VANCOUVER, BC — January 28, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Arya Health has acquired HippoAI, integrating AI-powered healthcare intelligence into its platform to enhance physician efficiency and patient outcomes.
Arya Health, a provider of EMR solutions, announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire HippoAI, a clinical decision support platform powered by advanced artificial intelligence.
The acquisition combines Arya’s operational EMR with HippoAI’s medical knowledge engine to deliver an integrated solution for healthcare providers. The aim is to enhance administrative efficiency and clinical decision-making.
Upon completion, the acquisition will broaden Arya Health’s AI-enabled tools across the healthcare continuum. It is designed to equip clinicians with real-time, evidence-based insights at the point of care, while automating administrative and operational tasks.
HippoAI’s technology leverages large language models and clinician-trained AI to offer clinical summaries, guideline references, differential diagnoses, and medical knowledge tailored to primary care and specialist workflows.
Integrated into Arya’s existing platform, HippoAI is intended to give physicians, nurse practitioners, and care teams faster access to relevant medical information that supports diagnosis and treatment decisions, reducing cognitive load and research time.
The combined Arya’s AI agents and HippoAI’s clinical intelligence will create a unified toolkit that enhances clinician productivity and patient experience, and improves quality of care delivery across care settings.
Dr. Richard Vandegriend, Co-founder of Arya Health, said healthcare professionals deserve tools that help them spend more time with patients and less time navigating fragmented data. He added that by bringing HippoAI’s clinical decision support into the Arya platform, the company is providing an end-to-end AI experience that accelerates both operational workflows and evidence-based clinical decisions in one cohesive system.
Arya Health plans to accelerate product development integrating clinical, operational, and administrative AI capabilities, enabling healthcare providers to achieve better outcomes at a lower cost.
Arya Health is a physician-built electronic medical record (EMR) and patient care platform focused on simplifying clinical workflows and improving the delivery of care. Arya combines charting, eFax, online booking, patient messaging, telemedicine, AI-powered documentation, and integrated billing into one system. Clinics across Canada use Arya to streamline operations, enhance patient engagement, and reduce administrative burden.
HippoAI is an AI-powered clinical decision support platform designed to help healthcare professionals access medical information at the point of care. Built by clinicians and powered by advanced language models, HippoAI delivers insights that support diagnosis, treatment planning, and medical education.
Source: Arya Health
