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While robust data governance will be required to ensure trustworthiness and compliance, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation's Prashant Natarajan believes that in 2026, AI will help more providers empower, engage and educate patients.

The alliance merges DarioHealth's cardiometabolic and behavioral AI-powered health offering with GreenKey's system for managing obstructive sleep apnea.  

The company offers mental healthcare for children and their families and will use the funds to expand its reach.

Cirrus uses fMRI imaging to acquire and generate maps of critical brain networks to assist with brain surgery planning.  

The announcement comes the same week the pharma giant ended its collaboration with Hims & Hers to sell Wegovy, alleging the company engages in deceptive marketing and illegally sells copycat drugs.

Penn Medicine's Anna Schoenbaum says the HIMSS Nursing Innovation Advisory Workgroup, which she co-chairs, has developed AI toolkits and customizable teaching slides to help leaders understand AI's complexity, costs and impact.

Christopher McGhee says that, along with the acquisition, Current Health will have a "return to scrappiness and that startup spirit."

Nicole Rogas, RevSpring president, says health systems can improve the billing experience and collect more revenue by using AI and data analytics to create personalized messages delivered via patients' preferred contact methods.

The company offers an AI-enabled workflow automation platform for administrative tasks pertaining to specialty medications. 

The company will use the funds to hasten product development, engineering and go-to-market efforts to meet market demand.