Salesforce Announces 6 New Agentforce Health Agents and Integrations with Verily, HealthEx, and Viz.ai
Salesforce has launched Agentforce Health, a suite of six autonomous AI agents designed to relieve the administrative load on clinicians, payers, and public‑health agencies. The platform embeds deep integrations with HealthEx, Verily, Viz.ai, Informatica, MuleSoft and adheres to FHIR/TEFCA standards, creating a unified, patient‑consented health record. Agents automate referral triage, prior authorizations, capacity planning, outbreak monitoring, and real‑time insurance navigation. Early adopters such as MIMIT Health claim a 459% ROI and $1.5 million in savings, underscoring the solution’s operational impact.
CVS Health And Google Launch AI Business To ‘Personalize Healthcare’
CVS Health and Google announced a joint venture to launch Health100, an AI‑powered consumer health platform built on Google Cloud. The service will fuse CVS’s pharmacy, insurance and PBM data with Google’s Gemini models, Cloud Healthcare API and BigQuery to...
Science Corp. Raises $230M as It Races to Bring Its Brain Implant to Market
Science Corp., founded by former Neuralink president Max Hodak, closed a $230 million Series C round that lifted its post‑money valuation to $1.5 billion. The funding will accelerate commercialization of PRIMA, a rice‑grain‑sized chip implanted in the eye that pairs with camera‑glasses to...
PointClickCare Announced the Launch of Discharge Intel at HIMSS26
PointClickCare unveiled Discharge Intel at HIMSS26, an AI‑driven tool that delivers clinical intelligence to health plans within 24 hours of a patient’s hospital discharge. The solution leverages the company’s nationwide network of over 30,000 providers and major U.S. health plans...
Using Real World Data From the Patient Experience to Improve Drug Development
Randomized trials for non‑small cell lung cancer often miss real‑world nuances that affect patients' quality of life. Real‑world data (RWD) and social determinants of health (SDOH) expose hidden barriers such as transportation gaps and limited molecular testing access. Pharma can...
Pioneering ‘OSA Pacemaker’ to Prevent Airway Collapse During Sleep Now Available in the UK
Inspire Medical Systems has launched its implantable hypoglossal nerve stimulator, often called an OSA pacemaker, in the United Kingdom. The device offers a mask‑free alternative for moderate‑to‑severe obstructive sleep apnoea patients who cannot tolerate CPAP, delivering breath‑synchronised nerve stimulation to...
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 3/5/26
A recent LinkedIn post by Wayne Gillis points out that neither Rehoboth McKinley nor Great Falls Clinic uses Epic’s electronic health record platform, contradicting earlier assumptions. The post also notes that Rehoboth McKinley operates a Cerner/Oracle patient portal, highlighting ongoing...
When No Two Spines Are Alike: Inside the First AI-Designed Cervical Implant
UC San Diego Health performed the world’s first fully personalized anterior cervical spine implant, combining high‑resolution imaging, AI‑driven design, and titanium 3D printing. The AI algorithm generated a patient‑specific geometry that matches the vertebral endplates, restores natural lordosis, and optimizes...
Airiver Medical Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Airiver DCB and Treats First Patient with Central Airway Stenosis
Airiver Medical announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Breakthrough Device Designation to its pulmonary drug‑coated balloon (DCB) for treating central airway stenosis. The company also enrolled and treated the first patient in a pivotal trial that will...
Choose the Right Futures Wheel or Scenario Method
Do a futures wheel or scenario analysis exercise with your team the next time you are thinking about the future. In this paper, we describe how to do that and which method to choose. It's available in JMIR: https://t.co/BUP5MVqnks https://t.co/0UofN0ZGIM
Cancer-Eating Bacteria Engineered to Consume Tumors From the Inside Out
University of Waterloo researchers have engineered the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium sporogenes to consume solid tumors from the inside out. The spores infiltrate the oxygen‑free tumor core, proliferate and break down cancerous tissue. By inserting an oxygen‑resistant gene and a quorum‑sensing...
Q&A: AWS Launches Amazon Connect Health to Streamline Healthcare Workflows
Amazon Web Services unveiled Amazon Connect Health, an agentic AI platform that plugs directly into electronic health records to automate patient verification, appointment scheduling, ambient documentation, and medical coding. The service, built on FHIR standards and Amazon HealthLake, offers a...
Suffolk and North East Essex ICB Publishes £5.2 Million Contract for GP IT
Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has issued a £5.2 million contract to modernise GP IT systems in line with the Primary Care Digital Services Model. The three‑year agreement, starting 1 December 2026, can be extended to 2031 and requires a...
New Optical Tactile Sensor Tracks Head Motion in Radiotherapy
Developing an optical tactile sensor for tracking head motion during radiotherapy: an interview with Bhoomika Gandhi https://t.co/RvtMbgrSUf
HTN Now: Exploring and Tackling the Real Pain Points Around the Use of Digital Systems
A recent HTN audience survey, presented by Aire Innovate’s Ian Dove and Fiona Costello, identified persistent pain points in NHS digital systems. Staff cite inadequate training, top‑down development, poor interoperability and extensive manual workarounds, while IT capacity backlogs stretch change...
ŌURA Acquires Doublepoint to Expand AI-Driven Interaction Capabilities
Oura announced the acquisition of Doublepoint, a Helsinki‑based AI gesture‑recognition startup, to embed natural, biometric interactions into its wearable platform. The deal brings Doublepoint’s four founders and AI architects into Oura’s R&D, reinforcing a roadmap that blends voice and gesture...
Philips Launches Rembra CT System for Acute Imaging
Philips has introduced Rembra, a next‑generation CT system built for acute and high‑throughput imaging environments. The scanner delivers ultra‑fast reconstruction speeds of up to 106 images per second and can support as many as 270 examinations per day. It features...
Hampshire Hospitals Celebrates 100th Surgical Procedure Using Pioneering State-of-the-Art Robotic System
Surgeons at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have performed their 100th operation using the da Vinci 5 robotic‑assisted surgical system, just six months after becoming the first UK NHS trust to install the next‑generation robot. The system, deployed at Basingstoke...
Mosaic Clinical Technologies Announces FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Cognita’s Generative AI Model for Radiology
Mosaic Clinical Technologies announced that its AI unit Cognita received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Cognita Chest X‑Ray (CXR), the first generative vision‑language model in radiology to earn this status. The designation grants prioritized FDA interaction, potentially accelerating clearance. Internal...
GAIA and Daiichi Sankyo Europe Enter Exclusive Partnership to Launch Next-Generation Digital Therapeutic for Cardiovascular Care in Europe.
GAIA and Daiichi Sankyo Europe announced an exclusive partnership to commercialize lipodia, a next‑generation digital therapeutic for hypercholesterolemia, pending regulatory approval. The deal grants Daiichi exclusive rights in Germany with expansion mechanisms for other European markets, leveraging GAIA’s validated behavioral...
GAIA and Daiichi Sankyo Europe Enter Exclusive Partnership to Launch Next-Generation Digital Therapeutic for Cardiovascular Care in Europe.
GAIA and Daiichi Sankyo Europe announced an exclusive partnership to commercialize lipodia, a digital therapeutic for hypercholesterolemia, pending regulatory approval. The agreement gives Daiichi Sankyo exclusive rights in Germany with plans to expand across Europe, leveraging GAIA’s evidence‑based platform and Daiichi’s cardiovascular...
Samoco Begins Prototyping Flagship Product with PHTA Makerspace
Samoco, a smart medical transport device firm, has begun prototyping its flagship blood‑preservation system in the PHTA Makerspace. The device actively cools and agitates blood during road or drone transport, aiming to keep units viable in hot, remote environments. Up...
NHS SBS Launches Communication Framework Spanning Chatbots, SMS Messaging, Mail Processing
NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) has introduced a new procurement framework that enables NHS trusts to acquire digital communication technologies such as chatbots, SMS messaging, and hybrid mail. The framework lists 25 fully‑vetted suppliers across seven distinct lots covering digital...
Why the Future of MedTech Is Being Led by Consumers
MedTech is moving from a hospital‑centric model to a consumer‑driven ecosystem, with at‑home diagnostics, wellness tools, and direct‑to‑consumer devices reshaping adoption. Design teams must prioritize motivation, habit and identity over pure clinical protocol, making products feel like lifestyle accessories rather...
AI Will Redefine Doctor-Patient Dynamics, Says Henry Blodget
I loved my interview with legendary business analyst & founder of "Business Insider", Henry Blodget (@hblodget), on his podcast, "Solutions." Lots of smart questions about AI and healthcare, and how it'll change what it means to be a doctor and...
Using Clinical NLP to Unlock Untapped Quality Data for HEDIS Compliance
Tim O’Connell, CEO of emtelligent, argues that most HEDIS‑critical information resides in unstructured clinical text, not traditional fields. Over 80% of healthcare data is narrative, leaving a compliance gap that can cost plans millions in lower Star Ratings. He highlights...
About 81,000 Baby Monitors Recalled over Possible Fire Risk
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of roughly 81,000 Babysense Max View baby monitors (model VBM55RX) after 11 reports of the handheld display overheating and creating a fire risk. No injuries have been reported, but the...
Watch the Lean Hospitals Coach in Action — Live, Unscripted, With Your Questions
The author will host a LinkedIn Live demo on March 10 to showcase the Lean Hospitals Coach, an AI‑powered tool built around the *Lean Hospitals* book. The coach offers two query modes—Book Search with citations and Book Plus with broader Lean insights—and...
Tandem Mobi Now Compatible with Android Smartphones
Tandem Diabetes Care announced that its Tandem Mobi insulin pump is now compatible with Android smartphones in the United States via a newly released mobile app. The Android version received FDA clearance in November 2025 and entered a limited rollout in...
Using Tiny Ripples at Skin Level to Monitor for Possible Health Problems Below
Caltech researchers unveiled visual surface wave elastography, a technique that captures imperceptible skin vibrations with a smartphone camera to infer the stiffness and thickness of underlying tissue. By applying phase‑based motion processing and spectral analysis, the method extracts subpixel movements...
Tracing Extracellular Vesicles' Journey From Cancer Cells to Urine
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo directly traced small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) from tumors to urine in mouse models of brain, lung and pancreatic cancer. Using engineered RNA tracers and luminescent‑fluorescent reporters, they showed tumor‑derived sEVs appear in urine...
Methode Electronics Inc (MEI) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Medtronic reported Q3 2026 revenue of $9 billion, up 8.7% YoY, driven by an 11% surge in its cardiovascular portfolio and an 80% jump in Cardiac Ablation Solutions (CAS) where pulse‑field ablation now accounts for 80% of the segment. Gross margin...
‘AI, AI And AI’: CommonSpirit Health at Home CEO On The Forces Shaping 2026
CommonSpirit Health at Home is charting a 2026 roadmap that moves care upstream by using EHR‑based eligibility triggers to engage patients earlier in hospice and home‑health pathways. The provider plans a measured AI rollout focused on predictive analytics and operational...
Best in KLAS 2026: Executive Insights for Strategic Healthcare Technology Investment
Best in KLAS 2026 delivers a data‑driven analysis of healthcare technology solutions, ranking platforms by performance ratings, measurable outcomes, and innovation trajectories. It aggregates validated customer feedback and market performance data to help executives de‑risk technology investments. The report highlights...
Scale Ambient AI with Strategic Partnerships
Healthcare technology firms are increasingly embedding Ambient Clinical Intelligence (ACI) into EHR, telehealth, and care‑management platforms to cut administrative load and speed revenue cycles. Building ACI models internally demands extensive engineering resources, prompting many vendors to seek external expertise. Suki’s...
Report: 5 AI Agent Trends to Watch in Healthcare & Life Sciences
Google Cloud’s 2026 report spotlights five AI‑agent trends reshaping healthcare and life sciences, from automating clinical paperwork to accelerating drug discovery. The analysis stresses that unlocking AI value requires leaders to discard legacy mindsets and foster a culture that embraces...
Proscia Earns Top Score in KLAS Digital Pathology Report
Proscia topped the KLAS Research Digital Pathology 2026 report with a 95.2 overall performance score, the highest among U.S. vendors. The company earned A+ and A grades across six customer‑experience categories, and every surveyed client said they plan to keep...
The Health System Opportunity Stack: A Builder’s Guide to the Most Underserved Enterprise in America
Health systems are drowning in operational blind spots, especially in financial operations, while existing software focuses on clinical documentation. The essay maps a high‑value opportunity stack—from payer‑contract intelligence and AP automation to workforce forecasting, OR utilization, and prior‑authorization automation—highlighting quantifiable...
AI-Enabled Lesion Quantification Tool Earns New CPT Code
The American Medical Association has granted a Category 3 CPT code (X567T) to AIQ Solutions’ TRAQinform IQ, an AI‑enabled lesion quantification platform cleared by the FDA in 2018. The tool analyzes changes in lesion size and metabolic activity, providing clinicians with more...
Optimal BP After HeartMate 3 LVAD May Be Higher Than Previously Thought
A pooled analysis of the MOMENTUM 3 and ARIES‑HM3 trials involving 1,983 HeartMate 3 LVAD recipients identified an optimal early mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 85‑100 mm Hg, with 85‑95 mm Hg appearing ideal. Patients who spent more time within this range during the first 90...
Nuance Audio Glasses Help Understand Speech in Noisy Settings
A study published in the Journal of Otolaryngology‑ENT Research found that Nuance Audio Glasses, an over‑the‑counter hearing solution from EssilorLuxottica, improve speech‑reception thresholds by an average of 3.48 dB in noisy environments. Twenty adults with mild‑to‑moderate hearing loss achieved 50 % word...
New AI-Enabled Heart Failure Implant Shows Early Potential
Relief Cardiovascular unveiled its AI‑enabled Relief System, an implantable valve and sensor that modulates inferior vena cava pressure to boost renal perfusion in diuretic‑resistant heart‑failure patients. In the first‑in‑human RELIEF‑FIH study of eight European participants, the device achieved 100% procedural...
AI and Technology Alone Won't Fix Revenue Cycle Challenges: The Automation Paradox in RCM
Healthcare finance leaders are pouring capital into AI and automation to solve revenue cycle management (RCM) challenges, yet many are discovering that automating flawed workflows only accelerates errors. The emerging "automation paradox" shows that without clean data and standardized processes,...
HID Debuts Cloud‑based Visitor Verification System for Healthcare
HID Global unveiled a cloud‑based visitor verification platform at HIMSS 2026, designed for hospitals to authenticate and track visitors in real time. The solution integrates directly with major electronic health record systems such as Epic and Oracle Health, enabling photo capture,...
Cell‑free DNA Test Predicts Liver Disease and Mortality
We've used a blood test—cell free DNA—for detecting cancer or prenatal fetal abnormalities. It turns out it can be used to detect liver diseases and all-cause mortality from other conditions @ScienceTM https://t.co/IJxPMq7hGU
Photobiomodulation: Revolutionary Breakthrough or Scam?
The Valeda photobiomodulation system received FDA authorization in November 2024 and has been used clinically since summer 2025 to treat retinal aging. A modest 148‑eye, two‑year study showed statistically significant gains in best‑corrected visual acuity and a lower rate of progression to...
Uniform Consent Language Needed for Scalable Health Data Interoperability
When every state regulates consent differently, scale breaks. Mariann Yeager shares why model language and technical standards are critical for nationwide interoperability. 👇 https://t.co/Aa3zjJYTw4 @sequoiaproject #patientadvocates #HITSM https://t.co/I3cN0lmdLk
Syantra’s Breast Cancer Blood Test Isn’t Looking for Cancer at All
Syantra, a Calgary‑based biotech, is preparing to launch Onco‑ID, a breast‑cancer blood test that detects the body’s immune response rather than circulating tumor DNA. Using machine‑learning analysis of gene‑expression biomarkers, the test aims to identify cancer earlier than mammography and...
FDA Grants 510(k) Clearance for Expanded Capabilities of MR Injection System
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Bayer 510(k) clearance for its MEDRAD MRXperion injector, extending the device’s approved magnetic field compatibility to include 7‑Tesla MRI scanners. The clearance also adds Imaging Scanner Interface 2 (ISI2), enabling direct communication between...
AI Predicts 5‑year Health Risks From Routine CT Scans
When your "normal" abdominal CT tells you about the 5-year future risks that can't be seen by radiologists, but can by AI (Merlin) https://t.co/DemC983uKz https://t.co/9jqZyVTD3p