Tag: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Ashvin AI builds out executive team
May 19, 2026HME News Staff
BOSTON and SAN FRANCISCO – Ashvin AI has named four executives to its team this year to elevate its go-to-market strategy, customer partnerships, enterprise-grade infrastructure and operational expertise. The company named:
Sean Lally as head of sales in January
Ethan Geil as chief architect in February
Pat Puentes as head of customer success in March
Deanna Rollyson as advisor in May
“Every one of these hires and additions reflects where the company is headed and what...
WellSky launches ambient AI solution
May 6, 2026HME News Staff
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – WellSky says it has launched the first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ambient documentation solution purpose-built for personal care agencies. WellSky Ambient Documentation for Personal Care is embedded directly within the WellSky Personal Care platform to help care teams reduce documentation burden, accelerate client onboarding, and improve the quality and consistency of care plan documentation. “Personal care is often the most consistent...
Technology takes center stage as HME providers navigate a rapidly changing landscape
May 1, 2026HME News Staff
Across the home medical equipment (HME) sector, technology is no longer optional – it is reshaping operations, documentation, patient engagement and even federal health policy. Using an AI tool (and then backing that up with a search through actual hard copies), we gathered six stories published in HME News in 2025 to illustrate a broad, accelerating shift toward artificial intelligence, automation, interoperability and smarter communication tools.
AI’s ‘moment’ has arrived...
CCS launches comprehensive AI platform
April 28, 2026HME News Staff
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – CCS has deployed a new agentic AI solution across its enterprise operations.
The solution, CeeCee, is a comprehensive platform trained on CCS’s own proprietary knowledge and data to deliver empathetic, personalized support that resonates with the chronic care population the company serves. It will serve complex patients at scale with measurable positive impact, including savings of more than 30% in annual operating costs.
“CeeCee and our broader agentic...
Conduit Health targets DME friction points
March 20, 2026Theresa Flaherty
NEW YORK – With $17 million in new funding, Conduit Health’s work is just beginning, says CEO and co-founder Natan Wise. The company, which offers primarily incontinence supplies, mobility and home safety equipment, now wants to grow its team and explore new product categories and new geographies.
Conduit Health – which has quickly grown to serve more than 50,000 patients, with a payer network that includes more than 100 health plans and nearly 90 million covered lives –...
Conduit Health hits $22M in total finding to expand AI-driven DME access
March 17, 2026HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Conduit Health, a consumer-oriented provider of insurance-covered medical supplies and services for Medicare and Medicaid patients, has announced a $17 million Series A to expand its vertically-integrated model that it says brings clinical care, insurance authorization and medical supply fulfillment together under one coordinated structure.
In just 16 months since its public launch, Conduit has delivered supplies to more than 50,000 patients, while increasing its product catalog...
Agentic AI: Think beyond speed
March 16, 2026Richard Mackey
Q. How does the pacing of customer-facing AI impact patient experience and outcomes?
A. Many leaders assume the primary value of AI agents lies in speed—handling more patient interactions faster, reducing workforce strain, and cutting resolution times. On the surface, faster often seems better.
Yet for healthcare consumers, especially those with chronic conditions and complex care needs, speed alone does not create a positive patient experience (rushed and overwhelming 15-minute doctor’s...
Crowds grow at Medtrade as industry seeks greater clarity
March 3, 2026HME News Staff
PHOENIX – Early numbers from Medtrade underscore the strong demand in the home medical equipment (HME) industry for guidance on competitive bidding, artificial intelligence (AI), payer contracting and more.
Show Director Kayla McGarry reports that the industry’s largest trade show, which featured more than 70 education sessions on Tuesday alone, saw a 14% increase in conference attendees this year.
The Exhibit Hall, which opened Tuesday morning, showcased more than 360 exhibitors.
“We...
Agentic AI: Rethink, reorganize around AI
February 17, 2026Richard Mackey
Q. How is agentic AI reshaping supplier operations?
A. There’s a critical shift occurring in the world of AI. Just as the supplier community has come to grips with leveraging AI tools to make existing workflows more efficient through strategic automation, agentic AI has burst onto the scene to bring true autonomy into the equation.
The difference between automation and autonomy is a game changer. While automation still depends on people to review results...
Synthpop hits $23M in funding
February 11, 2026HME News Staff
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Synthpop, Inc., a health care AI company building agentic automation to eliminate administrative bottlenecks in payer, provider and patient operations, has received a $15 million Series A, bringing the company’s total funding to $23 million.
Over the past year, Synthpop says it has demonstrated significant traction, processing over 2 million patients and now integrating with eight major...