, services, products, and education they need to live their best lives at home.
- Porter is led by John Criswell, an experienced healthcare technology founder, who witnessed firsthand how healthcare system complexity negatively
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Reveleer Unveils Global Capability Center in India to Accelerate AI-Powered Value-Based Care Solutions
What You Should Know:
- Reveleer, the industry’s pioneering value-based care platform, today announced the opening of a global capability center (GCC) in the IT corridor OMR in Chennai, India. This expansion marks a key milestone in the company’s ongoing efforts to scale operations and meet the growing demand for its innovative AI-powered, intelligent automation solutions.
- The expansion comes as Reveleer continues to experience significant growth. The team in India will enhance
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Tia Deploys Nabla’s AI Assistant to Enhance Women’s Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- Tia, a health clinic specializing in comprehensive women's care, has announced a partnership with Nabla, an ambient AI assistant for clinicians.
- The strategic collaboration aims to enhance patient-centered care by reducing clinical burnout and streamlining medical documentation through the integration of Nabla's AI technology.
Addressing Disparities in Women's Healthcare
Tia's recent "Women's Integrated Primary Care 2024 Outcomes Report"
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AI Accelerates Cancer Research: ACS Partners with Layer Health for LLM Data Extraction
What You Should Know:
- The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Layer Health, an innovator in AI-driven healthcare technology, have announced a multi-year collaboration aimed at accelerating cancer research. This partnership will leverage large language models (LLMs) to streamline the extraction of vital clinical data from patient medical records.
- This collaboration builds upon a successful pilot program that focused on breast cancer patients. The pilot demonstrated the platform's
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