Will AI Hinder Digital Transformation in Healthcare?

Improving healthcare delivery remains a major priority for hospitals and health systems as issues like chronic disease management and health equity continue to present challenges for providers. Significant efforts to enhance care revolve around gathering and effectively utilizing the data points generated across patients' journeys.This requires healthcare organizations to pursue digital transformation through the integration of technologies such as EHRs, wearable devices and AI.While these tools play a vital role in helping organizations navigate the healthcare data cycle, some have raised concerns that such technologies could also throw a wrench in health systems' digitalization initiatives.The healthcare digitalization landscape is unique in many ways, but Viswanathan emphasized that the industry's slow adoption of new technologies is a critical aspect of the conversation around digital transformation.