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NYU Langone Health System's Dr. Jonah Feldman says agentic AI can strengthen patient-physician relationships by helping patients prepare discussion topics and offering ongoing support between appointments.

Also, Indian e-pharmacy PlatinumRx has raised $6 million in Series A funding for its expansion.

The company's AI platform schedules patient appointments and fields questions 24/7.

The company will use the funding to further develop its SmartShunt System, aimed at reducing shunt failures and improving care for patients with hydrocephalus.

Also, Singapore has approved a lung cancer imaging AI platform.

While shorter-term fixes like renegotiating payer contracts can help, Wipfli's Kelly Arduino recommends that hospitals heavily dependent on Medicaid rebuild community philanthropy and endowments.

The five-year strategy aims to simplify and personalize healthcare for patients and clinical teams.

Dr. Ethan Goh of the Stanford ARISE Network says researchers are testing AI's ability to mirror a doctor's diagnostic thought process, which could lay the groundwork for deploying safe, trusted AI in clinical care.

Included Health President Robin Glass discusses cost-estimating tools and says that while AI alone is an amazing technology, "you've got to have a human in the loop" to validate efficacy and deliver an experience that puts some patients at ease.

The acquisition joins SeqOne's platform for sequencing analysis with Congenica's clinical decision support technology.