Executives from six health systems will participate in two hour-long virtual panels on Wednesday, discussing how AI services and tools will evolve to be sustainable and scalable.
AI is still top of mind for nearly every health system and hospital across the country, but many have moved beyond the initial stages of piloting a new service or tool and are looking for sustainable and scalable uses.
Executives from a six health systems will talk about those next steps in HealthLeaders’ AI NOW virtual conference this Wednesday. Subtitled “Where Do We Go Next?”, the event features two hour-long panels, which take place at 10 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. ET.
The first panel, “Activating AI: How to Build a Financially Stable AI Program,” is sponsored by WayStar. It features Jon McManus, VP and Chief Data, AI and Development Officer at Sharp Healthcare; Kristin Myers, Chief Digital Officer at Northwell Health; Eric Poon, MD, MPH, FACMI, Chief Health Information Officer at the Duke University Health System; and Rebecca Pierce, Director of Product Management at WayStar.
The discussion will focus on how healthcare executives are factoring sustainability into their AI strategies. What goes into determining whether a new service or product can maintain value beyond that first one or two years, and how do executives ensure that it keeps its value (or evolves) five or 10 years down the road? How is value measured, and how is governance handled?
Our second panel, “Creating a Clinical Blueprint for AI Scalability,” looks more closely at hoe a clinical AI service or tool evolves from its pilot phase. It features Jason Hill, Innovation officer at Ochsner Health; Naveen Maram, Chief Data Officer at Ardent Health; and David Newman, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Virtual Care at Sanford Health.
This discussion will take a more in-depth look at how AI will evolve in the clinical space. With health systems and hospitals looking to maximize the value of new technologies, it’s imperative that executives look beyond the initial ROI of AI and understand how it can scale outward to address more used cases. What will a particular tool or service look like in five or 10 years, and how can it be designed now to ensure that value down the road?
Together, these panels can act as a blueprint for health systems and hospitals looking to move beyond the cool new use or tech toy and create sustainable, scalable programs that truly transform healthcare delivery.
Eric Wicklund is the associate content manager and senior editor for Innovation at HealthLeaders.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Healthcare leaders are looking beyond AI pilots and creating strategies that emphasize sustainability and scalability.
With razor-thin bottom lines and little money set aside for new technologies, executives need to see strong and lasting value in a service or tool.