Ambience’s smooth integration with Epic’s EHR enhances patient experience, eases clinician workload, and boosts compliance for health systems.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA and YUMA, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2025 / Onvida Health and Ambience Healthcare today announced the launch of Frontier Ambient AI capabilities integrated directly into Epic’s Hyperspace and Haiku applications. This enterprise-wide rollout provides Onvida clinicians with seamless access to Ambience’s chart summarization, ambient scribing, coding, and patient summary tools—all without leaving the Epic environment.
Following their successful partnership announced in May 2025, this integration allows Onvida clinicians to start visit recordings in Haiku, using Ambience to create detailed, coding-compliant documentation across over 200 specialties and subspecialties. This efficient solution reduces documentation workload while ensuring high-quality, compliant notes across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department settings.
“This launch marks the ideal combination of Epic’s trusted EHR and Ambience’s advanced AI technology. Our clinicians can now capture encounters effortlessly within their existing workflows while benefiting from the most sophisticated ambient documentation tools available,” said Marc Chasin, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Onvida Health.
Frontier AI for Every Care Setting
Unlike standalone tools, Ambience is designed with a comprehensive understanding of clinical workflows. Integrated directly within Epic, Onvida clinicians can now access advanced AI capabilities before, during, and after patient visits—in English, Spanish, and other languages. Key features include:
- Pre-visit
- Patient Recap – A chart summarization tool that reviews the patient’s medical record and creates a detailed summary to help clinicians prepare for the appointment.
- In-visit
- Ambient Scribing – A leading AI scribe in healthcare that produces thorough, coding-compliant documentation across 200 specialties and subspecialties, enhanced by data from Ambience’s Patient Recap tool.
- Patient Instructions – Personalized after-visit summaries for patients, families, and caregivers, tailored to the patient’s level of medical understanding.
- Post-visit
- Coding Assistant – A detailed coding tool that suggests accurate ICD-10 codes based on the patient encounter.
- HCC Compliance Validator – A compliance tool that analyzes documentation in real-time to identify HCC-related issues missing MEAT criteria, helping clinicians address them before they affect compliance.
“Health systems don’t want just another isolated tool. Every clinician needs an AI solution specifically designed for their workflow and specialty,” said Nikhil Buduma, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Ambience Healthcare.
“With this latest version of Ambience integrated into Epic, we’ve provided advanced capabilities that assist clinicians before, during, and after patient encounters.”
About Onvida Health
Onvida Health is a prominent not-for-profit hospital system serving Yuma County and southwestern Arizona. It includes two hospitals with 430 inpatient beds, 45 outpatient clinics, and a free-standing Emergency Department. With a team of 495 providers across 52 specialties, 4,000 employees, and numerous volunteers, Onvida Health is dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality care. Committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment, Onvida Health’s mission is to build a healthier future for the communities it proudly serves.
About Ambience Healthcare
Ambience Healthcare is a leading AI platform focused on documentation, coding, and clinical workflow, designed to reduce administrative burden and safeguard revenue integrity at the point of care. Trusted by top health systems across North America, Ambience supports more than 100 specialties in outpatient, emergency, and inpatient settings with real-time, coding-aware documentation. The platform integrates seamlessly with major EHRs like Epic, Oracle Cerner, and athenahealth. Founded in 2020 by Mike Ng and Nikhil Buduma, Ambience is based in San Francisco and backed by investors such as Oak HC/FT, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), OpenAI Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins, and others.
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Onvida Health
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