MD Anderson CIO to Hospitals: You're Not 'Behind' on AI
Summary
Dan Shoenthal, chief innovation officer at MD Anderson Cancer Center, discussed the challenges of adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. He said that while AI is talked about a lot, real benefits are still slow to appear because healthcare providers and technology developers are still learning how to work with these fast-changing tools.Key Facts
- AI has been a popular topic in healthcare for several years but practical results are still developing.
- Healthcare providers are used to stable technology that changes little over many years, unlike AI which evolves quickly.
- Nurses and other care teams must learn to trust AI to help with tasks they traditionally did themselves.
- Collaboration between healthcare providers and AI technology vendors needs to improve, especially as AI develops rapidly.
- Many AI vendors may not fully understand or communicate the long-term value of their products to health systems.
- The AI market in healthcare is crowded and fast-moving, making it harder to measure consistent value.
- Time is needed for AI tools to prove their impact in clinical settings rather than expecting immediate results.
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