OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a new feature that allows users to securely input personal health information with ChatGPT’s AI to educate themselves on and manage health concerns. More than 230 million people globally ask ChatGPT health and wellness related…
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The number of healthcare data breaches has trended upward over the last 14 years, according to a Jan. 4 report by The HIPAA Journal. The HIPAA Journal published data on the occurrence of data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals…
Resident physicians are experimenting with AI at Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, with the health system keeping a close eye on how they’re using it, the American Medical Association reported. Here are three takeaways from the Dec. 18 article: 1. Geisinger residents…
OpenEvidence, which has been called “ChatGPT for doctors,” is raising $250 million in equity financing at a $12 billion valuation, The Information reported. The three-year-old company, which secured $200 million in October to be valued at $6 billion, generates annual…
The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Venture Fund has invested in Ultrom=nics, an AI-driven cardiology solutions developer, to enhance early identification of heart failure, Fem Tech World announced Dec. 18. Ultronics’ technology can help clinicians detect heart failure…
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The NAACP is appealing for the “equity-first” development of healthcare AI, ensuring the technology reduces and doesn’t widen health disparities. The civil rights organization partnered with pharma giant Sanofi to release a whitepaper Dec. 11 outlining how to fuse “fairness,…
Chicago-based GI Partners of Illinois isn’t dabbling in artificial intelligence, it’s building around it. The practice is treating AI as core infrastructure and early results are shaping everything from staffing needs to cash flow to patient access, COO Dr. Geogy…
Telehealth platforms powered by agentic AI, including virtual visits, remote patient monitoring, ambient clinical documentation and AI-driven triage face new and heightened cybersecurity risks in 2026, The AI Journal reported Dec. 2. These risks have become more serious as more…
CMS has released updated telehealth guidance following the end of the 43-day government shutdown. Here are four things to know from the November FAQ: 1. CMS will retroactively pay for telehealth claims for services rendered amid the fiscal standoff. 2.…
Four hospitals and health systems have launched new hospital-at-home programs in 2025, reflecting the continued momentum behind this care model. Hospital-at-home — which delivers acute, inpatient-level care to patients in their own homes rather than inside a traditional hospital unit…