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AssistIQ wins Newsweek's 2026 AI Impact Health award for Health Care Operations. FinanceWire Sep. 24, 2026, 04:07 PM DUBLIN, OH, September 24th, 2026, FinanceWire Newsweek recognized AssistIQ for its use of computer vision and AI to automatically capture the supplies, implants, and tissue used in ORs and procedural areas, giving providers trusted data to improve margins, drive operational efficiency, and redirect nurse and technician time from administrative tasks to patient care. DUBLIN, OH, September 24, 2026 (EZ Newswire) - AssistIQ has been named a winner of the 2026 Newsweek AI Impact Health Awards in the Health Care Operations category, recognizing the company's work with health systems to improve the accuracy of perioperative and procedural product data and turn it into measurable clinical, operational, and financial results. As health systems invest in AI, the quality of the data underneath it matters. Decisions affecting patient care, inventory, billing, and future demand all depend on having an accurate record of what was used. Yet documentation errors average 17% during procedures and rise to 38.4% when recording is delayed by more than 20 minutes - illustrating how quickly gaps can emerge when product documentation depends on clinicians manually capturing information during or after a case. AssistIQ closes the gap between what happens in the room and what the hospital's systems record. Using computer vision, AI, and proprietary product datasets, the platform recognizes supplies, implants, and tissue as they are used, including products that may be missing from a hospital's ERP item master. AssistIQ developed its approach alongside nurses, technicians, and health system leaders to understand where product information was lost and how to remove work from clinical and operations teams. Instead of manually entering each product, clinicians verify information captured by AI. That single interaction supports the product documentation nurses are required to complete, along with charge capture, inventory depletion, expiry and recall tracking, and case reconciliation through existing EHR and ERP workflows. Across deployments with Northwell Health, Allina Health, Owensboro Health, ProMedica and other health systems, AssistIQ has delivered measurable clinical, operational, and financial results. The platform has achieved greater than 98% product-capture accuracy across operating rooms and procedural areas, including cath and EP labs, while helping nurses and technicians save more than 15 minutes per case. Health systems have also seen improvements in safety, revenue capture, and inventory accuracy. One organization reduced tissue-related errors by 90% within two weeks of going live, while another reported a 24% increase in gross revenue and a greater than 90% reduction in inventory-depletion errors over one year. In cath and EP labs, chargeable product capture has increased by as much as 364%. The impact can also be immediate at the point of care. In one recent case, AssistIQ alerted a nurse that an implant being captured had expired, allowing it to be replaced before implantation. Across deployments, partners are identifying operational improvements within weeks and measurable financial impact within months. "Accurate product data changes what a health system can do," said Lisa Israelovitch, CEO and co-founder of AssistIQ. "It gives nurses more time to focus on patients and helps teams make better decisions about the products they need, the care they deliver, and the resources they use. Our partners have shown that these benefits can extend across specialties and locations. This recognition reflects their leadership and the measurable results we've achieved together." The Newsweek AI Impact Health Awards celebrate artificial intelligence solutions in health care that achieve measurable results. Winners are recognized for innovations that improve patient outcomes, strengthen clinical decision-making, and drive operational efficiency at scale across health systems facing rising costs and workforce shortages. "Through the Newsweek AI Impact Health Awards, we're recognizing organizations translating artificial intelligence into meaningful results across health care," said Jennifer H. Cunningham, Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek. "Their work demonstrates the potential of AI to improve care, support better decisions and strengthen health system operations." About AssistIQ AssistIQ is an AI platform that helps health systems understand which supplies, implants, and tissue are used across operating rooms and procedural areas. Combining computer vision, AI, and proprietary product datasets, AssistIQ recognizes products with guaranteed recognition rates and delivers validated product data to existing EHR and ERP systems. Built for clinical workflows, AssistIQ helps nurses spend less time documenting while giving supply chain and finance teams the visibility to reduce waste, strengthen supply resilience and improve margins. More accurate usage data also helps hospitals avoid unnecessary purchasing and use supplies more sustainably. Founded in 2022, AssistIQ has raised $16 million from investors including Battery Ventures and Tamarind Hill. For more information, visit www.assistiq.ai. About Newsweek AI Impact Health Awards The Newsweek AI Impact Health Awards recognize organizations using artificial intelligence to solve critical health system problems. Winners are selected by a panel of expert, cross-industry judges based on documented, measurable impact on patient outcomes, clinical decision-making, and health care operations. For more information about the 2026 Newsweek AI Impact Health Awards, visit events.newsweek.com/aiihealthawards26. About Newsweek Newsweek is the global digital news organization built around the iconic 93-year-old American magazine. Newsweek reaches 100 million people monthly with its thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia. For more information, visit www.newsweek.com. Media Contact Michelle Kafka [email protected] Contact. Media Contact Michelle Kafka AssistIQ [email protected] Sponsored Financial Content

AssistIQ has closed an $11.5 million Series A round led by Battery Ventures, with participation from return investor Tamarind Hill.