AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report: The Doctor Says
  • AI is “very important” or “absolutely essential” to strategy and future plans (72%)
  • Health system is advanced or proficient with AI (29%) or they are assessing and planning to deploy AI in the future (28%)
  • Expect to add 1-10 AI apps in the next 18 months (56%)
  • Top 3 benefits of AI:  Improving efficiency, workflow and accuracy
  • AI holds the greatest promise in: cancer detection and diagnosis
  • Top 5 highest priorities for AI: Developing next-gen radiology tools; Utilizing AI to more effectively manage population health; Revolutionizing clinical decision-making at the bedside; Alerting clinicians to declines in patient condition; and Using EMR data to reliably predict risk
  • Top 5 barriers to AI adoption: Lack of finances; Lack of clear strategy for AI within organization; Lack of leaders’ ownership of and commitment to AI; Limited understanding of insights from AI; and Uncertain or low expectations from returns on AI investments
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Mary C. Tierney, MS, Vice President & Chief Content Officer, TriMed Media Group

Mary joined TriMed Media in 2003. She was the founding editor and editorial director of Health Imaging, Cardiovascular Business, Molecular Imaging Insight and CMIO, now known as Clinical Innovation + Technology. Prior to TriMed, Mary was the editorial director of HealthTech Publishing Company, where she had worked since 1991. While there, she oversaw four magazines and related online media, and piloted the launch of two magazines and websites. Mary holds a master’s in journalism from Syracuse University. She lives in East Greenwich, R.I., and when not working, she is usually running around after her family, taking photos or cooking.