How AI may impact specialty margins and referrals in 2026
How AI may impact specialty margins and referrals in 2026 | Healthcare IT News
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How health systems can stop losing money with referrals, while boosting patient care
How health systems can stop losing money with referrals, while boosting patient care | Healthcare IT News
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Information content as a health system screening tool for rare diseases
Rare diseases (RD) affect 3.5–5.9% of the global population, yet patients often endure a diagnostic odyssey averaging around 5–6 years, navigating multiple specialties and referrals. This study investigates the use of information content (IC)…
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The explainable AI dilemma under knowledge imbalance in specialist AI for glaucoma referrals in primary care
Primary eye care providers refer glaucoma patients using their clinical experience and context. Specialized Artificial Intelligence (AI) excels in referrals trained on clinical data but relies on assumptions that may not hold in practice….
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Parakeet Health Partners with Aegis and Schweiger Dermatology to Scale Voice Agents in Senior and Specialty Care
What You Should Know:
– Parakeet Health, a generative AI company focused on patient engagement, announced new partnerships with Aegis Medical Group and Schweiger Dermatology Group.
– The company’s generative AI-powered platform replaces traditional bottlenecks and…
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University Hospitals of Leicester deploys Nervecentre PAS
Will Monaghan, group chief digital information officer at University Hospitals of Leicester and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (Credit: NTT DATA)
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) has deployed a patient administration system (PAS)…
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Bed management system for mental health to go live in South West
Mike Sanders, chief executive at VitalHub UK (Credit: Mike Sanders, chief executive at VitalHub UK)
The South West Provider Collaborative (SWPC) will deploy an electronic referral and bed management solution for specialist mental health…
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Assort Health Secures $102 Million to Scale Nation’s First Agentic AI Platform That Solves Longstanding Frustrations Tied to Patient Access and Experience
Series B, Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Will Turbocharge Company’s Rapid Growth and Extend Their Lead Role in Using AI to Transform the Patient Experience—Eliminating the Stress Tied to Doctor’s Appointments, Lab Tests, Prescription…
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Digital self-management platform embedded into NHS 111 pathway
Digital self-management platform getUBetter has been embedded into the NHS 111 pathway in South East London.
The integration went live in Lambeth, Southwark and Bexley in October 2025, allowing patients who contact NHS 111 with…
Psicon and MHS partner to expand access to ADHD assessments
Right to left: Louise Simpson, director of operations at Psicon, and Janelle Bierdeman, manager of healthcare solutions at MHS (Credit: Psicon and MHS)
In the face of rising demand for ADHD and autism spectrum…
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