Category: AI Prognosis
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STAT+: What does malpractice insurance have to do with AI?
STAT+: What does malpractice insurance have to do with AI? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. Are you coming down off the Olympics hype and eagerly awaiting college basketball’s March Madness?…
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STAT+: AI Prognosis: Who’s keeping tabs on how health insurers are using AI?
STAT+: AI Prognosis: Who’s keeping tabs on how health insurers are using AI? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. If you are a nerd like me, you may enjoy this game…
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STAT+: The FDA questions underlying Utah’s AI prescription pilot
STAT+: The FDA questions underlying Utah’s AI prescription pilot One of my favorite science communicators, Alex Dainis, is in the middle of a short-form video series where she’s tasting every amino acid. Each video is great, but her reaction to tasting cysteine is memorable. I am obsessed; you should give a couple of the videos…
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STAT+: Former Humana CEO Bruce Broussard on WISeR, AI, and transparency
STAT+: Former Humana CEO Bruce Broussard on WISeR, AI, and transparency You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. Are you, like me, fascinated with the superhuman abilities of a professional Geoguessr player…
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STAT+: AI Prognosis readers’ predictions for health AI in 2026. What’s on your bingo card?
STAT+: AI Prognosis readers’ predictions for health AI in 2026. What’s on your bingo card? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. Hope you had a great holiday season. I’m starting off…
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STAT+: AI scribe clinical trial results are here. What do they actually reveal?
STAT+: AI scribe clinical trial results are here. What do they actually reveal? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. Two things of note: Submit your 2025 health AI bingo vote and…
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STAT+: Patients are already using AI. How can the health care system help?
STAT+: Patients are already using AI. How can the health care system help? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. Happy Thanksgiving! This year, I’m grateful for all the cool things I…
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STAT+: FDA approval for AI isn’t working. What about medical licenses instead?
STAT+: FDA approval for AI isn’t working. What about medical licenses instead? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. Do you wish your group chat could discuss both the latest Olivia Nuzzi…
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STAT+: The real story behind AI water usage
STAT+: The real story behind AI water usage You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. As you’ll see, AI Prognosis looks a little different today because I’ve been busy attending and traveling…
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STAT+: Will Optum Real really end the payer vs provider AI wars?
STAT+: Will Optum Real really end the payer vs provider AI wars? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. Multiple people have told me they’re now planning to see “Doctor Moloch,” the…
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STAT+: Anthropic’s biology head talks ‘Claude for Life Sciences’
STAT+: Anthropic’s biology head talks ‘Claude for Life Sciences’ You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. I saw the Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Broadway production of “Waiting for Godot” last week,…
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STAT+: How AI may create new battles over drug patents
STAT+: How AI may create new battles over drug patents You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. How AI may affect biotech patents While planning a road trip earlier this year, I…
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STAT+: The ‘HIPAA-compliant’ myth and other health privacy fallacies
STAT+: The ‘HIPAA-compliant’ myth and other health privacy fallacies You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. This weekend I had my first apple cider of the season. It was (and is, I…
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STAT+: Epic’s ‘large medical model’ aims to change how hospitals predict patient risk
STAT+: Epic’s ‘large medical model’ aims to change how hospitals predict patient risk You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. Remember how I mentioned the “inexplicable kites” on Epic’s campus last week?…
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STAT+: AI provider tools will probably drive up health care costs. What?
STAT+: AI provider tools will probably drive up health care costs. What? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. I’m at the Epic User Group Meeting in Wisconsin. I’m not allowed to…
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STAT+: OpenAI can’t have it both ways on GPT-5 and health
STAT+: OpenAI can’t have it both ways on GPT-5 and health You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. Last week, I noticed that something had punched a hole through the roof overhang…
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STAT+: What’s hot in health AI investing, what’s not…and what’s venture capital?
STAT+: What’s hot in health AI investing, what’s not…and what’s venture capital? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. I’m finally admitting that I 1) travel a lot — for work and…
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STAT+: What’s on your 2025 health AI bingo card?
STAT+: What’s on your 2025 health AI bingo card? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. I had a lot of fun putting together this week’s edition. There’s a lot to chew…
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STAT+: What David Baker’s AI biotech unicorn Xaira has been up to
STAT+: What David Baker’s AI biotech unicorn Xaira has been up to You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. We’re almost at the 20th issue of AI Prognosis; can you believe it?…
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STAT+: Coalition for Health AI is building the plane as it’s flying it
STAT+: Coalition for Health AI is building the plane as it’s flying it You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. I recently saw an inspirational Instagram post that said, “Been so worried…
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STAT+: Doctors didn’t catch AI’s mistakes. What does that mean for human-in-the-loop?
STAT+: Doctors didn’t catch AI’s mistakes. What does that mean for human-in-the-loop? You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. The entire time I’ve covered AI in health care, companies developing and selling…
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STAT+: What’s an AI scaling law? We’ve found biology’s, says Profluent
STAT+: What’s an AI scaling law? We’ve found biology’s, says Profluent You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. We’re going to dive into a wonky one today. As Ms. Frizzle would say,…
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STAT+: What’s new in STAT’s Generative AI Tracker? (spoiler: AI agents)
STAT+: What’s new in STAT’s Generative AI Tracker? (spoiler: AI agents) You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s AI Prognosis newsletter, our subscriber-exclusive guide to artificial intelligence in health care and medicine. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Wednesday. As a STAT+ subscriber, you have access to our STAT trackers — including our…