New tech company Stellarus expands to more health plans
Stellarus, a Blue Shield of California sister company that was spun out in January, is banding together with two Blues...
URAC starts AI accreditation for users and developers of AI
Healthcare accreditation body URAC is rolling out the nation’s first accreditation program for users and developers of healthcare artificial intelligence. ...
Omada touts strong results of GLP-1 companion program
Despite the hype about weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s, serious questions have remained about their efficacy when patients wean...
Google unveils AI health coach for Fitbit—Health Tech Roundup
Fitbit app gets AI upgrade with personal health coach As fitness trackers get artificial intelligence updates, Google developed an AI-powered...
Unite Us CEO Dan Brillman top contender for Medicaid director
Speculation has been swirling about who might take the top Medicaid job in the Trump administration. Among the top contenders:...
Epic adds Ambience’s AI to its Toolbox program
Ambience, an artificial intelligence platform for documentation, coding and clinical workflow, has been added to Epic’s Toolbox program for ambient voice...
Athenahealth rolling out AI-native version of EHR platform
Athenahealth is rolling out new artificial intelligence features for ambulatory providers as part of a larger upgrade to an “AI-native”...
Ascension launches new institute to vet, deploy innovations
Ascension is taking a more intentional approach to innovations with a new unit dedicated to exploring, vetting and deploying tech...
Altman touts benefit of GPT-5 for healthcare
OpenAI released its most advanced reasoning model, GPT-5, which it touts as its most useful model for healthcare. The application...
Hims & Hers to build out lab testing, move into longevity
Shares of Hims & Hers tumbled 12% in after-hours trading Monday after the company’s second-quarter revenue missed Wall Street analysts’...
