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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Modern Healthcare: R1 Acquires Humata Health For AI Prior Authorization Revenue cycle management company R1 has agreed to acquire Humata Health. The deal is on track to close in the third quarter, according to a Tuesday news release. Financial details were not disclosed. (Hudson, 8/18) https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/mh-r1-humata-health-ai-prior-authorization/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Pus3rNFLWY6gWHtxTrfa5oKoJbM8uFuNtU5oHhnXv0ydQ32EVsoo84L4mga0rGphdY1ZrTeEWXLevfglbJv-jAf4F0Q&_hsmi=433923496&utm_content=433923496&utm_source=hs_email Modern Healthcare: Epic UGM 2026: Prior Authorization, AI Outpatient Tools Unveiled Epic rolled out several new tools and updates at its 2026 user group meeting Tuesday. The electronic health record vendor released a new artificial intelligence-enabled outpatient tool for clinicians. Epic’s Ergo Visit combines the company’s ambient AI scribe, Chart with Art, and its patient-facing generative AI tool, Emmie, to surface important clinical information for clinicians. Ergo’s summaries have helped clinicians catch things they might otherwise miss, CEO Judy Faulkner said during the executive address. (Famakinwa, 8/18) https://www.modernhealthcare.com/health-tech/mh-epic-ugm-prior-authorization-ai-tools/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-84qTCkAQ6TA2LmTUakn-8l-8S956Lx5xVTBKFqXwJxxTp3MLhKi6-QntFeyrKs9kvFGwQmcH_NJBpXKF_pBuDVdJNLog&_hsmi=433923496&utm_content=433923496&utm_source=hs_email Axios: Doctors Argue Their Role In The Age Of AI The American Medical Association is out with a new framework for physicians' role in the age of AI, provided first to Axios, that insists doctors remain central to patient care. Why it matters: The debate over whether AI will supplant doctors in clinical care is heating up, but the AMA has remained adamant that humans not only must remain in the loop but can't be replaced. (Owens, 8/19) https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/doctors-ai-health-care-ama?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9tYEaV0KBz40VSLKaeudlC1EXrISSasFOWk8n0tQeuaTMVJlrcHLb5WWZSeijk2_lipSjV0gzD-0VMDV1njB91SBQ_XA&_hsmi=433923496&utm_content=433923496&utm_source=hs_email Modern Healthcare: Hippocratic AI’s Munjal Shah On The Limits Of Clinical AI Hippocratic AI CEO and co-founder Munjal Shah believes the company has found the sweet spot for healthcare artificial intelligence: non-diagnostic clinical work, such as chronic disease management. That focus serves as safeguard for Hippocratic AI, which develops AI voice agents for healthcare organizations, Shah said. (Famakinwa, 8/18) https://www.modernhealthcare.com/health-tech/mh-hippocratic-ai-munjal-shal-clinical/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--yt1d9newcg76dYu6NHwTZTRgpc8ppfDR8McmaoMvpnDjHhaVK42CF5OnZ5GrfQ3IXn8mTmWuZfogeoFckijywwXlfzw&_hsmi=433923496&utm_content=433923496&utm_source=hs_email NPR: ChatGPT Acted As Her Therapist For Months. It Ended In Disaster Laura Reiley knew that her only daughter, 29-year-old Sophie Rottenberg, was struggling. It was the fall of 2024, and Rottenberg was at the end of a short career break. "She was complaining of sleep disruption and anxiety," says Reiley, who lives in Ithaca, New York, with her husband. (Chatterjee, 8/18) https://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5929575/ai-suicide-risks-mental-health?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9yi_FNjaWA5Tu7twnodoPiVnQvrIGhHQctkr0MQ6iBMLiAXM2fDSOskHXHYMAowVQh4zMZnX-tN8ZE0dVC0pB6G0dBmQ&_hsmi=433923496&utm_content=433923496&utm_source=hs_email