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    Fax delays are slowing care and revenue — how AI speeds workflows

    Fax delays hurt both revenue and patient care. AI automation can remove bottlenecks for faster, better outcomes.

    By Denis Whelan • Sept. 29, 2025
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    Judge allows Ascension cyberattack class action to move forward

    The judge dismissed several claims against the health system over a major ransomware attack last year, but allowed allegations of negligence to continue in court.

    By Sept. 26, 2025
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    Artificial intelligence

    Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    3 ideas for health systems to consider amid AI deployment

    Providers should set clear goals on what they’re trying to achieve with AI tools and lean on project managers as they implement the technology, experts say.

    By Sept. 25, 2025
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    States are ramping up AI regulation. How should healthcare respond?

    Industry leaders should engage with state lawmakers on AI bills, given many legislators have limited experience with the technology or in healthcare more broadly, experts said during a HIMSS summit.

    By Sept. 23, 2025
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    Premier to go private in $2.6B deal with California investment firm

    The take-private deal should give Premier more capital to bolster its operations and invest in technology.

    By Sept. 23, 2025
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    How to ensure healthcare workers benefit from AI

    Trust is key to getting providers on board when health systems look to roll out artificial intelligence, experts said at the HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit in Chicago.

    By Sept. 22, 2025
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    Optum Insight names new CEO

    UnitedHealth’s data and analytics arm has tapped its second chief executive officer since May as the company continues to reshuffle its executive bench.

    By Sept. 22, 2025
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    Are you leveraging AI in your administrative functions? You should be…

    Artificial intelligence is becoming a go-to solution for efficiency gains in healthcare organizations. And those that don’t act on it risk being left behind.

    By Brad Cauthen, Adithya Mathai, Brian Ruswinkle and Yana Tyler. • Sept. 22, 2025
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    CDE 2025: Building a connected healthcare future

    Step into the future of care—discover how smarter data exchange is reshaping healthcare in 2025.

    Sept. 22, 2025
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    More hospitals using predictive AI, but disparities persist: ASTP

    More than 70% of hospitals reported using predictive tools last year. But small, rural, independent and critical-access hospitals are lagging behind, according to the analysis.

    By Sept. 18, 2025
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    Kansas, Hawaii Blues invest in Blue Shield of CA’s health tech sister company

    Stellarus was launched as part of Blue Shield of California’s restructuring to sell services to nonprofit plans that they don’t have the resources to build themselves. That pitch has now worked on at least two Blues plans.

    By Sept. 18, 2025
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    GOP bill extends telehealth flexibilities, sidesteps ACA subsidies

    The continuing resolution would preserve virtual care flexibilities through Nov. 21. But it makes no mention of extending more generous financial assistance for people who buy plans on the ACA exchanges.

    By Sept. 17, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    Foundation models are medtech’s newest trend. But what are they?

    The AI models, which are built on massive datasets and can be adapted to multiple tasks, have become a part of medtech companies’ lexicon in the past few years.

    By Elise Reuter • Sept. 15, 2025
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    The best AI models for behavioral health will ultimately be owned by health plans, not vendors

    AI models are critical for predicting and managing behavioral health risk. The question for health plan executives is whether to build or buy these solutions.

    By Jeremy Kreyling, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Informatics, NeuroFlow • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Oracle to roll out AI features in patient portal

    Patients can query the AI for plain-language explanations of diagnoses or lab results, as well as prepare for upcoming doctor visits and draft messages to providers.

    By Sept. 11, 2025
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    Masimo, Philips extend patient monitoring partnership

    The companies’ multi-year agreement will integrate patient monitoring technologies and develop new tools, such as artificial intelligence algorithms, that could help improve patient care.

    By Susan Kelly • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Wyden urges FTC to investigate Microsoft over Ascension cyberattack

    The influential senator argued the technology giant delivered “dangerous, insecure software” to the health system that contributed to a massive cyberattack last year.

    By Sept. 11, 2025
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    Judge allows Epic antitrust suit to move forward

    A judge dismissed several claims brought by startup Particle Health against the EHR giant, but allowed some federal allegations to continue in court. 

    By Sept. 8, 2025
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    The single source of truth for member risk: Breaking risk adjustment’s speed-accuracy-ROI trilemma

    Your members have more conditions than you're capturing. Here's how to find them 5X faster.

    By Chris Lally, VP of Operations, RAAPID • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Connectivity: The missing link in payment infrastructure

    In healthcare payments, speed matters. Scale matters. But connections matter most.

    By Brian Young • Sept. 8, 2025
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    HHS threatens crackdown on information blocking

    The HHS says it will commit new resources to targeting and punishing providers, health IT companies and other groups found information blocking, though the pledge is scarce on details.

    By Sept. 4, 2025
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    Lawmakers scrutinize AI’s role in prior authorization, mental healthcare in House hearing

    Witnesses said that more oversight is needed to help the industry overcome a “foundational trust deficit” currently blocking uptake of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

    By Sept. 4, 2025
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    AI devices with no clinical validation tied to more recalls, study finds

    Public companies, which accounted for about half of AI-enabled devices on the market, had a higher rate of recalls and a lower rate of clinical evidence, according to a JAMA study.

    By Elise Reuter • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Breaking the Project Management Triangle: How AI is redefining data migrations

    How AI makes data migration faster, cheaper and higher quality!

    Sept. 2, 2025
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    Marshall Health Network’s chief population health officer talks data, value-based care and new opportunities with AI

    Data Intelligence is enabling Marshall Health to enhance primary care advocacy across its communities.

    By Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences • Sept. 2, 2025