Tech

Morning Brew Inc, Photos: Unsplash

Ambient AI scribes have typically been marketed as tools to reduce providers’ administrative burden by speeding up the clinical documentation process. They may also be useful in boosting health system revenues.

Multiple studies show that scribe usage is leading to more billing codes being included in clinical notes, which in turn leads to higher reimbursement from insurers and higher revenues for hospitals. That may be a slight boon for health systems, experts said. But, they cautioned that it could also increase overall medical costs and insurance premiums, particularly when scribes are used in inpatient settings, which involve billing for much higher-cost services. Whether they also result in improvements in care is unclear.

“It leads us to a more interesting question, which is around who’s going to capture the benefits of AI as it disseminates throughout the healthcare system?” A Jay Holmgren, assistant professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), said.

Dig into the benefits and hidden costs of AI scribes here.—MA

      

Sponsored By HSBC

Interested in new insights on funding, valuations, and strategies across healthcare? You’ll find comprehensive updates in HSBC Innovation Banking’s Mid-Year Healthcare Report.

The report delivers data-driven insights into investment trends, valuation shifts, and exit opportunities across biopharma and healthtech. You’ll see how risk appetite is shifting and where capital is concentrating.

Along the way, you’ll learn what it all means for founders, operators, and investors, and get a clearer picture about what the rest of 2026 could look like.

Discover what’s shaping the market and what may lie ahead. Get your copy of the report.

Tech

Illustration: Anna Kim, Photo: Adobe Stock

Welcome to Recall Roundup, our must-read for anyone who uses or purchases medical devices.

Each month, we compile a list of recent medical device removals and corrections the FDA has designated as Class I recalls. This class means the defect, if unaddressed, has a “reasonable probability” of seriously injuring or killing a patient, according to the agency’s website.

The July roundup commences here.—CC

      

Direct care

Francis Scialabba

Wondering who’s in and who’s out at biopharmas, hospitals, and other healthcare companies? We’ve got you covered.

Welcome to July’s On Rotation, a monthly roundup of some of the leadership changes at healthcare companies, ranging from market leaders to newer startups.

Keep reading here.—CC

      

Sponsored By HSBC

What’s next for healthcare investment? Healthcare investment is evolving. HSBC Innovation Banking’s Mid-Year Healthcare Report uncovers where capital is flowing, how valuations are shifting, and what emerging opportunities mean for founders, operators, and investors. Curious for those insights? Download your copy of the report.

vital signs

Francis Scialabba

Today’s top healthcare reads.

Stat: $10 billion. That’s how much Medicaid spent on autism therapy in 2025, 5x the amount spent in 2021. Medicaid officials are urging states to add more guardrails. (the New York Times)

Quote: “This is not going to get better because of all the disease that’s already in the pipeline. These guys are being treated like disposable widgets, not human beings…We’re watching them die right before our eyes.”—Scott Laney, a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health research epidemiologist, on persistently high rates of black lung disease among Appalachian coal miners (NPR)

Read: How nurses are helping trace and contain cyclosporiasis cases. (KFF Health News)

^{*A message from our sponsor.}

Jobs

Real jobs, shared through real communities. CollabWORK brings opportunities directly to Healthcare Brew readers—no mass postings, no clutter, just roles worth seeing. Click here to view the full job board.

• Medical Director at UC Merced
• Executive Director, Head of Clinical Operations Excellence at BeOne Medicines
• Medical Director at Attovia Therapeutics
• Director of Clinical Services | RN at a home health and hospice organization
• Director of Nursing at an undisclosed healthcare center