Healthcare

Healthcare
Algorithms Now Argue Over Your Medical Bill
March 12, 2026

Artificial intelligence is moving into the financial mechanics of healthcare payments, and the stakes are measured in billions. Hospitals are deploying the technology to maximize reimbursement, while insurers use their own AI systems to audit claims and challenge charges, turning a decades-old conflict over medical...

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Microsoft Debuts AI Tool to Analyze Users’ Medical Records
March 12, 2026

Microsoft is continuing its push into the healthcare field with its new Copilot Health offering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Nitra Secures $187 Million to Automate Healthcare Practice Operations
March 10, 2026

Nitra announced Tuesday (March 10) that it raised $187 million for its artificial intelligence-native operating platform for healthcare practices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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AWS, Google Signal Healthcare’s Shift to Agentic AI
March 09, 2026

Agentic AI is starting to look less like a future promise in healthcare and more like a practical answer to a familiar problem: too much staff time spent on paperwork, follow-up and system work that keeps people away from patients. Healthcare leaders are moving past...

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Ambient AI Redefines Clinical Productivity at Scale
February 18, 2026

Ambient AI might be healthcare’s first measurable wave of artificial intelligence productivity. Rather than replacing clinicians, ambient AI systems passively listen to patient encounters and automatically generate structured notes inside the electronic health record. By targeting one of medicine’s most persistent operational burdens, administrative overload,...

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Ant Group Centers Growth Strategy on AI Healthcare
February 11, 2026

Ant Group plans to offer artificial intelligence-powered health services to most of China’s 1.4 billion people within three years, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Feb. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Gen Z Wants to Use Smartphones to Pay Their Doctors
February 04, 2026

From virtual doctor visits to scheduling apps and health trackers, consumers are steadily integrating technology into how they manage healthcare. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Boomers Have More Patience Than Gen Z With Healthcare Payments Frictions
January 29, 2026

Digital healthcare is expanding fast, but the people most eager for it are also the ones most likely to get stuck when it’s time to pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Tandem Technology to Raise $100 Million for Prescription Automation
January 26, 2026

HealthTech startup Tandem Technology achieved a valuation of $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported Monday (Jan. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...