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Summary

Executives from leading hospitals discussed the challenges of fully using new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) in health care. While many hospitals have adopted tools such as teleconsultation and AI, most still use them on a small scale and face difficulties integrating these technologies into daily routines and older systems.

Key Facts

  • Samsung Medical Center’s CIO said their hospital still has many parts that are not "smart," showing they are still learning how to work with AI.
  • AI and other digital tools are growing in hospitals worldwide but are often used in limited ways.
  • For example, 82% of hospitals offer teleconsultation, but most use it for fewer than 5% of patient visits.
  • Experts agree that becoming a "smart hospital" is not just about having technology but about how well it is used regularly and improved over time.
  • OpenAI released a version of ChatGPT integrated with Epic, a popular electronic health record system, to help clinicians access patient information more easily.
  • The new ChatGPT tool can also connect to official medical databases to help healthcare teams find clinical and research information faster.
  • Early physician feedback on OpenAI’s ChatGPT with EHR integration has been very positive, based on thousands of ratings.
  • Hospital leaders said the main challenge is moving from small pilot projects to widespread use of new technologies across patients and workflows.
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