Mass General Brigham's new AI intake agent inside MyChart aims to help patients navigate primary care access, part of a broader trend of embedding AI assistance directly into existing patient portal software.
Northwestern Medicine's integration of OpenEvidence into Epic lets clinicians check drug dosing and guidelines without leaving the patient chart, part of a broader push to embed AI invisibly into clinical workflow.
ThinkSono has won FDA clearance for AI software that guides non-ultrasound-trained staff through scans for deep vein thrombosis, aiming to catch a condition that kills tens of thousands of Americans a year.
SimBioSys has won FDA clearance for TumorSight Risk, an AI tool that turns a single MRI into a five- and ten-year recurrence forecast for early-stage breast cancer patients.
HHS's four new ARPA-H initiatives aim to use AI to fix clinical trials' chronic bottlenecks, from slow patient matching to limited research-site capacity, though rigorous evidence of AI's trial benefits remains thin.
HHS's $1.5 million grant to MedStar and Regenstrief targets two persistent healthcare AI bottlenecks: patient control over AI workflows and laboratory data interoperability between health systems.
A five-center JAMA study found ambient AI scribes cut documentation time by 16 minutes per visit, but researchers say the burnout gains are concentrated among clinicians who actually use the tools regularly.
CMS's WISeR pilot uses AI to speed up Medicare prior-authorization reviews in six states, but physicians and patient advocates warn the same technology that promises faster approvals could just as easily automate denials.
CareMother, an AI-driven maternal health platform from India's Doto Health supported by UNICEF, tracks maternal and fetal vitals and uses algorithms to flag high-risk pregnancies early, as part of a global push to reduce preventable childbirth deaths.
The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a July 2026 hearing on AI-enabled fraud against older adults, after which Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Mark Kelly sent letters to nine major AI companies asking how they protect seniors who use chatbot companions.