Artificial Intelligence

As the number of mental health AI chatbots grows, Numerof and Associates' Michael Abrams warns that without rigorous testing and validation these largely unregulated tools may pose real risks to patients.

AI can open up opportunities in schedules to get patients to clinics faster, as it also transforms how healthcare is delivered, says Dr. Baligh Yehia, president of Jefferson Health.

"Care without clicks" will increase as ambient AI listens, transcribes and drafts notes in real time, says AdvancedMD.

This is the first step in a broader collaboration to improve revenue cycle workflows at scale, companies say.

AdventHealth, Baylor Scott & White, Boston Children’s, Cedars-Sinai and HCA Healthcare are among health systems that have signed on.

The CMS program known as the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model requires PA for 17 services, but Carol Howard, VP of innovation and adoption at Janus Health, says she can see it expanding before the end of the pilot period.

ChatGPT Health will allow users to upload their personal medical records to allow ChatGPT to help them navigate their personal health journey and answer everyday questions.

Forty million people a day are using AI to get answers about their symptoms and healthcare coverage.

HIMSS Media editors discuss how growing use of AI in healthcare, TEFCA expansion, regulatory uncertainty and upcoming interoperability final rules may impact patient care and clinician experiences in 2026.

Pharma faces regulations and stringent rules for transparency, but the payoff is drugs that can get to market faster and possibly at less expense.