Weekly Roundup – January 31, 2026
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives…
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Tag: documentation
A Behavioral Health Clinician’s Perspective on AI Clinical Notes
As most readers of Healthcare IT Today know, AI medical scribes that automate clinical documentation are all the rage. Over the past couple years, these solutions have really matured and you’re finding them taking…
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Stop the Leak: How Missed Referrals Cost Health Systems Millions Annually
Carol Howard, BSN, MBA, VP of Innovation and Adoption at Janus Health
Missed referrals represent a major, recurring cause of revenue leakage for providers and delays in access to care for patients.
When a physician refers…
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Homecare Homebase 2026 Report: Medicare Advantage and AI Adoption Drive New Operational Strategy
What You Should Know
The Crisis: Despite soaring demand from an aging population, home health referral conversion rates have dropped 13% since 2018, leaving 4.2 million patients without recommended care in 2024 due to capacity…
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Healthcare AI News 1/28/26
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OpenAI introduces Prism, a free ChatGPT-based workplace for scientists to write and collaborate on research.
A Louisiana news site reports that LCMC Health has removed its patient consent disclosure stating that it uses…
AI scribe approved to transcribe GP telephone consultations
An AI scribe from X-on Health will be able to transcribe notes from GP telephone conversations, as well as in person appointments.
Ambient voice technology (AVT) – also known as AI scribing – is being…
Nurses Are Embracing AI to Survive Burnout, But Hospitals Are Lagging Behind
What You Should Know
The Trend: A new report from Wolters Kluwer reveals that nurses are aggressively adopting Generative AI, with 58% using it personally and 46% already using it in the workplace.The Motivation: The…
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Oath Surgical Launches AI-Native Surgical Centers Powered by NVIDIA
What You Should Know
The Collaboration: Oath Surgical is partnering with NVIDIA to power OathOS, a “multimodal” operating system for surgery that uses spatial AI to analyze video, audio, and device data in real-time.The Differentiator:…
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Nextech Launches Cora Scribe: An Embedded AI Assistant for Specialty Practices
What You Should Know
The News: Nextech has launched Cora Scribe, an AI clinical assistant designed specifically for specialty practices, starting with ophthalmology.The Differentiator: Unlike generic “bolt-on” scribes that generate a summary PDF, Cora Scribe…
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Suki Selected for athenahealth Preferred Partner Program in Ambient Intelligence
What You Should Know
The News: Suki has been selected as a “Preferred Solution Partner” by athenahealth, effectively giving the ambient AI platform a formal stamp of approval for the network’s 150,000+ providers.The Scale: Suki…
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