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
Sword Health Raises $40 Million at a $4 Billion Valuation and Unveils Always-On AI Mental Health Solution to Address the Global Mental Health Crisis
Sword Health, a world AI Care company, announced a $40 million funding round at a $4 billion valuation, led by General Catalyst. The company also unveiled Mind, a revolutionary mental health solution that combines AI and licensed clinicians to deliver continuous, personalized care, finally transforming mental health from episodic talk therapy to a proactive, always-on support system.
TeleTracking and Palantir Partner to Transform Healthcare Operations with AI-Powered InsightsÂ
TeleTracking Technologies, a company in Healthcare Operations Platforms for hospitals and health systems, and Palantir Technologies, a company in artificial intelligence systems, announced a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing operational decision-making in healthcare to deliver long-term value to providers globally.
Pacific AI Joins Forces with the Coalition of Health AI as Newest Partner in Assurance Provider Certification ProcessÂ
Pacific AI, the AI governance company, announced its operational deployment certification intent under the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)’s assurance service provider certification process, setting a precedent for how AI models can be responsibly governed. This designation recognizes the company’s commitment to supporting the safe, effective, and responsible deployment of AI technologies in healthcare.
H1 Acquires Veda to Solve Healthcare’s Provider Data Challenge and Power Better Care
H1, on a mission to connect the world with the right doctors, announced that it has acquired Veda Data Solutions, Inc. (Veda). Backed by notable investors like Oak HC/FT and HealthX, Veda is the industry leader in providing accurate provider data and automation solutions for healthcare payers and providers. This acquisition tackles one of healthcare’s most fundamental challenges: ensuring accurate information about doctors is available so patients can find the right care.
ArcheHealthâ„¢ Secures $6.7M Seed Round for Healthcare Cost Reduction SolutionÂ
ArcheHealth, which is positioned to be the healthcare operational intelligence leader, announced that it has secured a $6.7 million round of seed funding to launch its transformative AI-powered platform to reduce healthcare costs and drive operational performance improvement.
Lumeris and MIT Computational Biology Lab Partner to Solve America’s 2 Billion Hour Primary Care Gap
Lumeris, a company in healthcare technology and services, announced a strategic partnership with the MIT Computational Biology Lab led by Professor Manolis Kellis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). The collaboration will enhance the capabilities of Tom™, Lumeris’ AI-powered platform delivering Primary Care as a Service™, by integrating advanced computational models to better understand and guide individual and population health and interventions.
Biostate AI closes $12M to bring the Netflix model to molecular diagnosticsÂ
Biostate AI, an innovator in artificial intelligence and RNA sequencing, announced the successful completion of a $12M Series A funding round, led by Accel. Additional investors included Gaingels, Mana Ventures, InfoEdge Ventures, and existing investors Matter Venture Partners, Vision Plus Capital, and Catapult Ventures. The company’s seed round also attracted notable angel investors, including Dario Amodei (CEO, Anthropic), Mike Schnall-Levin (CTO, 10x Genomics), and Emily Leproust (CEO, Twist Bioscience).
SurgiQuality Announces Awarding of Utility Patent Covering Technology And Outcomes Scoring Methodology
SurgiQuality, a company using cutting edge generative AI technology that empowers patients with tools to verify the need for surgery and shop around for top surgeons, announces the patent of their outcomes scoring methodology that allows patients to compare outcomes before they schedule surgery.
Huma Announces Partnership with Eckuity Capital to Accelerate M&A and Acquires Aluna
Huma Therapeutics, a global healthcare AI company accelerating digital transformation across care and research, announced two major milestones: A global partnership agreement with Eckuity Capital to develop next-generation technology infrastructure, built on strong regulatory foundations, for the acquisition and launch of digital solutions in healthcare and research; and The acquisition of Aluna (also known as Knox Medical Diagnostics, Inc.), a leading U.S.-based company specializing in intelligent remote monitoring and management of respiratory diseases.
Products
FDA Launches Agency-Wide AI Tool to Optimize Performance for the American People
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched Elsa, a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool designed to help employees—from scientific reviewers to investigators—work more efficiently. This innovative tool modernizes agency functions and leverages AI capabilities to better serve the American people.
Huma Deploys Hi Scribe to Automate Clinical Documentation and Billing Using AI
Huma Therapeutics, the global healthcare AI company, announced the launch of Hi Scribe, a generative AI clinical documentation tool designed to automate and streamline the creation of clinical notes and supporting materials.
Meet Ava: Amplity’s AI Chatbot Enhancing Web UX
Amplity, a full-service partner for outsourcing flexible medical and commercial services, proudly announces the launch of Ava, an AI-powered chatbot designed to deliver faster, more personalized digital experiences on Amplity.com.
Ambience Healthcare’s AI Platform Surpasses Clinician Performance by 27% in Medical Coding, Powered by New OpenAI Breakthrough
Ambience Healthcare announced a major advancement in ambient AI, unveiling the first AI model that outperforms board-certified physicians in ICD-10 coding accuracy. Trained using OpenAI’s Reinforcement Fine-Tuning (RFT) technology, Ambience’s AI platform achieved a 27% relative improvement over physician benchmarks-reducing coding errors by approximately one-quarter and offering a powerful tool to tackle the $266 billion in annual administrative waste, including $19 billion in diagnosis coding & documentation substantiation errors.
Experity Establishes an AI-Driven Partner Ecosystem Designed for Urgent Care
Experity, an on-demand healthcare solution provider serving 22 of the 25 largest enterprise urgent care organizations in the U.S., announced the launch of its Partner Ecosystem. This initial rollout of AI-driven capabilities and resources within Experity’s software platform highlights a strategic investment in the evolution of urgent care.
Talkdesk Supercharges Small Businesses with Accessible, Enterprise-Grade Artificial Intelligence Service Tools
Talkdesk®, Inc., a global provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered customer experience (CX) technology that serves enterprises of all sizes, announced the launch of Talkdesk Express™, an enterprise-grade customer service solution for small businesses that empowers them to deliver the same exceptional customer service as large organizations, without the complexity.
AI Events
AI in Healthcare Forum
When: July 10-11, 2025
Where: New York Marriott, New York NY
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The HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum cuts through the hype to showcase real-world examples illustrating the transformative potential, and realistic challenges of AI application across the care continuum.
This forum is the first of a three-part AI Event Series, which will serve a comprehensive guide to understand how to build an AI leadership strategy, navigate the ethical and governance considerations, address the potential for risk, as well as explore the opportunities for AI application ranging from clinical to administrative deployments to ultimately improve patient care and the patient experience. All tomorrow’s AI experts are coming—are you in?
AI Leadership Strategy Summit – HIMSS Event
When: September 18-19, 2025
Where: Westin Chicago River North, Chicago IL
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AI is transforming healthcare — but for executive leaders, adoption isn’t the only challenge. You need to make smart investments, implement proper governance, and deliver real results.
That’s where the HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit comes in. Exclusively for healthcare executives, this two-day summit is designed to empower leaders to maximize the value of their AI investments and drive change across their organizations.
Hear directly from top industry voices on infrastructure readiness, balancing innovation with governance, regulatory and ethical considerations, and how to measure ROI. Expert-led sessions will give you a clear framework for AI adoption, covering financial strategy, compliance, scaling, and beyond.
You’ll leave with a strategic plan to make AI work across your health system — not just in theory, but in practice.
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