Artificial intelligence (AI) and ambient clinical documentation are changing the way providers interact with Electronic Health Records (EHRs), making systems more intuitive and less time-consuming. Patient engagement is evolving beyond portals—smart hospital rooms, real-time educational content, and automated service requests are setting a new standard for the inpatient experience. Meanwhile, interoperability is no longer an aspiration but an expectation, with FHIR-driven solutions streamlining payer-provider interactions and cutting down on inefficiencies.

Among the standout companies leading these transformations are CereCore, Kinetik, MRO, Vibe Health by eVideon, Reveleer, Rhapsody, Tegria, and Turquoise Health. Each brings a unique approach to solving the health ecosystem’s most challenging problems. Here’s why they should be on your radar.

CereCore: Bridging IT and Clinical Excellence

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have long been a source of frustration for most clinicians. However, CereCore is turning the tide by integrating ambient-voice technology, enhancing platform capabilities, and fostering clinical-IT collaboration. As a long-time sponsor of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), CereCore recognizes that embedding clinicians and data analysts within IT support teams improves EHR usability and liberates resources for adopting new technologies.

With expertise spanning Epic, Oracle Health (Cerner), and MEDITECH systems, CereCore assists health providers in navigating complex system challenges. Their managed IT services encompass help desks, cybersecurity support, revenue cycle management, and cloud transitions. This practical, provider-informed approach aligns seamlessly with ViVE 2025 emphasis on optimizing data insights and fostering collaborative provider-vendor relationships to drive superior patient outcomes. CereCore philosophy underscores the belief that true partnerships are pivotal to long-term clinician satisfaction.

Kinetik: Transforming Medicaid Transportation for Better Access and Lower Costs

Kinetik is transforming non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) for Medicaid patients by addressing the need for reliable access to health services. Recognizing that transportation barriers often lead to missed appointments and adverse health outcomes, Kinetik developed an advanced digital platform that connects patients with transportation providers. The integration ensures timely and dependable rides, enhancing patient adherence to medical schedules and improving overall health.

The Kinetik platform streamlines operations and reduces administrative costs associated with NEMT services by automating traditional manual processes. This efficiency leads to cost savings for health systems and taxpayers alike. Moreover, the platform’s real-time data capabilities allow for better tracking and using transportation resources, ensuring that services are effective and economical. This approach allows for setting a new standard in Medicaid patient care, demonstrating that technological advancements can drive cost efficiency and patient outcomes.

MRO: Revolutionizing Payer-Provider Dynamics

Administrative bottlenecks and strained communications have often characterized the payer-provider relationship. MRO is transforming this dynamic by leveraging HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standards and private exchanges to streamline information sharing.

In collaboration with CHRISTUS Health Systems, MRO demonstrated how automation reduces administrative burdens associated with prior authorizations, reimbursements, and quality reporting for both payers and providers. By minimizing unnecessary back-and-forth, MRO is paving the way for smoother, more efficient collaborations between these critical healthcare stakeholders.

Vibe Health by eVideon: Redefining Patient Engagement

The design of hospital rooms is evolving, with technology playing a significant role in enhancing patient care and communication. Vibe Health by eVideon offers a platform that integrates smart TVs, digital whiteboards, bedside tablets, and digital door signs to elevate patient engagement and streamline nursing workflows.

By interfacing with EHRs and other hospital systems, Vibe Health provides real-time patient data, schedules, and educational content, ensuring patients remain informed without adding to the staff’s workload. This integration modernizes existing facilities, reduces administrative tasks, automates service requests, and minimizes interruptions. Features such as video chat and in-room surveys empower patients to share feedback directly, enabling hospitals to respond promptly and effectively.

Reveleer: Driving Value-Based Care with Intelligent Automation

Among the more transformative forces shaping health today is value-based care—a shift that demands new payment models and a new way of managing data, quality, and risk. Enter Reveleer, a company redefining how healthcare organizations optimize performance and outcomes in this evolving landscape.

Value-based care isn’t about shifting payment structures; it’s about delivering better patient outcomes with greater efficiency. Reveleer is at the forefront of this transformation, equipping providers and health plans with an AI-powered platform that streamlines retrieval, clinical intelligence, risk adjustment, quality improvement, and member management. By unifying these traditionally fragmented processes, Reveleer accelerates productivity and ensures success in high-priority initiatives.

“As value-based care gains momentum, we (vendors) must meet providers where they are—whether that means integrating natively into their EMR or delivering insights as provider worksheets for visits,” says Anthony Polizzi, Senior Director – Solution Architecture of Reveleer. “Without fostering engagement at the point of care, we cannot drive meaningful change in our healthcare system.”

Reveleer rapid growth—serving U.S. and Puerto Rico organizations—underscores the increasing demand for intelligent automation to support the shift toward value-based models.

Rhapsody: Seeking to Solve the Health Interoperability Dilemma

The health sector’s shift toward AI-driven solutions, predictive analytics, and automated workflows depends on one critical factor: access to quality patient data. However, interoperability remains a mega challenge, with disparate EHR systems, revenue cycle management (RCM) platforms, and clinical data sources making it difficult for digital health innovators to scale.

Enter Rhapsody, a digital health enablement platform designed to streamline secure data exchange, normalize disparate data sources, and accelerate the onboarding of healthcare organizations onto new technologies. Used by health AI companies, health systems, and innovators such as Geisinger and Great Lakes Medical Imaging, Rhapsody enables near-seamless integration of EHRs, claims data, genomics, social determinants of health (SDOH), and clinical trial information into next-generation applications. The feedback among its customer base is enthusiastic.

“Because we chose Rhapsody, we could quickly launch this clinical trial and automate an otherwise manually intensive workflow,” said Mike Hawn, SVP of Data Services & Product Solutions for BioIntelliSense.

During ViVE, Rhapsody demonstrated how its secure API-driven solutions help AI-driven health companies with onboard data 50% faster, reduce infrastructure costs, and support high-quality AI model development—making interoperability a competitive advantage, not a roadblock.

Tegria: Transforming Health Through Strategic Partnerships

Tegria is a global healthcare consulting and services powerhouse that partners with provider and payer organizations to drive transformative change. Its mission is to deliver customized, end-to-end solutions that accelerate growth, enhance experiences, foster collaboration, and create a more accessible, efficient, and integrated healthcare system.

With a global team of more than 1,500 professionals, Tegria is a catalyst for change for its more than 650 clients across North America and Europe. It was founded by Providence, one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the United States.

As Tye Cook, Senior Executive Director of Access Transformation, says, “Many healthcare leaders recognize patient access as a rallying cry to improve patient and provider experience. In today’s healthcare environment, leaders who fail to prioritize access will miss a critical opportunity to align their workforce to the needs of their organization and the communities they serve.”

ViVE 2025 is more than a showcase of emerging health technologies—it’s a testament to how innovation reshapes the sector’s landscape. These companies are proving that digital transformation isn’t a buzzword; it’s in motion. By tackling interoperability gaps, streamlining provider workflows, enhancing patient engagement, and advocating value-based care, they set new standards for what’s possible.

Turquoise Health: Bringing Transparency to Pricing

Health pricing has been a black box for too long, leaving patients, providers, and payers navigating a system with complexity and uncertainty. Turquoise Health, led by Chris Severn, CEO and Founder., is changing that by making actual price transparency a reality. Their platform aggregates and standardizes hospital and payer rates, giving providers and patients transparent, upfront pricing for services—ushering in a new era of simplified, consumer-friendly healthcare transactions.

Leveraging data made available through Federal price transparency regulations to provide clear and accessible pricing information, such as the Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule, which mandates hospitals publish a machine-readable file (MRF) containing standard charges for all items and services. This file must be easily accessible on the hospital’s website and updated annually. Additionally, hospitals are required to provide prices for 300 shoppable services or offer a patient estimate tool.

Another significant regulation is the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule, which requires health insurers to disclose pricing information, increasing access to cost data. Turquoise Health is showcasing how price transparency can drive competition, reduce costs, and empower patients to make informed decisions about their care. With more hospitals and insurers adopting its Clear Contracts platform, the company is accelerating toward negotiated, transparent, and value-driven care models. In an industry where cost opacity has long been the norm, Turquoise Health proves that clarity isn’t just possible—it’s inevitable.

The Future of Health is Happening Right Now

These companies—all present at ViVE 2025—should be on your radar screens. Follow them and see how they evolve. There are many more to track and we will!

According to digital health leader, recently appointed Chief Growth Officer at Doceree, Ritesh Patel: “I have been attending ViVE for three years, and this year, we are finally seeing some of the digital health companies taking the lead and establishing themselves in the market—companies like  Hippocratic.ai, Andor Health  Abridge and Care.ai.  I look forward to seeing who makes the list next year.”

The future of healthcare isn’t waiting—it’s being built right now. The organizations leading the charge at ViVE 2025 are the answer to industry challenges and define the next era of patient-centered, technology-driven care. The only question left is: Who’s ready to embrace the possibilities? Let’s see what ViVE 2026 in Los Angeles has in store.

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Along with the presence of the CHIME community, ViVE offers an opportunity for more than 8,000 health leaders—including a sizable number of C-suite executives—to engage in operational and “from the heart” exchanges shaping a long-awaited sector transformation – from fragmented to fluid.

Nashville, celebrated nationally as Music City and an epicenter of health innovation, may play a Swiss-like role in the much-needed shift that must happen sooner rather than later. It is a city of possibilities and a health community built around purpose, entrepreneurial energy, and a collaborative mindset.  If changes in the health system are remotely possible, it is because the town’s ” vibe ” is inclusive and built on realizing dreams and hopes.

At ViVE, the conversation around Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved dramatically during the past four meetings. What was once speculative hocus-pocus is now embraced as essential and operational. AI is often mischaracterized as “artificial intelligence.” The correct term that should be applied to the reality of its integration in the workflow is “augmented implementation,” a tool that amplifies human capabilities rather than replacing them. This distinction is key to understanding that AI fits into the health ecosystem’s future, where precision, trust, and efficiency converge.

A recent report from MarketsandMarkets states that the AI in healthcare market size is estimated to surge from USD 20.9 billion in 2024 to USD 148.4 billion by 2029.

The Evolution from Theory to Practice

Reflecting on previous ViVE conferences, the discussion around AI was theoretical and focused on potential applications, ethical considerations, and integration challenges. At ViVE 2025, that narrative continues to head in a focused endpoint direction. AI advancements through ChatGPT and large language models (LLMs) are a given asset embedded in health workflow.

Sessions now showcase real-world applications, from AI-driven clinical decision support to streamlined administrative processes and enhanced patient engagement. The focus is no longer on possibility but on action—how organizations can effectively harness AI to improve outcomes and efficiency in care and cost.

Addressing Cost Inefficiencies and Workflow Optimization

The buzz on the stage and exhibit hall is a common message. One of the most critical aspects of AI integration into health is its potential to address repetitive actions and overcome systemic challenges. Leveraging AI and data analytics, health professionals can identify disease and diagnostic possibilities that escape their training eye and imagination, reduce cost inefficiencies, and optimize health system workflows – from procedure and patient scheduling to finding correct billing codes.

AI-driven insights enable a more equitable distribution of resources, ensuring that underserved populations receive the care they need when needed. Moreover, automating administrative tasks should free up time for clinicians, reducing burnout and allowing them to focus on patient-centered care.

Major Players Accelerate AI Adoption

Industry giants like Amazon, Epic, Microsoft, and Oracle are propelling the rapid integration of AI into health care. These companies are not just developing AI tools that others use as platforms but fostering collaborations to ensure seamless integration within existing health infrastructures.

Amazon: With a strategic investment of up to $4 billion in Anthropic, Amazon is expanding its generative AI capabilities within Amazon Web Services (AWS). Its initiative aims to equip health organizations with advanced AI-driven tools to enhance patient care and operational efficiency.

Epic: Beyond its Microsoft partnership, Epic continues to lead in AI integration, ensuring providers can access cutting-edge tools to improve clinical decision-making and patient engagement.

Microsoft: To deepen collaboration with Epic, Microsoft has embedded its Azure OpenAI Service into the Epic electronic health record (EHR) software. This integration enables generative AI tools to optimize clinical workflows, reduce administrative burdens, and enhance decision-making.

Oracle: Recognizing AI transformative potential, Oracle has introduced generative AI tools within its EHR systems. These tools automate routine tasks, allowing health professionals to devote more time to patient care.

Entrepreneurial Companies Driving Change

ViVE is not only about the industry’s most prominent health IT players coming together under one roof but also a platform where entrepreneurial companies push the industry forward. Smaller AI-driven start-ups and health tech service providers function as a pipeline for innovation, capturing media attention and influencing companies’ mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and investment strategies.

Here are three companies that started small and have become sector change agents:  

Abridge: In February 2025, Abridge raised a $250 million Series D investment that now has the company valued at $2.5 billion. This funding supports deploying their AI-driven clinical documentation platform across more than 100 health systems, including prominent institutions like Duke Health, Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, and UNC Health. The investment also fuels the development of its new Contextual Reasoning Engine, designed to produce billable clinical notes at the point of care, streamlining workflows and reducing administrative burdens.

Cohere Health: Cohere Health is a clinical intelligence company transforming the prior authorization process. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Cohere streamlines administrative paperwork, expediting patient access to necessary care. Their mission is to simplify health by fostering collaboration among patients, physicians, and health plans, ensuring the proper care is delivered promptly and effectively.

Qventus: In January 2024, Qventus announced a $105 million Series D investment led by powerhouse KKR, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and investors such as Northwestern Medicine, HonorHealth and Allina Health. This funding aims to enhance Qventus AI-based care automation software, optimizing hospital operations by predicting patient flow and reducing inefficiencies that impact revenues.

These entrepreneurial players—now operating at scale and resourced—challenge industry norms and encourage the mega information players to rethink how their platforms can be the “Intel-inside” service provider systems.

Collaboration is the Catalyst for Innovation

The true power of AI in health emerges from collaboration. Collaboration among technology leaders and health institutions drives innovation, ensuring AI solutions address real-world challenges. That has been a clear message during ViVE 2025.

The Microsoft-Epic collaboration is a driver in integrating AI within EHRs to analyze vast datasets, providing clinicians with actionable insights that improve patient care. Similarly, the Amazon investment in Anthropic is advancing generative AI to enhance health operations. These alliances demonstrate how combining technological expertise with health knowledge leads to breakthrough solutions.

ViVE has become a welcoming platform for fostering these collaborations, bringing health and technology leaders together to discuss AI’s practical applications. The 2025 meeting agenda reflects this focus, offering hands-on sessions that provide attendees with tangible AI implementation strategies and case studies.

The Future of Augmented Implementation in Health

The “augmented implementation” concept is more relevant than ever as we stand at the intersection of technology and health – and a new Administration pushing AI as an elixir for what ails the industry and US global competitiveness. While many wonder whether AI will replace human expertise, there is little debate about whether it will enable more transparent decision-making and efficient care delivery.

The shift from theoretical discussion to practical application has been faster than expected, fueled by collaboration, innovation, and a shared hope for improved patient care. The AI footprint in health will continue to expand, and its success will depend on maintaining a balance between technological advancement and human-centered care.

ViVE is a time capsule of obstacles, anxieties, and health system progress integrated with our combined wisdom into practice. Conversations continue to evolve, collaborations deepen, and applications become more practical. As we continue to embrace “augmented implementation,” the future of health is encouraging—where technology amplifies human potential and delivers unparalleled value to patients and providers alike. ViVE continues to be a place for open, candid exchange.

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