How a Bay Area healthcare system is navigating AI by balancing tech upgrades and patient trust

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Dr. Payvand Milani demonstrates using the Abridge Inside AI clinical documentation application on a cell phone at Sutter Health medical offices on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Los Altos, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) [...] In 2024, the healthcare giant launched its San Francisco “innovation center” to work with AI and tech firms on digital health apps, remote monitoring programs and other emerging technologies.

Dr. Payvand Milani demonstrates using the Abridge Inside AI clinical documentation application on a cell phone at Sutter Health medical offices on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Los Altos, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) [...] And, this spring, Sutter Health announced plans to launch the Bay Area’s first new medical school in over a century, in partnership with Santa Clara University, with plans to center the school around emerging AI technologies and make the medical profession more efficient and accurate.