HIMSSCast: Providers very optimistic on AI’s future in healthcare, new study says

75% of expect of AI in three years, according to a new Berkeley Research Group study. That’s quite the positive response for a technology very new to healthcare.

What’s more, 87% of provider respondents are confident in their organizations’ ability to comply with surrounding AI, the study finds. Another unusually huge response to .

In this week’s podcast, James McHugh, managing director at Berkeley Research Group, talks in-depth about the results of this new AI in healthcare study, offering advice to CIOs and other health IT leaders along the way.

Talking points:

  • Nearly 60% of provider respondents are providing some form of internal and education on AI, and 55% of them are establishing AI-specific guidance on proper use.

  • While the healthcare sector has taken steps to self-regulate as a matter of necessity, it still has more to do.

  • Just 37% of provider respondents indicate their organizations are either reviewing or planning to review regulatory guidance to ensure proper AI implementation.

  • Six in ten provider respondents view current AI regulations and guidance as providing adequate safety measures for the use of AI. Where does this optimism come from?

  • 87% of provider respondents are confident in their organizations’ ability to comply with regulations, while indicating that HIPAA violations, accuracy, safety data privacy, and ethical standards remain top of mind.

  • 75% of healthcare professionals expect widespread implementation of AI in three years.

More about this episode:

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At HIMSS24, Meditech and the ‘thirst for AI’

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