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.
Last month saw some of the newest additions to the AI field which is continuing to move at warp speed. The new releases, launches and money being raised can all be seen as progress in Healthcare AI solutions.
Newest Additions
Introducing Gemma 3 270M: The compact model for hyper-efficient AI
The last few months have been an exciting time for the Gemma family of open models. Gemma 3 and Gemma 3 QAT were introduced, delivering state-of-the-art performance for single cloud and desktop accelerators. Then, the full release of Gemma 3n, a mobile-first architecture bringing powerful, real-time multimodal AI directly to edge devices. The goal has been to provide useful tools for developers to build with AI, and they continue to be amazed by the vibrant Gemmaverse you are helping create, celebrating together as downloads surpassed 200 million last week.
GSA Launches USAi to Advance White House “America’s AI Action Plan”
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the launch of USAi, a secure generative artificial intelligence evaluation suite that enables federal agencies to experiment with and adopt artificial intelligence at scale—faster, safer, and at no cost to them. Now available at USAi.gov, the platform puts powerful tools such as chat-based AI, code generation, and document summarization directly into the hands of government users within a trusted, standards-aligned environment.
Cohere raises $500M at $6.8B valuation to accelerate enterprise efficiency with agentic AI
Recently announced, Cohere’s latest $500 million raise at a $6.8 billion valuation in an oversubscribed round led by Radical Ventures and Inovia Capital, with additional participation from existing investors including AMD Ventures, NVIDIA, PSP Investments, and Salesforce Ventures, as well as new investors, including Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, among others.
LFM2-VL: Efficient Vision-Language Models
Recently released LFM2-VL, the first series of vision-language foundation models. These multimodal models are designed for low-latency and device-aware deployment. LFM2-VL extends the LFM2 family of open-weight Liquid Foundation Models (LFMs) into the vision-language space, supporting both text and image inputs with variable resolutions.
MiniMax Speech 2.5 is Here
MiniMax just dropped Speech 2.5, and it’s setting a new bar for AI voice tech. This update isn’t just about speaking more languages — it’s about sounding truly human.
Introducing GPT-5
GPT‑5 is a significant leap in intelligence over all the previous models, featuring state-of-the-art performance across coding, math, writing, health, visual perception, and more. It is a unified system that knows when to respond quickly and when to think longer to provide expert-level responses. GPT‑5 is available to all users, with Plus subscribers getting more usage, and Pro subscribers getting access to GPT‑5 pro, a version with extended reasoning for even more comprehensive and accurate answers.
Genie 3: A new frontier for world models
Genie 3 was recently announced, a general purpose world model that can generate an unprecedented diversity of interactive environments. Given a text prompt, Genie 3 can generate dynamic worlds that you can navigate in real time at 24 frames per second, retaining consistency for a few minutes at a resolution of 720p.
Try Deep Think in the Gemini app
Recently Deep Think was made available in the Gemini app to Google AI Ultra subscribers — the latest in a lineup of extremely capable AI tools and features made exclusively available to them. This new release incorporates feedback from early trusted testers and research breakthroughs. It’s a significant improvement over what was first announced at I/O, as measured in terms of key benchmark improvements and trusted tester feedback. It is a variation of the model that recently achieved the gold-medal standard at this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).
Also In the News
New Medicaid Alliance to Tackle AI Safety and Standards Across States
Acentra Health, a technology and health solutions and services company dedicated to accelerating better health outcomes for its clients and the populations they serve, announced the launch of the Safe AI in Medicaid Alliance (SAMA), a collaborative initiative uniting Medicaid leaders, policy experts, and technology innovators to develop safe and responsible Medicaid-focused frameworks for artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and use.
Lightbeam Health Solutions Receives Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Certified Software Designation
Lightbeam Health Solutions, a proven, AI-enabled solutions and services leader in population health management, announced it has been awarded the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (MAICPP) Healthcare AI Certified software designation for its SaaS platform. This select designation validates Lightbeam’s focus on advancing secure, AI-enabled solutions that support healthcare organizations in delivering measurable, data-driven outcomes.
NCCN Policy Summit Explores Whether Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Cancer Care Safely and Fairly
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education—hosted a Policy Summit exploring where artificial intelligence (AI) currently stands as a tool for improving cancer care, and where it may be going in the future. Subject matter experts, including patients and advocates, clinicians, and policymakers, weighed in on where they saw emerging success and also reasons for concern.
Wolters Kluwer launches AI-enhanced UpToDate Enterprise Edition in APAC
Wolters Kluwer Health announced its UpToDate® Enterprise Edition is now available to healthcare systems and hospitals in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Designed specifically for large healthcare systems and hospitals, the clinical decision support (CDS) solution, which features AI enhancements, supports healthcare administrators and clinicians to help deliver consistently high-quality care.
Stratipath and PathAI Partner to Expand Access to AI-based Precision Diagnostics
Stratipath, a company in AI-based precision diagnostics for cancer, announced an integration and distribution partnership with PathAI. With this collaboration, Stratipath Breast will be available within PathAI’s AISight® Dx[1] Image Management System (IMS), enabling laboratories and clinicians worldwide to access cutting-edge AI-powered prognostic risk profiling easily within their diagnostic workflow.
Janus Health Joins Cipher Collective AI Health Technology Partnership Program
Janus Health, a revenue cycle technology provider, announced that it is one of seven inaugural members of the Cipher Collective, a curated marketplace of AI-enabled health technology partners powered by ECG Management Consultants.
Inovalon Announces Collaboration With Google Cloud To Address Administrative Burden in Healthcare
Inovalon, a provider of solutions empowering data-driven healthcare, announced a new collaboration with Google Cloud to develop an AI-enabled solution to address the administrative burden in healthcare.
Relatient Voice AI Deflects More Than 60% of Routine Appointment Scheduling Calls
New customer data from Relatient, a patient scheduling platform, has uncovered that its Voice AI product answered 62% of inbound calls, 72% of which were either autonomously handled or intelligently escalated within the organizations.
Products
Briya Offers Free Access to Briya AIRE for Select Academic Institutions to Support Sustained Critical Medical Research
Briya, the health AI technology company redefining healthcare research, announced that following the launch of Briya AIRE™, it will provide free access to the first clinical-grade AI platform to accelerate medical and epidemiological research for select academic medical centers and research institutions facing financial and economic strain.
SPRY Launches AI-Powered Prior Authorization & Eligibility Solution for Rehab Therapy Clinics
SPRY Therapeutics Inc. announced the launch of the SPRY Prior Authorization & Eligibility Solution, the first AI-powered solution purpose-built for rehab therapy clinics. The solution automates up to 80% of prior authorization workflows while ensuring all authorizations are completed through a combination of AI automation and expert review. It reduces related denials by up to 75% and provides real-time, unlimited eligibility verification while streamlining processes across major payers, including Carelon/BCBS, UnitedHealthcare, and Humana.
athenahealth Unveils Next Generation AI-Native EHR Solution to Simplify Clinician Experience for Ambulatory Practices
athenahealth, a provider of network-enabled software and services for healthcare practices and systems nationwide, announced advancements in its electronic health record (EHR) designed to simplify the clinical workflow from end to end, automating routine tasks and delivering personalized insights to enable a more patient-centered approach to care. This update is part of the company’s ongoing launch of new features within its AI-native athenaOne platform leading up to its flagship customer event, Thrive, in November 2025.
Medbridge Unveils AI-Assisted ‘One Care’ Platform to Deliver Smarter, More Connected Care
Medbridge, a digital care solutions for healthcare professionals, unveiled its One Care solution, a hybrid care software platform that helps providers offer movement-based medicine to patients. One Care covers a broad range of conditions, including musculoskeletal and joint pain, women’s health, surgical rehab, and more.
Valant Launches Secure AI-Powered Clinical Notes Feature Built for Behavioral Health
Valant, a provider of behavioral health EHR software, has launched AI Notes Assist, a secure, AI-powered clinical notes feature designed specifically for behavioral health providers. The feature is built into Valant’s EHR platform and uses artificial intelligence to generate structured clinical notes from in-person or telehealth session transcripts. AI Notes Assist goes beyond basic transcription by generating clinically intelligent, structured session documentation to support better care, more present therapist-patient interactions, and practice growth.
Onvida Health and Ambience Healthcare Launch Frontier Ambient AI Capabilities Inside Epic
Onvida Health and Ambience Healthcare announced the launch of frontier ambient AI capabilities directly inside Epic’s Hyperspace and Haiku applications. This enterprise-wide deployment gives Onvida clinicians seamless access to Ambience’s chart summarization, ambient scribing, coding, and patient summary technology – all without ever leaving Epic.
Fairtility’s CHLOE™ Platform Achieves FDA Clearance for AI-Powered Embryo Assessment Tool, CHLOE Blast™
Fairtility, a global company in transparent AI for reproductive care, announced that its CHLOE platform has achieved U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for one of its AI-powered embryo assessment tools, CHLOE Blast™, making it the first and only FDA-cleared machine learning AI-powered clinical decision support software for embryo assessment.
LookDeep Health Unveils aimee™: The First AI Agent That Sees, Hears, and Responds in Hospitals
LookDeep, a Silicon Valley AI company focused on hospital care, unveiled aimee™, the first staff and patient assistant that combines sight, sound, and language to support patients and work for clinical teams in real time.
To Read
AI-Enabled Eko Health Stethoscope TRICORDER Trial Marks Historic Leap in Early Heart Disease Detection
Eko Health, an AI-powered cardiac and pulmonary disease detection company, announced groundbreaking results from the TRICORDER (Triple Cardiovascular Disease Detection Using an Artificial Intelligence Smart Stethoscope) study, led by Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
AI Events
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.
Applied AI Summit
When: October 14-16, 2025
Where: Online Conference
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This global, 3-day event dives deep into real-world applications of generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and advanced NLP across industries including healthcare, finance, legal, life sciences, and more.
Now in its 6th year, the Applied Generative AI Summit features 30+ keynote presentations and expert-led sessions showcasing practical case studies, implementation strategies, and the latest breakthroughs in open-source models, tools, and frameworks. Discover how organizations are deploying LLMs at scale, navigating ethical and technical challenges, and unlocking real business value through applied AI.