R D In Healthcare

FDA clears UpDoc's LLM diabetes app, grants Aidoc breakthrough status as clinical AI crosses new regulatory thresholds

UpDoc gets FDA clearance for an LLM-driven diabetes management app; Aidoc earns breakthrough device status for AI-drafted radiology reports.

Cedars-Sinai's CDAIO on healthcare AI's second wave: workforce transformation, not just productivity

Cedars-Sinai's chief data and AI officer says the first wave of healthcare AI boosted productivity. The second wave will restructure jobs entirely.

Clinical AI, specialty pharmacy, and consolidation: what's reshaping healthcare operations right now

Nurses are co-designing AI tools, OpenAI is pitching hospitals directly, and specialty pharmacy M&A is accelerating. Here's what it means for health system oper

Healthcare's digital skills gap has a measurement problem, and new research is pushing for a fix

Two 2026 studies expose a critical gap: most digital health competency tools are nursing-focused, and the healthcare workforce lacks validated interprofessional

NHS commits £10bn to health tech, with ambient voice and pathology digitization at the center

NHS England is rolling out integrated ambient voice technology and pathology digitization as part of a £10bn tech funding commitment, with reviews suggesting £4

Canada launches Vital, a national hospital data platform backed by $210 million, starting with 160 hospitals

Canada's Vital platform will connect near real-time data from 160 hospitals in three provinces, backed by $210M in funding coordinated from Unity Health Toronto

Digital health enters a recalibration phase as ROI pressure reshapes procurement and AI workflows

Holland & Knight's mid-2026 healthcare trend report flags a sector-wide shift toward measurable outcomes, tighter AI governance, and chronic disease management.

Digital health's July 2026 signal: AI wearables, a new CMS office, and the telehealth billing fight

From a 99.6%-accurate cardiac patch to a new CMS AI office, digital health's mid-2026 developments carry real operational weight.

Healthcare AI governance, data quality, and interoperability top industry agenda in mid-2026

Healthcare IT leaders are confronting AI governance gaps, data readiness challenges, and a $1.3M federal push to scale health data exchange.

Healthcare Supply Chain Has a Board-Level Governance Problem.

90% of healthcare supply chain professionals say supply chain is a top-three financial lever. 83% say boards review it less than quarterly. That gap is not a communication problem. It is a structural one, and a procurement wave is already forming around it.

How Do You Work Around Hospital Operations?

Hospitals never stop operating. Patients still need care, medical staff need access to every part of the facility, and critical services can't pause while restoration or renovation work is underway. That means every project begins with one goal: complete the work while minimizing disruption to daily

Digital healthcare's four pillars: how hardware, software, platforms, and enablers are reshaping medicine

From AI-powered diagnostics to electroceuticals, digital health's four core sectors are drawing global investment and reshaping care delivery.

Health tech's next phase: AI partnerships, virtual care wins, and the push for real interoperability

From AI agent integrations to virtual nursing wins and CMS interoperability mandates, health tech's mid-2026 moment is defined by execution.

Mobile health clinics move care to the community as budget pressures and access gaps mount

From college campuses in California to Kansas City schools, mobile health clinics are closing care gaps—but funding pressures threaten the model's reach.

Why hospitals must build emergency plans long before disaster strikes

When a disaster strikes a hospital, the margin for error is almost nonexistent. Patient care cannot pause, critical systems cannot go dark, and staff cannot afford to improvise under pressure. The difference between a facility that weathers an emergency and one that struggles through it often comes

Healthcare's first big AI use is a pressure valve, not a moonshot

AI tools are accelerating diagnosis, cutting admin costs, and acting as longitudinal companions for patients navigating complex care journeys.

Healthcare's first big AI use is a pressure valve, not a moonshot

From AI scribes to LLM companions, healthcare's AI adoption is moving from pilot to standard practice across clinical and administrative workflows.

Reimagining Aging Care on Chicago's South Side with Estrelitta Harmon

Estrelitta Harmon of the Center for Better Aging explains how a whole-person care model is tackling Chicago's stark life expectancy gap on the South Side.

AI Moves from Promise to Practice, Transforming Clinical Care Across the U.S., Philips Report Finds

New findings show AI helping clinicians expand capacity, reduce burnout and deliver better care for more people amid rising demand, workforce shortages and increasing costs

EMR Strategy, Consulting, and Career Pivots with MedSys Co-Founder Mark Embry

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have moved from a back-office upgrade to a frontline determinant of care quality, clinician burnout, and hospital economics. With U.S. hospitals often spending tens to hundreds of millions—sometimes exceeding $100 million—on EMR implementations, the stakes have never been higher for getting both the technology and the human adoption right. As…

Growing Without Compromise: How Vision Radiology Balances Scale, AI, and Clinical Quality

Radiology sits at the center of a modern healthcare squeeze: imaging volumes are climbing, hospitals need faster reads, and there simply are not enough radiologists to meet demand the old way. At the same time, remote work and AI are reshaping what a clinical practice can look like. The challenge is no longer whether…

GE HealthCare receives FDA 510(k) clearance for MIM Contour ProtégéAI+ 2.0, advancing AI-enabled radiation therapy planning with expanded clinical capabilities

Marking the evolution of MIM AI-enabled auto-contouring software, MIM Contour ProtégéAI+ 2.0 introduces new models, including a Magnetic Resonance (MR) Brain model, as well as an updated Computed Tomography (CT) Male Pelvis model, expanding clinical capabilities across key anatomical regions.

From Institutional Excellence to Population-Level Access: How Pakistan Can Bridge Its Healthcare Divide

Healthcare systems are under pressure almost everywhere, but the strain is especially visible in lower-resource settings where demand is rising faster than infrastructure. In Pakistan, that pressure is playing out across a system that has to serve more than 250 million people with limited public investment. Public health spending remains below 1% of GDP,…

Expanding Access to Youth Mental Health Services with Mike Stevens

Dr. Mike Stevens of Hopebound explains how graduate-level clinicians supervised by licensed professionals are expanding mental health access for youth ages 10–2

The Last Mile Problem in Health Care with Angela Adams

Angela Adams of Inflow Health explains why healthcare's biggest failure isn't diagnosis—it's what happens after, and how care orchestration can fix it.

When Geography Meets Purpose: How One Move Reshaped a Vascular Surgeon’s Career

Medicine isn’t what it used to be—not for the people practicing it. Independent physicians are becoming the exception, not the norm, as more doctors move into hospital systems, corporate groups, and academic networks. At the same time, the pipeline of specialists isn’t keeping pace with growing patient needs, particularly in complex fields like vascular…

From the C-Suite to the Classroom: A Healthcare Leader’s Bet on the Next Generation

Healthcare isn’t short on strategy right now—it’s short on people, access, and experienced leadership where it matters most. In Texas alone, more rural hospitals have closed than in any other state over the past decade, leaving entire communities with limited access to care. At the same time, many health systems are realizing they haven’t…

At the Center of Care: How Specialty Pharmacy Aligns Patients, Providers, and Payers

As healthcare costs continue to rise, more patients are finding themselves navigating not just illness, but the growing complexity of paying for treatment. Specialty pharmacy sits right at the center of that challenge—often out of sight, but increasingly essential to how modern care actually works. These high-cost, high-touch therapies now make up more than…

Redesigning Finance from the Inside Out with Sham Firdausi

Santa Clara County's deputy CFO Sham Firdausi on redesigning public health finance, absorbing a $1B shortfall, and embedding finance into clinical operations.

Introducing The Scopewell Podcast

James Leuthe launches The Scopewell Podcast to surface real healthcare conversations and bring the best thinking out of the room.