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When time is one of the scarcest resources in healthcare, clinicians rely on tools that work where they do, like Epic, which covers over half (51.5%) of acute multispecialty hospital beds in the U.S. according to KLAS.

That’s why we’re excited to share that Commure’s Ambient AI Suite has officially been added to the Epic Toolbox under the Ambient Voice category—making it easier than ever for health systems to integrate powerful AI-driven documentation into their clinical workflows.

“At Commure, we believe in meeting clinicians where they are, whether they are working within Epic’s Hyperspace or on the go with Haiku,” said Tanay Tandon, CEO of Commure. “By embedding AI directly into everyday workflows, we remove barriers to efficiency and empower caregivers to focus on what truly matters – delivering high-quality patient care. With Commure in Haiku Ambient Voice Toolbox, or our full Ambient suite, we’re excited to make our solutions even more accessible to providers and health systems nationwide.”

Built for Epic. Trusted by Leading Health Systems.

Built to Epic Toolbox specifications, Commure’s solutions are trusted by leading health systems leveraging Epic such as North East Medical Services (NEMS) to address challenges including workforce shortages, operational inefficiencies, and clinician burnout. NEMS selected Commure Ambient AI for an enterprise-wide deployment following a 10-week pilot comparing multiple AI-powered scribing tools. They chose Commure Ambient AI for its exceptional multilingual accuracy, flexible workflows, and readiness for advanced AI applications. 

Providers using Commure Ambient AI saw a 30% improvement in documentation efficiency, with physicians reporting they could finish their notes 1-2 hours earlier each day. Physicians also rated Commure Ambient AI highest for its note quality with 4.5/5 stars. 

What Is the Epic Toolbox?

Epic’s Toolbox is a curated collection of technologies that follow Epic’s “Blueprint” for reliable integration and meaningful impact. This designation highlights Commure’s seamless integration with Epic Haiku, Epic’s mobile application used clinicians, allowing clinicians to capture clinical notes on the go using ambient voice technology. 

Once notes are created, they can be easily reviewed and edited within Epic Hyperspace. Commure’s recognition validates its proven ability to reduce documentation burdens, streamline workflows, and support clinicians in real-time—whether in the clinic, hospital, or home setting.

Key Offerings in the Commure Ambient AI Suite

The Commure Ambient AI Suite offers versatile AI solutions for every clinical occasion, including:

• Commure’s fully automated AI documentation solution set:
  
  • Commure Ambient Notes – a fully automated AI solution integrated with Haiku, listed in Epic Toolbox
  • Commure Ambient AI – a fully automatedI AI solution integrated with Haiku that encompasses entire Ambient feature-set with EpicCare, Mobile, Web, and other functionality
    
• Commure Ambient Assist – AI-powered documentation with asynchronous human specialist support
• Commure Ambient Live – AI-assisted documentation, with real-time point-of-care support from human specialists

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Whether you’re looking to improve clinical efficiency or enhance care delivery, Commure’s flexible, Epic-integrated ambient documentation solutions help your organization stay ahead.
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Commure and HealthTap have officially joined forces to offer a unified approach to both in-person and virtual care. By bringing together each organization’s strengths—from virtual primary care with on-demand doctors to agentic AI, revenue cycle management (RCM) and streamlined billing—this partnership will expand access for patients, simplify workflows for clinicians, and improve efficiency for providers of all sizes.

Extending Beyond Technology: A Complete Care Offering

A key differentiator of this partnership is that Commure now extends its suite of services beyond technology platforms to include clinician services. By bundling HealthTap’s doctor group with Commure’s technology (deep EHR integrations, advanced workflows, and robust care coordination), practices and health systems can focus on their core business while seamlessly offering new services or after-hours coverage without having to build or staff them from scratch.

The Details of the Partnership

This partnership is about integrating Commure’s platform—known for its extensive EHR (electronic health record) integrations and focus on care coordination—with HealthTap’s virtual care solutions. The goal? To create a seamless experience that bridges the gap between remote and onsite care. Now, providers can effortlessly “turn on” a more comprehensive and agentic healthcare experience that covers everything from routine checkups (virtual or in-person) to urgent care needs—all with the simplicity of a unified solution.

Our collaboration focuses on several key integration points that help bridge the gap between remote and onsite care:

• Seamless EHR Integration: HealthTap’s virtual care platform will integrate directly with Commure’s systems, providing complete patient records across both in-person and virtual encounters. This unified view not only improves care coordination but also makes it effortless for patients to find and book specialty care near them when referred by their virtual PCP—a major revenue driver for large health systems.
• Streamlined Revenue Cycle Management: Joint RCM services allow practices and health systems to maintain existing payer relationships and contracted rates while outsourcing virtual primary care at a fraction of typical operational costs. Each visit serviced virtually can still be attributed to the originating practice or health system, ensuring guaranteed contribution margin without administrative headaches.
• AI-Powered Clinical Tools: Advanced ambient AI, or scribes, will ease administrative burdens, while agentic AI capabilities will support better clinical decisions. This means faster, more accurate charting and triaging across every patient interaction.
• Remote Patient Monitoring: RPM programs that integrate seamlessly with both Commure’s and HealthTap’s platforms enable continuous patient engagement for chronic care management, postoperative follow-ups, and more.

Benefits Across the Healthcare Ecosystem

• Providers benefit from simplified operations, lower costs, and higher margins thanks to streamlined RCM and billing. The ability to bundle in HealthTap’s doctors—whether for after-hours support or new service lines—removes staffing barriers and reduces overhead, letting organizations focus on the aspects of care and patient engagement that matter most.

• Clinicians can spend more time on patient care and less on administrative tasks. Integrated AI-driven triage, scribing, and referral management reduce administrative burdens while ensuring consistent, evidence-based medical care. The improved care coordination across in-person and virtual settings also enhances job satisfaction, and by adding access to HealthTap virtual visits, it frees up clinicians’ time to prioritize more cases that require in-person care. 

• Patients gain more control, convenience, and confidence in their healthcare journey. From scheduling and triage to follow-up and ongoing monitoring, every aspect of care is coordinated in one unified ecosystem. This leads to better outcomes and higher satisfaction. 

Join Us in Transforming Healthcare

It’s time to bring your healthcare delivery into the future. Whether you're a large health system seeking to expand primary and urgent care access cost-efficiently or a growing practice developing new care offerings, Commure and HealthTap are here to help you simplify operations, supercharge patient engagement, and offer a more comprehensive care experience.

‍Ready to learn more? Visit our websites (commure.com and healthtap.com) or contact us today to see how this partnership can transform your organization. Together, we can deliver the best of both in-person and virtual care—because every patient deserves seamless, efficient, and high-quality healthcare. Let’s make it happen!

‍What did you major in?

Allison Park, 2014 (Course 1 & 14) Chief of Staff/Head of FDE: I majored in Civil Engineering and Economics because I was excited about building real-world applications. Economics gave me a foundation in concepts widely used in business, while my Master’s in Water Quality Engineering deepened my understanding of environmental remediation and sustainability. That focus on making a social and environmental impact is what ultimately drew me to healthcare later in my career.

Natasha Gunther, 2016 (Course 2A) Director, Product Growth and Deployment: I majored in Mechanical Engineering, with a sub-focus on Product Development. I loved how Mechanical Engineering touched both the physical and real world - you can watch a ball roll down a hill and model the forces on it. It made sense to me. The Product Development focus was because it gave me added flexibility to be able to study whatever I was most curious about that semester.

Lily Keung, 2010 (Course 10B) Senior Operations Manager: I majored in Chemical Biological Engineering. I actually wasn’t sure what I wanted to major in because I like to know a little bit about everything, but my dad was a Chemical Engineering major, so I decided to choose that. I later added in the biology aspect because I had more interest in healthcare. It was exciting to be able to work with stem cells and mouse models while at MIT!

‍Dhruv Parthasarathy, 2013 (Course 6-2 & 18) Chief Technology Officer: I originally planned to major in Economics and Math, but switched to Computer Science and Math in my sophomore year. I see engineering as a form of applied economics — you can create the economic system you want with the right technological leverage. I also just enjoy Math and constantly find myself thinking, “How did people come up with this incredibly detailed way of perceiving the world?” That whole body of knowledge is fascinating to me.

You likely had several options — why did you choose Commure?

Allison: I was looking to work with motivated team members and continue to grow and learn from peers and mentors, while making an environmental or social impact. There is an incredible amount of opportunity for improvement within healthcare. I was not only drawn to the team here at Commure, but also excited about how technology and custom solutions could positively improve patient outcomes. The values at Commure also excited me. I loved the ownership mentality and the idea that you are encouraged to bring a concept to life in a space that really needs it.

Natasha: At this point in my career, I know what I care about - impact and people. If I’m working with incredibly intelligent, kind, and motivated people on problems that matter in the grand scheme of things, I know my work will be very gratifying. Commure was a unique situation where it was aligned on all of these fronts. Having come from healthcare operations, consulting, and investing, I knew exactly how game-changing it would have been if I could’ve leveraged the exact tools Commure is building. Commure being unafraid to tackle the most challenging pieces of healthcare signaled to me that this team would be able to actually drive meaningful improvement in this space.

Lily: My background was in billing operations, specifically surrounding healthcare billing. I knew I wanted to stay in healthcare and operations, but the company culture and my manager was also important to me. When I was interviewing, I knew I would love working for this company and this team. Commure has a great combination of employees who want to make a positive impact on the world and seek constant new challenges to overcome. We tackle lots of tough issues, but everyone is willing to work hard to make things better for our customers.

Dhruv: I’m in engineering because the act of constructing something impactful is important to me. There is no field more meaningful to me than healthcare. Healthcare is one of the fundamental bottlenecks in everyday people being able to thrive in America. It’s too expensive, confusing, and poorly designed. Commure helps me work on something beneficial every day, there's no price you can put on that.

‍How did MIT prepare you for working at Commure?‍

Allison: MIT taught me key problem-solving skills that I utilize today. It also taught me how to work well in a team and collaborate with others to find a solution to some really tough problems. MIT also taught me grit and to never give up. At Commure, we’re constantly learning and working with each other to develop the best solutions for health systems. We need to be resilient to changing landscapes and regulations, as well as constantly innovate.

Natasha: MIT is such an incredible place, which again I attribute to the people it attracts. Everyone there is passionate about their niche interest, with a work ethic like you’ve never seen. Commure feels very similar, the people here are always ready to be helpful, they’re kind, intelligent, and incredibly motivated to do whatever it takes to deliver improvements to our customers.

Lily: One of the most important things I learned at MIT is that there’s a lot I don’t know and that I can always learn something from each person. This gave me a good mindset when I entered the real world. Another thing it taught me was dedication, getting through school while playing on the softball team and having multiple jobs and work studies was by far the toughest obstacle I had to overcome.

Dhruv: MIT gave me the confidence in my ability to learn quickly. Every quarter was a new, even more difficult challenge. We were thrown into really esoteric topics with limited support and had to just figure it out. Beyond that, MIT was all about collaboration. The way we got through it was leaning on each other and working together. Those are fundamental skills for succeeding in startups. At Commure we have to learn super quickly, there’s no manual on the intricacies of healthcare, and you have to work together.

‍How have you grown?‍

Allison: I have been faced with many ambiguous problems that naturally exist within healthcare. I’ve grown by learning how to navigate through challenging environments with constant roadblocks. I believe these are skills that are extremely transferrable to any workplace.

Lily: When I was growing up, I had a lot of fear and anxiety when it came to speaking to strangers. I was known as the quiet kid, who only spoke when she had to. I have met many amazing people throughout my life who have helped me grow and overcome that fear so much so that I was able to build and manage a dynamic multi-level team. I even discovered that I love helping people grow and learn!

Dhruv: I’ve had to essentially question and change all my core beliefs every year. In particular, when I graduated I knew nothing about design, product quality, and real-world engineering. I now live and breathe these domains. MIT doesn’t teach you how to make products, it teaches you how to learn technical concepts and reason quickly. I’ve also had to learn how to lead, help others grow, and be a mentor. That’s something you only experience in a small environment with rapid growth.

‍What would you tell another MIT student considering Commure today?‍

Allison: Commure is an amazing place if you’re looking to work with really smart and hardworking people in a space where you can see your work come to life and be used in real-world applications.

Lily: I would tell another MIT student that Commure is a place that’s great for people who enjoy working hard to make a positive impact in the world. This is a place where everyone collaborates to build products that allow healthcare providers to focus on providing great patient care, which this country desperately needs more of. You will be constantly challenged with new problems to solve since the healthcare world is constantly changing. You will learn a lot, but also be rewarded and recognized for your hard work and accomplishments.

Dhruv: I would tell them there are very few places where you can do valuable, meaningful work that you’ll be able to look back on with pride. I think Commure is one of those places. Hopefully you will be able to tell your friends and family that you’ve made hugely significant contributions to the state of healthcare in the country. Beyond that, it’s a fun, exciting place, and it’s brimming with creativity and passion. Come join!

Ready to take the next step and start transforming healthcare? We’d love to learn about your background and share more about Commure.
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Artificial intelligence in healthcare is rapidly evolving beyond basic automation tasks like scheduling reminders or sending notifications. In a recent webinar, "Beyond Automation: How Agentic AI is Redefining Healthcare Workflows," Bryan Nairn, VP of Marketing at Commure led a discussion with Ujjwal Ratan, Leader, ML and Data Science, Healthcare and Life Sciences at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Prachi Shah, Head of Product at Commure, exploring how proactive, adaptive, and dynamic AI agents—known as Agentic AI—are fundamentally transforming clinical and administrative processes. Watch the full on-demand webinar here.

What is Agentic AI?

Agentic AI represents the next stage in the evolution of artificial intelligence, moving past traditional automation by proactively orchestrating tasks and dynamically adapting to real-time conditions.

According to Ujjwal Ratan from AWS, “Agents is a concept that actually has three different components combined with a large language model...First is the data. We are not reliant on the large language model’s fundamental training dataset—we're actually reliant on more of the external datasets that are provided to the large language model at runtime...Second is memory. Memory is a very important concept in agents because it allows you to retain conversational elements in whatever the agent is trying to do. It also remembers context, which is extremely important...And finally, there are tools. Tools are what the large language model uses to access external information. It basically has a dictionary of tools that it can go fetch information from.”

Ujjwal further distinguished workflows managed by Agentic AI as deterministic (structured, predictable processes) and non-deterministic (requiring flexible, adaptive reasoning), noting agents are particularly beneficial in the latter scenario due to their inherent adaptability.

Together, these components make Agentic AI uniquely suited to power more intuitive, responsive, and high-impact healthcare workflows that mirror the complexities and pace of real-world clinical and administrative environments.

Key Benefits of Agentic AI in Healthcare

One of the main advantages highlighted in the webinar is the significant reduction of cognitive load on healthcare workers. Agents automate routine and repetitive tasks, freeing clinicians and administrative staff to focus on more human, patient-facing responsibilities. Commure’s Head of Product, Prachi Shah, highlighted this saying, “If a human can do it and it's relatively repeatable, an agent can likely do it as well.”

Another major benefit is improved patient experiences. By employing agents for patient interactions, such as scheduling, follow-ups, and reminders, healthcare providers ensure consistency and reliability, enhancing patient satisfaction.

Cost reduction is also a key outcome of adopting Agentic AI. Prachi emphasized, "These agents are essentially doing these repetitive or complex tasks that humans are doing, but at one one-hundredth of the cost and effort that's required to get that done."

Another factor driving these benefits is that Commure’s agents are not standalone tools. As Prachi explained, "Agents are fully embedded in your workflow. They are not standalone. They're fully embedded in the day-to-day workflows of your providers." This level of integration ensures that agents can work alongside staff seamlessly, driving measurable efficiency gains without disrupting existing systems or routines.

While this may seem like a mystical sci-fi movie, these benefits aren’t just theoretical—they’re already driving results across real-world healthcare environments.

Where Agents Are Already Making a Difference

Below are some real-world applications highlighted by Commure in the webinar to demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of Agentic AI. Watch the on-demand webinar to see these agents in action for yourself.

• Voice-based scheduling agents streamline patient scheduling processes by dynamically integrating with EMRs. Prachi showcased a scenario where the agent seamlessly managed scheduling complexities and real-time insurance verification.
  
  
• Outbound agents for patient follow-ups proactively manage recovery check-ins, medication adherence, and other touchpoints along the care journey, promptly escalating concerns to human clinicians when necessary.
  
  
• Text-based patient intake agents automate pre-appointment preparations, gathering essential patient information through interactive texting workflows.
  
  
• Web-based agents autonomously navigate payer portals to obtain documents such as Explanation of Benefits (EOB) forms, significantly streamlining revenue cycle operations.
  
  
• Voice-based payer interaction agents reduce lengthy human wait times by autonomously managing phone calls with insurance providers, resolving issues quickly and efficiently.
  
  
• Denials co-pilot agents help resolve claim denials at scale by analyzing denial details, identifying the best course of action, and auto-generating appeals letters. Prachi explained how these agents allow health systems to resubmit over half of denied claims automatically, significantly improving revenue recovery.

Commure’s Approach to Innovative AI Agents

Agentic AI is a very powerful tool for health systems, but without proper implementation, it can be very difficult to realize the benefits and utilize it to its fullest potential. Bryan Nairn, VP of Marketing at Commure, highlighted the strategic advantage of Commure’s forward-deployed engineering model: "We embed engineers with customers to integrate our product into their existing workflows and to fine-tune those integrations."

This model enables Commure to deeply understand specific customer workflows by embedding engineers directly within provider organizations. As Bryan described, this allows engineers to "work in a customer's environment," collaborating closely with IT and operations teams to observe real-world processes, uncover latent needs, and apply first principles thinking to arrive at high-impact outcomes for customers. 

This isn't just about feature requests or support tickets—it's about co-developing practical solutions that fit seamlessly into existing environments. For example, embedded engineers have helped fine-tune patient engagement workflows, leading to substantial reductions in no-shows and improved compliance adherance. The insights gained from these collaborations are then rolled into improvements that benefit all customers, creating a flywheel of continuous innovation grounded in real-world experience.

Ready to Transform Healthcare?

The transformative impact of Commure’s Agentic AI on healthcare workflows is clear and significant. By reducing burdens, enhancing patient interactions, and cutting costs dramatically, Commure is setting a new standard for healthcare innovation.

View the full on-demand webinar to see all of the real-world applications in action and hear more technical details from AWS on what the future of Agentic AI will look like.

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Agentic AI is already changing the way we live and work. In fact, by 2025, 85% of enterprises plan to implement AI agents into their business operations. From helping people schedule events to answering live customer questions, they are quickly becoming indispensable.

But when it comes to healthcare, the stakes are higher—and so is the opportunity. AI healthcare agents are poised to transform how health systems operate, engage with patients, and deliver care.
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What Is Healthcare Agentic AI?

Healthcare Agentic AI refers to intelligent software tools purpose-built to autonomously perform complex tasks across a health system, in coordination with humans and each other. Unlike traditional AI assistants that follow scripts or handle narrow tasks, AI agents operate with greater autonomy, contextual understanding, and adaptability.

These agents are embedded into clinical and operational workflows—not bolted on—enabling them to not only provide information but also take meaningful actions. In healthcare, this means they can proactively streamline patient intake, manage claims, resolve billing issues, generate personalized discharge instructions, coordinate care across departments, and much more.

Commure’s Agentic AI platform is designed specifically for the complexities of healthcare, equipping health systems with scalable, secure, and collaborative agents that continuously learn and improve over time.
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How Agentic AI Differs from Legacy AI

Legacy healthcare AI systems often rely on rigid rule sets, scripted responses, and limited interoperability. They may work in isolated use cases but quickly break down when faced with the vast scale of modern health systems.

Modern AI healthcare agents, like those powered by Commure, represent a new generation of AI solutions. These agents are proactive, adaptable, and deeply embedded in the tools healthcare teams already use. They can:

• Understand and act on patient data, gaining context from the EHR and documentation from prior visits.
  
  
• Integrate with RCM software, documentation tools, EHRs, and other core hospital systems.
  
  
• Learn over time, improving responses and automating increasingly complex tasks.
  
  
• Operate across departments to coordinate tasks like patient intake, follow-ups, and billing without handoffs or dropped threads.
  
  
• Surface relevant information proactively, reducing the time spent searching through EHRs or waiting on callbacks.
  
  
• Adapt to changing workflows, policies, and clinical environments without needing reprogramming or retraining from scratch.

This leap from one-off AI tools to collaborative agents will reshape how providers work and care for patients.
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Where Agentic AI Has the Greatest Impact in Healthcare

AI agents in healthcare bring tangible value across a wide range of operational and clinical domains:

Patient Access & Engagement

• Proactively reduce no-shows and same-day cancellations.
• Automate appointment scheduling, confirmations, and follow-ups.
• Respond instantly to patient inquiries, improving satisfaction and trust.

Clinical & Operational Efficiency

• Automate intake, documentation, and routine communication.
• Coordinate care more effectively by connecting staff with real-time data.
• Reduce clinician burnout by taking repetitive work off their plates.
• Improve staff safety by integrating real-time location-aware duress alerts with coordinated incident response protocols

Revenue Cycle & Billing

• Handle billing questions automatically.
• Help patients understand and resolve balances.
• Submit, track, and reconcile insurance claims, identifying inefficiencies and suggesting improvements.

Commure’s Agentic AI offerings are designed to optimize all these areas by deploying tailored solutions across the entire health system.
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Choosing the Right AI Partner for Healthcare

As AI adoption accelerates, health systems must be strategic about choosing partners. Not all AI agents are built to handle the complexity of healthcare.

Here’s what to look for:

• Focused on healthcare: Deep domain expertise matters. General agentic AI solutions often miss critical nuances.
  
  
• Systemic integration: Agents must work within your existing ecosystem—EHRs, call centers, RCM tools, and beyond.
  
  
• Forward-deployed engineering: Successful AI deployments require the right configuration from the start. Look for a partner that provides forward-deployed engineers to configure, optimize, and support your deployment from day one.
  
  
• Compliance and trust: HIPAA compliance, data security, and patient privacy must be built into the core of the platform.

Choosing the right partner ensures that your AI strategy evolves with your organization’s needs—not around them.
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The Future Is Agentic

AI agents in healthcare are no longer experimental. They’re solving real problems by increasing access to care, reducing burdens on providers, and accelerating revenue.

Commure’s Agentic AI platform represents a new era of healthcare innovation: one where intelligent AI acts as a collaborative teammate across the entire health system.

Ready to see it in action? View the on-demand webianr with Commure for a deep dive into what sets agentic AI apart, key insights on future-proofing healthcare operations, and a live demo showcasing real-world agentic AI applications.

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Healthcare documentation has long been a necessary but burdensome task, historically eased by medical dictation software or hiring a human scribe. But even with these tools at their disposal, 62% of physicians still report "excessive documentation" as their leading cause of burnout, according to Athenahealth.

Traditional medical dictation software can no longer effectively keep up with the requirements of modern healthcare due to increasing complexity in clinical workflows (increased documentation demands from insurers, ever-increasing complexity in coding requirements, siloed tech tools throughout health systems, staffing shortages, etc.) and the critical need for accurate, timely patient records.

Smarter, AI-powered solutions that integrate directly with EHRs surfacing patient information and offering clinical insights before, during, and after the visit are a necessity to bring healthcare into the modern age.

The Problem with Medical Dictation Software?

Medical dictation software is a tool that captures spoken clinical notes and converts them into text in the EHR, helping providers document patient encounters more efficiently than typing.

While legacy dictation tools aim to make physicians more present, many still end up back at their desks hours later, trying to reconstruct conversations from memory or clean up disjointed notes captured mid-visit. The result is added cognitive load, inconsistent documentation fraught with errors, and a process that still pulls focus away from patient care.

The healthcare industry must shift towards smarter solutions that don’t just transcribe but truly understand and support the clinician’s workflow in real time. That's where Ambient AI comes in.

How Ambient AI Is Transforming Medical Dictation Software

Ambient AI is redefining clinical documentation by addressing the root causes of inefficiency in traditional dictation software. Instead of requiring clinicians to dictate notes after the fact, it passively listens to patient encounters, extracts key medical details, and generates structured, accurate notes in real time.

Here’s how it works:

• Passive listening: Ambient AI captures natural conversations between clinicians and patients as the visit happens.
  
  
• Contextual understanding: It identifies clinically relevant details, filters out small talk, and interprets the intent behind what’s said. Ambient AI also supports multi-party conversations and is able to differentiate between speakers.
  
  
• Real-time clinical insights: During the visit, it pulls in relevant EHR data (like labs or medication history) to support decision-making without interruption. This also optimizes charge capture buy helping guide clinical decision making with differential diagnoses and alternative care plans.
  
  
• Structured documentation: Extracted information is organized into accurate, compliant notes—reducing the need for manual edits or rework.
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• EHR Integration: Ambient AI connects directly to existing EHR systems, ensuring documentation flows seamlessly into the medical record without disrupting existing workflows.

Benefits of Ambient AI

Ambient AI doesn't just reduce documentation time—it transforms the entire clinical workflow. 

Here’s how:

• Reduced clinician burnout: By automatically generating real-time notes during the visit, Ambient AI drastically reduces the need for after-hours charting. This gives clinicians more time to recharge and spend time with their families after hours.
  
  
• More face time with patients: Ambient AI captures and structures documentation in the background, allowing providers to engage more meaningfully during visits—no more frantically typing out notes or running to their office after a visit to dictate.
  
  
• Improved accuracy and compliance: By understanding medical terminology, context, and clinical nuances, Ambient AI creates consistently structured notes that meet documentation standards and reduce the risk of omissions or errors.
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• Reduced system complexity: Effective Ambient AI tools integrate directly with EHRs and existing workflows, eliminating the need for disparate point solutions and added IT support.

Leading Health Systems Are Moving Beyond Dictation

Innovative health systems are recognizing the limitations of traditional medical dictation software and actively investing in more holistic Ambient AI solutions that transform workflows.

North East Medical Services (NEMS), one of the largest community health centers in the U.S., adopted Ambient AI to alleviate the administrative burden on its clinicians. By automating documentation and embedding it directly into clinical workflows, NEMS saw an average of 5.2 minutes saved per patient encounter—a 30% improvement in efficiency. Furthermore, 94% of providers expressed a desire to continue using Ambient AI after the pilot program. As NEMS prepares for an enterprise-wide rollout, overall satisfaction remains high, with clinicians reporting they feel more present during patient encounters and less overwhelmed by paperwork.

Dignity Health, the fifth-largest hospital system in the U.S. and the largest not-for-profit hospital provider in California, turned to Ambient AI to reduce documentation time and reclaim time for patient care. After implementation, Dr. Neel Palakurthy, an internal medicine specialist based in Santa Cruz, cut charting time by 41%—saving an estimated 350 hours annually. The result: more time with patients, less after-hours work, and a more sustainable pace of care.

As these forward-looking health systems show, Ambient AI isn’t just a replacement for medical dictation software—it’s a smarter, integrated approach to clinical documentation.

Ready to take the next step? Explore why leading health systems like HCA and Tenet are switching to Commure Ambient AI and how your organization modernize documentation without adding complexity.

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Welcome to Commure Up Close! In this employee spotlight series, we sit down with team members from across Commure to learn about their backgrounds, perspectives on our company culture, and lives beyond work. Through these stories, we aim to provide a deeper look into why talented individuals choose Commure and how we work together to transform and simplify healthcare with cutting-edge technologies.

In this issue, we’re excited to highlight Vidit (Vik) Mehra, Commure's VP, Deputy General Counsel, who joined Commure in 2023.

Tell us a little bit about yourself, what do you like to do outside of work?

I’m the VP and Deputy General Counsel at Commure. I grew up in India, then relocated to Australia in my late teens, where I studied engineering and law before starting my career as a corporate attorney. Since then, I’ve worked in Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, and San Francisco—primarily advising on corporate and investment strategy, mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships. Before joining Commure, I spent two years at a Silicon Valley firm, advising startups on everything from day-to-day legal needs to investments and M&A strategy.

Outside of work, I love skiing, traveling, and spending time with my husband.

As a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?

When I was young, I had two dream jobs: neurosurgeon or software engineer. I’m relieved I didn’t go into neurosurgery because my hand-eye coordination might have been a bit risky for patients! I came close to becoming a software engineer (I even got an engineering degree), but found that being a lawyer can be just as exciting—especially when you get to work alongside the world’s smartest engineers.

‍Describe a day in the life of your role.

My role is twofold: I manage our legal team on a daily basis, and I also lead corporate development and strategic initiatives. On any given day, you might find me collaborating with my team on go-to-market strategy, unblocking deals to ensure healthcare systems get the best solutions, advising the executive team on strategic matters, or negotiating partnerships for mutually beneficial outcomes. For instance, I led negotiations for our strategic partnership with AWS and co-led our acquisition of Augmedix.

‍What made you decide to join Commure?

I was drawn to Commure by its mission and by the people I met during the interview process. Everyone here is incredibly smart and driven to tackle one of the toughest challenges: transforming healthcare through software and AI. It’s a privilege to be part of a team that’s not just talking about change, but actively making it happen.‍

How would you describe the Commure company culture?

Our company culture is intense and deeply mission-driven. We are trying to transform an entire industry, and going from zero to one is never easy. What keeps it rewarding is staying focused on the broader mission and working with talented colleagues and customers who share that same passion.‍

What advice would you give someone on their first day at Commure?

Take it one step at a time. There’s a lot to do and a lot of complex problems to solve, so it’s important to be thoughtful and intentional—prioritize the most pressing issue, solve it well, and then move on to the next. Avoid thrashing—jumping between too many tasks without making real progress. Focus and follow-through are key. At Commure, we care deeply about operational excellence, which means aiming for high-quality outcomes, not just speed. Be decisive, stay curious, and always keep our mission at the center of your work.

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HIMSS 2025 was a glimpse into the future of healthcare, where innovation is moving faster than ever. This year’s event highlighted not only new technologies but how they are being implemented at scale to drive real impact for health systems.

From AI governance and forward-deployed engineering to enterprise visibility and seamless EHR integrations, the discussions at HIMSS reinforced a common theme: technology alone isn’t enough—success depends on execution, integration, and adaptability. Here are five key takeaways that stood out from the event.

1. AI Agents: The Next Frontier for Digital Transformation

Impossible to miss on the showfloor at HIMSS25: the mention of AI healthcare agents was everywhere, signaling a shift beyond traditional automation. Healthcare organizations are turning to AI-powered assistants to automate patient intake, solve revenue cycle challenges, streamline documentation, and more. Unlike traditional automation, these agents adapt over time, continuously improving and learning.

Commure is at the forefront of AI healthcare agents and was one of the key players at HIMSS 2025 for agentic AI, showcasing the many use cases in production. From managing patient scheduling and prior authorizations to streamlining claims processing and follow-ups, these AI-driven assistants free up staff to focus on higher-value tasks. Deep EHR integrations ensure that these agents don’t just operate in isolation but actively enhance existing workflows without disruption.

It was clear from all of our conversations at HIMSS 2025 that AI agents are top of mind for leading health systems and aren’t just another buzzword—they’re the future of healthcare operations.
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2. AI Governance: Process Before Technology

At HIMSS 2025, a key theme emerged: AI isn’t just about automation—it’s about leadership, governance, and execution. In a panel titled "Lead Your AI, or It Will Be Leading You," Commure CEO, Tanay Tandon, joined industry leaders to break down how healthcare organizations of any size can readily adopt high-quality AI solutions.

The panel highlighted where AI is already transforming clinical and administrative workflows—from helping to identify influenza cases faster to reducing documentation bottlenecks. With AI’s rapid expansion, all providers—including those in rural communities—must have access to its benefits to prevent widening the digital divide. Tanay highlighted this, saying, “Some of the best AI tools out there are free and accessible online. We’ve seen physicians all over the world in rural clinics get access to ambient documentation.” The best deployments focus on seamless integration, continuous training, and ensuring AI serves both clinicians and patients.

While AI has the power to streamline workflows, reduce administrative friction, and enhance decision-making, it must be deployed intentionally. This means ensuring high-quality data, and establishing governance and processes such as structured implementation roadmaps, continuous feedback loops, and clinician training programs. Without these critical elements, AI risks becoming yet another layer of complexity, disrupting workflows instead of augmenting them.
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3. Forward-Deployed Engineering: The Key to Last-Mile Deployment Execution

Continuous feedback is an essential process mechanism for successfully deploying AI in healthcare, but what does that look like in practice? The difference between a promising AI tool and one that actually transforms care is how well it’s deployed and how fast it’s able to be iterated on.

At HIMSS 2025, Max Krueger led a compelling discussion on forward-deployed engineering (FDE), a model where engineers directly embed themselves onsite with their end-users to ensure last-mile deployment execution. The key takeaway being that speed and adaptability are paramount in helping health systems bridge the gap between AI’s potential and its practical impact.

In a recent webinar with HCA Healthcare, their VP of Care Innovation, Vikesh Tahilani, spoke about Commure’s FDE abilities, “Their engineers were on site with our physicians and the providers would see a patient, come back, sit with the engineers, and say, ‘My note looks really good, but I would love these two tweaks to be made’, by the time they got back from their next patient, those tweaks were already made.”‍

Instead of slow, multi-year implementations, forward-deployed engineering brings AI into healthcare environments in weeks, not years, ensuring seamless integration into last-mile workflows. Commure implements this approach by working with customers to co-develop solutions, providing a level of integration and functionality that works for their unique environment and addresses their specific needs.
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4. Enterprise Visibility: The Missing Piece in Healthcare AI

AI is making its way into every facet of health systems' digital workflows, but the delivery of healthcare still mostly happens in the physical world. One of the most overlooked challenges in healthcare remains real-time enterprise visibility. Without it, health systems face challenges such as misplaced or underutilized equipment, delayed response times, and fragmented care coordination, all of which AI alone cannot resolve. At HIMSS 2025, Commure’s SVP and GM, Dan Warner, took to the stage to break down why modern enterprise visibility is the foundation for AI-driven healthcare. 

• Enterprise visibility and AI must work together. AI-powered automation only works if the underlying data is accurate and actionable. With RTLS technology and machine learning, health systems can now monitor assets, and optimize resource allocation in real time. Commure’s Enterprise Visibility Platform, Strongline, enables this via lightweight, cable-free implementations with real-time integrations into EHRs, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), and BI tools.
  
  
• Precision at the room level is no longer a dream; it’s here. Historically, achieving room-level accuracy required hardwiring and costly integrations. Commure Strongline eliminates this friction, providing precise, real-time insights via wireless BLE (bluetooth low energy) devices that integrate directly with all other devices.
  
  
• Agentic AI is transforming how hospitals manage critical tasks. By integrating RTLS with agentic AI, voice agents can automate asset management in real time—reducing delays and improving operational efficiency.

Health systems leveraging modern enterprise visibility technology have seen rental costs drop by up to 50%, faster incident response times, and better resource allocation at scale. If health systems want AI to drive real operational efficiency, enterprise visibility and real-time data about physical assets must be a key component.
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5. Seamless EHR Integration: The Cornerstone of Effective Healthcare Technology

There was no shortage of innovations showcased at HIMSS 2025, but even the most advanced tools risk becoming obsolete without effective EHR integrations, as disconnected systems lead to inefficiencies, data silos, and increased administrative burdens.

Commure's recent partnership with MEDITECH exemplifies this approach. By joining the MEDITECH Alliance, Commure has integrated its Ambient AI clinical documentation solutions with the MEDITECH Expanse platform.

The benefits of this integration are multifaceted. Clinicians experience reduced administrative workloads through ambient AI documentation, AI-assisted coding, and streamlined patient interactions, freeing them to spend more time on direct care. Healthcare organizations see improved efficiency as AI reduces errors, speeds up administrative processes, and ensures more accurate, real-time data capture for better decision-making and financial performance.  Patients benefit from more engaged providers spending more time with patients, delivering more focused care.

As healthcare technology continues to evolve, the success of innovations will increasingly depend on their ability to integrate seamlessly with EHR systems, reinforcing the need for collaborative solutions like the Commure-MEDITECH partnership.​

‍Ready to experience the next generation of healthcare powered by AI? We’d love to hear what challenges are most pressing at your organization and discuss how Commure’s suite of products can help.
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