Knowtex named prime awardee on VA's $775M ambient AI scribe contract
ycombinator · x · 2026-09-25
Healthcare AI company Knowtex has been named one of two prime awardees on the VA's Ambient Scribe Enterprise IDIQ contract — a five-year, multiple-award deal with a $775.72M shared ceiling, billed as the largest public enterprise commitment to ambient AI in American healthcare. Knowtex's cloud-based ambient scribe captures clinical encounters, drafts notes, and integrates coding, order entry, and clinical intelligence with VA's EHR. It's already live at 79 VA medical centers and 310+ facilities serving 7,000+ clinicians.
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