Carta Healthcare Wins "Best Use of AI in Healthcare" in 2025 Merit Awards
Carta Healthcare earned first-place Gold for "Best Use of AI in Healthcare" in the 2025 Merit Awards for Healthcare-its second consecutive year receiving the honor. The independent program recognizes excellence across seven industries and is judged by executives, members of the media, and consultants.
Why this matters for providers
Clinical data abstraction underpins quality reporting, registry submissions, and analytics. Manual methods are slow, costly, and inconsistent. Carta Healthcare's hybrid approach-AI combined with expert clinicians-has delivered meaningful gains for health systems.
Reported outcomes: 50%+ reduction in abstraction costs, time decreased by up to two-thirds, and an average Inter-rater Reliability (IRR) of 98-99% across clients.
What they said
"After years of hype and promises, healthcare is demanding real results from AI investments. It is an honor to be recognized as an AI-powered health-tech solution that is helping health systems become more effective and efficient in their clinical data abstraction," said Brent Dover, CEO of Carta Healthcare. "This is possible only through the hard work and dedication of our clinical team in partnership with product and engineering to design and deploy innovation that makes a difference."
"The healthcare landscape is evolving faster than ever, and this year's entries reflect a remarkable level of innovation and dedication to improving lives," said Marie Zander, Executive Director of the Merit Awards. "Our judges were impressed by the creativity, leadership, and breakthrough thinking showcased across every category."
How the hybrid model works
Carta Healthcare applies AI to accelerate and structure data extraction, while experienced clinicians review, validate, and complete abstraction. This combination aims to improve accuracy, reduce cycle times, and lower costs without sacrificing quality.
Practical steps for health system leaders
- Ask vendors for verified IRR benchmarks, audit methods, and how they measure abstraction time and cost savings.
- Pilot on a single registry or service line to compare throughput, turnaround time, and data quality versus your current process.
- Define a staffing model that blends AI workflows with clinical oversight and clear escalation paths.
- Track an agreed set of metrics: IRR, average abstraction time per case, backlog, and total cost per record.
About the Merit Awards
The Merit Awards highlight individuals and companies contributing to market growth and next-generation innovations. Learn more at the Merit Awards website.
About Carta Healthcare
Carta Healthcare provides AI-powered clinical data abstraction with a hybrid intelligence approach that pairs advanced models with clinician oversight. The company reports sustained gains in data quality, efficiency, and cost, and has been recognized with the Merit Award, Pinnacle Award, and BIG Innovation Awards. Learn more at carta.healthcare.
Correction: The headline and first paragraph were updated to reference the "2025 Merit Awards for Healthcare."
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