HealthTech January 22, 2026
Administration comprises 25% of all healthcare costs, making it a key target for automation. Organizations are using AI to support documentation, coding, scheduling and more.
Though 2026 kicked off with two blockbuster announcements of new artificial intelligence tools — ChatGPT Health and Claude for Healthcare — it’s worth noting that healthcare was an early adopter of AI. As the international journal Life details, the first medical AI consult was created in 1971, the first AI in medicine conference occurred in 1975 and diagnostic decision support emerged in the 1980s.
What has changed recently, according to Jennifer Holloman, director of health IT policy for the American Hospital Association (AHA), is that the industry reaching “a tipping point in the advancement of...
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