Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
After years of rapid digital adoption, health system CIOs are entering a more stable phase of technology strategy shaped by persistent margin pressure, workforce strain and growing expectations that IT investments deliver measurable operational return. As organizations plan for 2026,…
Generative AI’s expanding role in healthcare may warrant a new regulatory framework — one modeled after how physicians and nurses are licensed, according to researchers from the Philadelphia-based Penn Leonard David Institute of Health Economics. In an viewpoint article published…
As health systems accelerate artificial intelligence adoption, many are finding that the hardest work is not launching pilots, but deciding which ones deserve to move forward and which should stop. At Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network, leaders deliberately chose to…
Payer-provider dynamics have been a persistent struggle in healthcare, particularly shown during heated contract negotiations. AI — such as clinicians using scribes associated with greater coding intensity and insurers harnessing AI platforms to authenticate claims and assist with prior authorization — has…
Health systems across the U.S. have begun scaling ambient artificial intelligence tools in a bid to ease one of clinicians’ biggest burdens: documentation. But is the technology delivering on its promise? Documentation and related administrative tasks cost the U.S. healthcare…
Nursing informatics leaders say the most meaningful patient safety improvements tied to AI in nursing workflows so far have come from mature, predictable decision-support tools — while more experimental applications, including generative AI, remain largely unproven at the bedside. Marc…
When Cleveland Clinic appointed Ben Shahshahani, PhD, as chief AI officer in July 2024, the job description was still evolving across the healthcare industry, and so were expectations for what the role could realistically deliver. Dr. Shahshahani joined the Cleveland…
New York City-based NYU Langone Health developed an AI model that predicts with 88% accuracy whether patients will require skilled nursing care after hospital discharge. The two-part tool analyzes admission notes to identify seven key risk factors. It then generates…
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has partnered with generative AI platform Qualified Health to expand AI across its enterprise. The collaboration incorporates Qualified Health’s governed platform to support “high-impact initiatives” throughout Jefferson’s multistate network, according to a Jan. 27 Qualified Health news…
When health systems moved quickly to appoint chief AI officers around 2024, the role was largely theoretical. A year or two later, the first wave of AI chiefs is discovering what the job actually demands. Over the past 18 to…