
Ambience Healthcare
Clinical Documentation & Workflow
Ambience Healthcare develops an AI operating system providing documentation, coding, and clinical workflow support to reduce administrative burden for healthcare organizations.
About Ambience Healthcare
Ambience Healthcare is an AI platform for documentation, coding, and clinical workflows, built to reduce administrative burden and protect clinicians.
Leadership Team
Key executives and founders sourced from public LinkedIn profiles.
Dr. Johnson is an Emergency Medicine Physician with experience in Level 1 Trauma Centers in Chicago and Houston. Known for her ability to lead under pressure and deliver compassionate, evidence-based care, she brings both precision and empathy to every patient encounter. Her clinical expertise extends beyond the bedside into the growing field of artificial intelligence in healthcare, where she leverages her medical insight to enhance clinical documentation, streamline workflows, and drive innovation that supports both clinicians and patients. As the Founder and President of Black Girl White Coat, a nationally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Dr. Johnson has dedicated her leadership to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in medicine. Under her guidance, the organization has connected hundreds of mentees with mentors, awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships, and provided free academic resources to aspiring healthcare professionals from underrepresented backgrounds. Dr. Johnson is passionate about health equity, medical education, and the ethical integration of technology in healthcare. Her work sits at the intersection of medicine, leadership, and innovation—bridging people, purpose, and progress to create a more inclusive and intelligent future for healthcare.
I am a seasoned surgeon executive who is board-certified in urology and clinical informatics. I have had a unique journey where I have lived many of the hardships and have had the honor of addressing some of the challenges that face healthcare today by leveraging technology. With the advent of AI and large language models, I believe we have a unique opportunity to transform and disrupt healthcare for patients and providers alike.
Mission & Approach
Mission
“Ambience is here to build AI that restores humanity to healthcare”
AI Approach
NLP, ambient listening, real-time speech recognition, clinical language models, predictive analytics for coding and compliance
Founding Story
Founded in 2020 by Mike Ng and Nikhil Buduma. In September 2025, Nikhil Buduma (Co-Founder and Chief Scientist) became CEO, while Mike Ng transitioned to President and Chairman.
Products & Solutions
Inpatient Conditions Advisor
softwareAnalyzes patient records to surface clinical evidence for comprehensive condition documentation
Analyzes the complete patient record to surface clinical evidence at the point of care, enabling clinicians to identify, evaluate and document the full spectrum of a patient's conditions for improved coding accuracy and compliance.
ICD-10 Code Assist
softwareSurfaces appropriate ICD-10 codes post-visit to optimize documentation accuracy
Automatically surfaces the most appropriate ICD-10 codes after the visit to optimize documentation accuracy and reduce rework. Includes specialized inpatient version that delivers precise recommendations based on complex chart data.
Medication Order Assist
softwareProactively suggests medication orders during visits based on history and best practices
Proactively suggests medication orders during the visit based on patient history, current discussion, and clinical best practices to streamline ordering and reduce cognitive load.
HCC Compliance Validator
softwareReal-time documentation review to flag HCC problems lacking MEAT support
Continuously reviews documentation in real time to flag HCC-linked problems that lack MEAT support, helping clinicians correct issues before they impact compliance and revenue capture.
E/M Code Advisor
softwareEducates clinicians on appropriate E/M levels and suggests compliant billing codes
Educates clinicians on the appropriate Evaluation and Management level and suggests the right code to support compliant, optimized billing. Helps ensure proper reimbursement while maintaining compliance standards.
Chart Chat for Nursing
softwareEHR-integrated AI assistant that lets nurses query patient care information in plain language
Lives inside the EHR and allows nurses to ask questions about their patients' care in plain language. Has full context and clinical intelligence to understand query intent, retrieving and synthesizing clinician notes, hospital policies, medications and diagnostics.
Patient Summary
softwarePre-visit patient history synthesis tailored by specialty for fast clinical orientation
Summarizes a patient's complete history and current status before the visit begins. Configurable as chronological or problem-based view, tailored by specialty to support fast, safe clinical orientation and eliminate hunting through records.
Chart Chat
softwareReal-time AI assistant that answers clinician questions about patient charts at point of care
Provides instant, trustworthy answers to clinician questions about the chart in real time during patient encounters. Retrieves and synthesizes clinician notes, hospital policies, medications and diagnostics in seconds with full clinical context.
Ambience AI Platform
FlagshipplatformAI platform for clinical documentation, coding, and workflow automation across specialties
Comprehensive AI platform that supports the full clinical workflow from pre-visit preparation through post-visit documentation and coding. Integrates directly into Epic, Athena, and Cerner EHRs to provide ambient listening, real-time documentation, coding assistance, and compliance validation across 200+ medical specialties.
Ambient Scribe
FlagshipsoftwareAutomatically generates complete, coding-ready medical notes from clinician-patient conversations
Real-time ambient listening technology that converts natural clinical conversations into structured, specialty-specific medical documentation. Features multiple speaker attribution, translation capabilities, and customizable note formatting to match organizational and clinical needs.
Customer Success Stories
Houston Methodist
health system
Enterprise rollout of AI platform for clinical documentation and workflow
Ambience Platform Average
other
Clinical documentation and workflow automation across health systems
John Muir Health
health system
Ambient AI implementation to transform patient care and reduce documentation burden
St. Luke's Health System
health system
Ambient AI implementation to reduce clinician burnout and increase patient face time
Hiring Activity
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Product & Market
Product Stage
growthPrimary Market
health_systemsCompany Details
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Employees
- 250
- Stage
- series c
- Profile last updated
- June 22, 2026
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