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AI Liability Is Forcing a New Era of Hospital Risk Management

Jason Free — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:09:45 +0000

Artificial intelligence is rapidly embedding itself in core hospital functions—from diagnostics and decision support to patient documentation and claims processing. But as this technology shifts from pilot tools to operational infrastructure, healthcare leaders are entering a legal gray zone that few are structurally prepared to navigate.

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Mount Sinai: AI That Asks Its Own Questions Could Transform Clinical Diagnostics

Jason Free — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:11:41 +0000

Artificial intelligence in health care is often discussed in terms of automation and pattern recognition, but a new system developed at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai signals a more profound shift: AI that can tailor its diagnostic reasoning to individual patients and recognize when it lacks enough information to proceed. The system, called InfEHR, challenges traditional models of clinical support by operating not just as a predictor, but as a dynamic inference engine.

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JAMA: AI Tools in Health Care Are Spreading Faster Than We Can Govern Them

Jason Free — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:07:24 +0000

Artificial intelligence is already shaping how care is delivered, how health systems operate, and how patients access services. But the rapid pace of AI adoption is exposing a foundational gap: health care lacks the infrastructure, incentives, and oversight mechanisms to evaluate whether these tools are actually improving health outcomes.

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AI in Precision Medicine: Operational Realities Behind Market Projections

Jason Free — Fri, 23 May 2025 13:43:43 +0000

AI tools like Tempus's ECG-AF algorithm, which received FDA 510(k) clearance for identifying patients at increased risk of atrial fibrillation, and Ibex's Prostate Detect, an AI-powered digital pathology solution for prostate cancer diagnosis, demonstrate technological advancements. Yet, their integration into existing clinical workflows is not straightforward. These tools require seamless interoperability with electronic health records (EHRs) and other hospital information systems. Without this integration, clinicians may face workflow disruptions, leading to reduced efficiency and potential errors. Urology Times

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Cloud EHRs Are Coming Fast, But Who’s Rebuilding the Clinical Workflow?

Jason Free — Fri, 23 May 2025 11:09:11 +0000

U.S. health systems are charging into the cloud with extraordinary speed. According to a recent Deloitte survey, 90 percent of provider organizations now prioritize electronic health record modernization. Intermountain Health and UPMC are transitioning to Epic on AWS and Azure by the end of 2025, while Broward Health has committed $250 million to move from Cerner to Epic. The stated motivations—interoperability mandates from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and adoption of SaaS-based AI modules like Epic’s sepsis prediction—reveal a trend that is more technical than clinical source.

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Beyond the Hype: What It Takes to Actually Deploy AI in Clinical Workflows

Jason Free — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:27:46 +0000

It’s become a predictable cycle in healthcare IT: a high-profile partnership between a hospital and an AI vendor is announced, often accompanied by a flurry of LinkedIn posts, conference panels, and phrases like "revolutionizing care." Six months later, the project quietly disappears—no outcomes reported, no clinician adoption, no operational integration. In the rare cases where AI does survive implementation, it's typically relegated to a pilot status, siloed from real workflows and unsupported by the infrastructure required to keep it clinically meaningful. We don’t have a shortage of AI models. We have a failure to operationalize them.

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AI Without Guardrails: States Step In as Health Algorithms Outpace Federal Oversight

Jason Free — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:55:53 +0000

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform clinical decision-making, administrative workflows, and payer operations, one unsettling truth remains: there is still no national regulatory framework for its use in healthcare. With federal oversight slow to materialize, states are beginning to write their own rules—introducing a fragmented compliance environment that’s putting pressure on health systems and digital health vendors alike.

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AI in Healthcare: Optimizing Triage, Diagnostics, and Workflows

Jason Free — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:53:22 +0000

Healthcare systems in the United States and globally are increasingly strained by rising patient volumes, provider shortages, and complex care pathways. In this environment, artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as a critical tool to streamline the patient journey—from initial triage to diagnosis and treatment. For hospital CIOs, CTOs, clinical informaticists, and health IT administrators, understanding the practical applications and limitations of AI in real-world hospital settings is not just a competitive edge—it's a strategic imperative.

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Explain or Expire: Why Trustworthy AI Starts with Transparency

Jason Free — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:58:23 +0000

Artificial intelligence has officially embedded itself in the healthcare enterprise—from diagnostic imaging to billing automation, and increasingly, to clinical decision support. But while the capabilities of AI are accelerating at an unprecedented rate, its trustworthiness remains on shaky ground. The issue at the center of that trust gap? Transparency.

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From Recognition to Prediction: AI’s Next Leap in Preventive Healthcare

Jason Free — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:39:48 +0000

For years now, artificial intelligence has dazzled us with its pattern recognition prowess. Trained on millions of images, EHR records, and biometric signals, AI systems have shown they can classify tumors, detect arrhythmias, and flag anomalies faster than their human counterparts—sometimes with alarming accuracy. But as the novelty fades and the regulatory landscape sharpens, a new and far more meaningful question looms: Can AI move beyond recognizing what is and start forecasting what might be?

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