AI and patient care are “top of mind” for healthcare executives in 2024. The pairing seems opportune, since the surveyed leaders see the burgeoning technology as a key tool for improving the perennial mission.

Kaiser Permanente AI exec Daniel Yang, MD: ‘With a focus on building trust, we use AI only when it advances our core mission of delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare services.’

Smart machines have watched over the little bundle of joy practically since conception—and will be an omnipresent part of his or her life for decades to come. What can we tell this individual their life will be like?

With almost 30 AI-related positions per 1,000 healthcare jobs, Durham, N.C, has more such openings than any other city in the country.

Did you know healthcare is responsible for 4.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions? 

There may be upsides to being less mature at this stage of society’s AI shift—relentless optimism could detract from mitigating potential risks.

It’s easy to forget that generative AI launched into the economy—and the public imagination—less than two years ago. How could it be otherwise?

Patient safety should be the No. 1 consideration for healthcare organizations working, planning or hoping to adopt AI. Then again, nine other concerns are similarly crucial to the success of the industry-wide endeavor.