Our monthly report on AI, ML, DL, and NLP in healthcare looks at who, what, where, and how the use of artificial intelligence is changing healthcare for the better. We will bring you some of the latest news and product information along with thought leader posts and our AI playlist of episodes from Healthcare NOW Radio.
In the News
M Health Fairview Selects Nabla’s Combined Ambient AI Assistant and Dictation Solution to Power Next-Generation Clinical Documentation
Nabla, one of the most widely adopted AI assistants in clinical care, announced that M Health Fairview has selected Nabla’s Ambient AI Assistant and Dictation solution for systemwide deployment. M Health Fairview is the first major health system to adopt Nabla’s unified platform, signaling a growing shift toward AI solutions that reduce administrative burden while supporting cost-efficient, scalable clinical operations.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services Expands Use of GW RhythmX to 200 Primary Care Clinicians in the First Full System Deployment of a Precision Care AI Platform
Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS) and GW RhythmX announced the expansion of the RhythmX AI Precision Care Platform to be used by PHS’ 200 primary care clinicians. The expansion is part of PHS’s broader efforts to address increasing clinical complexity, support high-quality care delivery, and strengthen performance in value-based arrangements.
Alaffia Health Raises $55M to Tackle Healthcare’s $570 Billion Waste Problem
Alaffia Health, the leader in agentic AI for health plan claims operations, announced a $55 million Series B financing, led by Transformation Capital, with participation from insiders including FirstMark Capital, Tau Ventures, and Twine Ventures. The round brings Alaffia’s total funding to more than $73 million.
Qure.ai Secures Major Global Health Grant to Build AI-Powered Point-of-Care Ultrasound
In an effort to advance health equity and reach the people that need help most, global digital health innovator Qure.ai has received a grant from the Gates Foundation. The multimillion-dollar grant will allow Qure.ai to develop a large open-source multi-modal database to further advance future prevention and identification innovations. It will support WHO lung-health diagnostic pathways plus augment non-identifiable clinical history, medical images (Chest X-Ray, Thoracic Ultrasound, High Resolution CT), cough/lung recordings, and laboratory or biological markers to enable researchers and innovators around the world to develop, validate, and refine new AI models for the good of all.
From Awareness to Action: Linus Health Drives the Next Era of Early Brain Health Detection
Linus Health, an AI-driven brain health company focused on early detection and proactive intervention, is accelerating its work to help health systems, health insurers, and life science companies meet this moment. By applying advanced AI to the analysis of everyday human behaviors such as drawing, speech, and information processing, Linus Health enables earlier identification of cognitive change and underlying disease processes, supporting care decisions at a stage when intervention can have the most significant impact.
Products
Firstsource and Prosper AI Partner to Advance Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management with Next-Level Voice AI Capabilities
Firstsource Solutions Limited, a global provider of business management services and an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, announced a strategic partnership with Prosper AI, a voice AI platform purpose-built for healthcare, to scale AI-driven voice workflows across healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM). Through this partnership, Firstsource will deploy AI-powered voice agents and agentic capabilities across critical patient-facing and administrative processes, helping healthcare providers improve financial performance, patient access, and regulatory compliance.
Kontakt.io Introduces Supply Chain AI to Transform Care Support Operations
Kontakt.io announced Supply Chain Agent, a new agentic AI solution that uses real-time demand signals to proactively orchestrate medical equipment across inpatient care settings.
Future Communities Institute, with Akido Labs, Five Keys, and ReImagine Freedom Launch the Bay Area’s First AI-Powered Safety Net Program
Future Communities Institute (FCI) announced the launch of the Bay Area’s first ever AI-powered safety net program in partnership with Five Keys, ReImagine Freedom and Akido Labs, Inc. This new program will leverage Akido’s proven AI-enabled care model to expand the capacity of street medicine teams, empower community health workers to provide more services to more patients, and deliver human-first, personalized care at scale.
Sword Health acquires Kaia Health expanding reach to 100M people
Sword Health, the world’s leading AI Health company, announced the acquisition of Kaia Health, a digital health company focused on musculoskeletal (MSK) and pulmonary care, in a deal valued at $285 million. The acquisition reinforces Sword’s position as the fastest-growing AI Care platform in the world, expanding its ability to deliver high-quality, scalable care to new populations in the US while entering the German market.
Greenway Health® Launches Agentic AI Factory to Redefine the Future of Healthcare Technology
Greenway Health, the modern leader in healthcare technology, announced the launch of its Agentic AI Factory, developed in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Agentic AI Factory is a first-of-its-kind AI production engine, redefining how innovation happens in healthcare.
Kontakt.io Launches Patient Flow AI to Set a New Standard in Hospital Length-of-Stay Reduction
Kontakt.io introduced Patient Flow Agent, a patient flow orchestration solution that helps hospitals reduce length of stay, eliminate delays, unclog revenue growth, and guarantee patient satisfaction.
Redefining Real-World Evidence: John Snow Labs Introduces First FDA-Ready Patient Journey Platform
John Snow Labs, a healthcare AI company, announced that its Patient Journey Intelligence (PJI) platform is the first secondary-use data platform designed specifically to meet the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) newly finalized guidance on the use of real-world evidence (RWE) to support regulatory decision-making for medical devices.
To Read
European Society of Cardiology
AI-enabled stethoscope demonstrated to be twice as efficient at detecting valvular heart disease in the clinic – New research shows that the use of an AI-enabled digital stethoscope more than doubled the identification of moderate to severe valvular heart disease during routine clinical examinations, compared to a traditional stethoscope. The US study, ‘Artificial-Intelligence-Enabled Digital Stethoscope Improves Point-of-Care Screening for Moderate to Severe Valvular Heart Disease’, was published recently in the European Heart Journal – Digital Health. It shows that the AI-assisted tool could help doctors identify patients who may otherwise go undiagnosed.
NAACP
Building a Healthier Future: Designing for AI Health Equity – As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms healthcare delivery, diagnostics, and treatment models, the report highlights the promises of Health AI and calls for intentional design and governance to ensure these technologies embed bold equity principles. Building a Healthier Future focuses on some of the critical challenges and opportunities that are emerging as AI evolves and will play an ever-increasing role in health care. The NAACP, in partnership with Sanofi through the ACE Your Health Initiative, calls for an equity-first, human-centered approach to developing and deploying AI in healthcare. The new white paper, Building a Healthier Future: Designing for AI Health Equity, outlines a compelling framework to ensure AI use in healthcare strengthens, rather than undermines, equity in the healthcare system.
Eko Health
The Lancet Publishes TRICORDER Study: Real-World Evaluation Shows Increased Detection When Eko AI-Enabled Stethoscopes Are Used in Primary Care – Eko Health, a leader in AI-powered cardiac and pulmonary disease detection, announced the publication of the TRICORDER (Triple Cardiovascular Disease Detection Using an Artificial Intelligence Stethoscope) study in The Lancet, one of the world’s most cited and influential medical journals. Among patients who received an AI stethoscope examination, detection increased 2.3X for heart failure, 3.5X for atrial fibrillation, and 1.9X for valvular heart disease versus standard practice over 12 months, demonstrating that AI-assisted stethoscope exams can meaningfully improve early cardiac disease detection in real-world settings.
AI Events
HIMSS AI Leadership Summit
When: June 24, 2026
Where: Renaissance Boston Seaport District, Boston MA
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The AI Leadership Summit is an exclusive, one-day gathering designed for senior executives from healthcare provider organizations. With only 65 seats available, this highly curated experience offers an intimate environment for decision-makers responsible for leading system-wide artificial intelligence strategies.
Held at the Renaissance Boston Seaport District, the Summit functions as a critical executive workshop, blending strategic programming with elevated networking and immersive roundtable exercises. Participants will work alongside peers to align priorities, stress-test roadmaps, share implementation lessons, and refine governance frameworks essential for responsible AI adoption.
The experience concludes with a private, culminating executive dinner, providing an additional opportunity for meaningful dialogue, cross-industry connection, and deeper relationship-building among leaders at the forefront of healthcare AI.
AI in Healthcare Forum Boston – HIMSS Event
When: June 25-26, 2026
Where: Renaissance Boston Seaport District, Boston MA
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The AI in Healthcare Forum brings together clinicians, executives, technologists, researchers, and innovators for two immersive days focused on the real-world application of AI in health and care. Held in the vibrant Seaport District of Boston, the Forum is designed to educate, inspire, and accelerate progress across organizations at every stage of their AI journey.
Through keynotes, panel discussions, case studies, technical exchanges, and hands-on sessions, attendees will explore how AI is reshaping care delivery, workforce efficiency, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.