Technology

Charles N. Kahn III, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals and cofounder of Future of Health, discusses inconsistent and diminishing federal data collection and the urgent need to rebuild trust in the public health sector.

Industry leaders say 2025 marked AI’s shift from hype to practical impact, though the technology remains unready for full-scale adoption and ongoing concerns about ethics and bias persist.

The company said the acquisition allows it to begin delivering a comprehensive stepped care model that incorporates group therapy and peer support.

The company closed after failing to secure additional investment due to regulatory uncertainty and delayed action on extending the Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver Program.

Dr. Ronald Whelan, CEO of South Africa's Discovery Health, discusses how the insurer uses a shared-value model supported by wearables, data and rewards to incentivize healthier habits.

ACCESS is a decade-long initiative to expand tech-enabled care and outcome-based payments for Medicare patients with obesity, diabetes, chronic pain and depression.

Trained on local medical laws and treatment guidelines, the model scored 96.4 on the 2025 Korean Medical Licensing Examination.

The model can also make zero-shot predictions.

Also, South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare has made more patient data available on the My Health Record app.

Ciba Health collaborates with Canadian health benefits administrator Quikcard, and Octave Bioscience signs a partnership agreement with Quest Diagnostics.