Healthcare AI Guy Weekly | 3/4

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Thanks for being here! This is what we have this week:

• New price transparency executive order
• AI’s impact on PCPs
• How Cleveland Clinic picked an AI partner
• 12 new tools/partnerships, 7 funding updates & link-worthy content

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Highlights if you’ve only got 2 minutes…

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Price transparency executive order

On February 25, President Trump signed an executive order reinforcing healthcare price transparency regulations from his first term. The directive mandates stricter enforcement of rules requiring hospitals and insurers to disclose actual prices, ensuring patients can compare costs for services and prescriptions. This regulatory shift also creates new opportunities for AI-driven healthcare solutions. Here’s 5 things to know:

1. Stronger price transparency mandates – The order directs HHS, the Labor Department, and the Treasury to enforce stricter compliance, preventing delays in transparency rule implementation.
2. AI-Powered price comparison – With hospitals and insurers required to disclose real costs, AI can analyze pricing data, helping patients and providers make informed financial decisions.
3. Automated compliance & fraud detection – AI can monitor adherence to transparency regulations, flag non-compliant entities, and detect billing discrepancies to prevent overcharges.
4. Enhanced predictive analytics – More accessible pricing data allows AI to model cost-effective treatment pathways, optimizing care decisions for both patients and providers.
5. Tighter enforcement & financial impact – CMS has already fined 18 hospitals for noncompliance, signaling increased penalties ahead. AI-driven solutions can help hospitals stay compliant while improving financial transparency.

This executive order not only reshapes healthcare pricing policies but also accelerates the role of AI in improving transparency, compliance, and financial decision-making for patients and providers. (link)

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AI’s impact on PCPs

AI is rapidly transforming primary care, easing administrative burdens and improving efficiency. A Phyx Primary Care report found that ambient AI scribes reduced notetaking time by 41%, documentation burden by 27%, and burnout by 60%, with 81% of physicians reporting greater job satisfaction. Similarly, a Rock Health and AAFP survey of 1,200+ clinicians revealed growing AI adoption—62% use generative AI personally, while 32% use AI for clerical support. However, 65% of providers have little say in AI selection, raising concerns about trust and usability. As AI adoption accelerates, physician-led decision-making will be crucial to ensuring AI’s success in improving workflows and patient care. (link 1)(link 2)

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How Cleveland Clinic picked an AI partner

Cleveland Clinic tested five AI documentation tools before selecting Ambience Healthcare 's generative AI platform, which will start rolling out to U.S. ambulatory providers in February. Each test involved 25 to 35 providers using the AI scribe technology for several months in real clinical settings. The evaluation focused on both product performance and vendor attributes, assessing:

• Quality & capabilities – How well the AI-generated documentation functioned in real-world use.
• Integration with Epic EHR – Ensuring seamless workflow compatibility.
• Company factors – Vendors' long-term vision, product roadmaps, and ease of collaboration.
• Culture & fit – Whether the vendor shared Cleveland Clinic’s ambitions for AI in healthcare.

It will be interesting to see how pre-deployment AI evaluation processes evolve and how health systems ensure their chosen solutions drive real transformation rather than just looking good on paper. (link)

Tools & Partnerships ??

Latest on business, consumer, and clinical healthcare AI tools and partnerships…

TOOLS

• Peter Attia launches Biograph : Famous longevity doctor, Peter Attia, launched Biograph, a whole-body MRI startup. Touted as the “world’s most advanced preventive health clinic,” it collects 1,000+ data points from 30+ evaluations, competing with Prenuvo, Ezra, Neko Health & others. (link)
• CHAI creates central repository for AI model cards: The nonprofit Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) has unveiled its model card registry, a standardized repository for AI model transparency. Designed for AI purchasers like health systems, the registry provides key details on training data, fairness metrics, and intended use. Inclusion signals CHAI’s “stamp of approval” for vendors meeting its criteria. (link)
• 谷歌 receives FDA clearance for loss of pulse detection technology: The AI-enabled technology detects a lack of pulse, confirms the condition using motion sensors and infrared signals, and automatically alerts emergency services if needed. (link)
• GPT-4 shows promise in clinical note de-identification: A Nature paper highlights GPT-4’s effectiveness in de-identifying clinical notes, protecting patient privacy while enhancing research access. The model achieved 0.9925 precision, 0.8318 recall, and 0.8973 F1-score, demonstrating its potential in healthcare data security. (link)
• Verato MDM Cloud launches for identity resolution: Verato unveiled Verato MDM Cloud, a master data management solution providing a 360-degree view of people, organizations, and networks. It uniquely combines identity resolution, enrichment, AI-powered data governance, and verification to solve the core challenge of “knowing who is who.” (link)
• Vevo Therapeutics launches Arc Virtual Cell Atlas for drug discovery: Vevo Therapeutics?launched the Arc Virtual Cell Atlas featuring Tahoe-100M, an open-source dataset mapping 60,000 drug-cell interactions across 100M cells. (link)

PARTNERSHIPS

• Emory + Atropos Health : Emory Healthcare is partnering with Atropos Health to enhance medication formulary decisions using real-world evidence. The pilot program enables real-time clinical insights to improve patient care. (link)
• athenahealth + Abridge : Athenahealth is adding Abridge's ambient scribe to its AI tools for small and independent providers. Integrated into Ambient Notes, it offers a choice of three scribe vendors. (link)
• Inova Health + Abridge: Inova Health selects Abridge to enhance clinician satisfaction and patient experience. Inova chose Abridge for its clinically billable notes and proven ROI, supporting over one million patients annually. (link)
• 纪念斯隆-凯特琳癌症中心 + Amazon Web Services (AWS) : Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is partnering with AWS to advance cancer research using AI, cloud, and high-performance computing. The collaboration will create a vast deidentified genomic, imaging, and clinical data resource. (link)
• First Choice Neurology + healow health : First Choice Neurology will use AI-enabled healow Genie for patient engagement.?The aim of healow Genie is to ease the administrative burden on medical staff by providing 24/7 access to vital information via voice, text and chatbot. (link)
• Karoo Health + Zing:?Karoo Health and Zing Health are expanding value-based cardiovascular care to six states, combining Karoo’s AI-driven cardiology network with Zing’s Medicare Advantage support for underserved seniors. The partnership will serve members in IL, IN, MI, MS, OH, and TN. (link)

Deal Desk ???

Spotlight on latest capital raises, M&A, and investments…

FUNDING

• Camber , formerly Juniper, a medical claims automation startup, raised $30M in Series B funding. A16z?led and was joined by K Ventures and YC. (link)
• Enveda , a Boulder, Colo., drug discovery startup that focuses on medicinal plants, raised $20M in Series C extension funding from Sanofi. (link)
• Charta Health , a SF-based AI automated chart review and medical billing platform, raised $8.1M in seed funding led by Bain Capital Ventures and was joined by SV Angel, South Park Commons, SpringRock Ventures, Refract Ventures, and angel investors. (link)
• Ignota Labs , an AI-driven drug turnaround company, raised a $6.9M seed funding round, co-led by Montage Ventures and AIX Ventures with participation from Modi Ventures, Blue Wire Capital, and Gaingels.?(link)
• Avitia , a Montreal-based AI-powered cancer testing technology developer, raised $3.5M in seed funding from PacBridge Capital Partners. (link)
• Sonar Mental Health, a Sacramento-based AI-powered mental health platform for students, raised $2.4M in pre-seed funding. Nina Capital led the round and was joined by GSR Ventures, J4 Ventures, and the Stanford University Social Impact Founder Fellowship. (link)
• SimCare AI (YC S24) , a Chicago-based clinical training startup, raised $2M in seed funding co-led by YC and Drive Capital. (link)

Other Relevant News ??

News, podcasts, blogs, tweets, resources, etc…?

• Liability Risks:?NEJM reviews AI malpractice risks and mitigation (link)
• Teladoc denies AI therapy claims (link)
• AI beats long wait times: 20% prefer AI for routine calls (link)