AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report: The early adopters
- Proficient in AI (75%) or advanced (25%) in using and developing AI for several years
- 67% are using 1-10 AI applications; 15% are using 11-50 apps and 7% are using more than 50 apps
- Most (38%) are multihospital systems/IDNs (38%) or academic medical centers (27%)
- 71% have a data governance policy
- Infrastructure is the No. 1 purchase this year, with 76% spending up to $10 million
- Almost three quarters of these facilities are using or expect to be using 1-10 AI-based applications, while 18 percent will be using 11-50 AI applications
- Top 3 benefits of AI: Improving workflow, efficiency and accuracy
- Top priority for AI: AI alerting clinicians to declines in patient condition
- Top barrier to AI adoption: Lack of financial resources
- AI holds the greatest promise in: Heart disease, cancer and stroke
- 70% will spend up to $10 million on AI this fiscal year; about 12% will spend more than
- $10 million this year on AI
- CIO is leading the way (35%) but these facilities also are more likely to have a chief analytics officer, chief innovation officer or chief AI officer
- Data scientists are helping to develop and hone AI apps: 46% employ fewer than 10 data scientists, while 32% have 11-50 on staff
- 45% are collaborating with research organizations to develop AI applications trained on local patient data; 54% plan to commercialize AI apps
AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report
- About the Survey
- Table of Contents
- Leveraging Intelligence to Enhance Care and Processes
- Survey at a Glance
- 7 Key Findings
- 01 C-level healthcare leaders are leading the charge to AI
- 02 AI has moved into the mainstream
- 03 Health systems are committed to investing in AI
- 04 Fortifying infrastructure is top of mind
- 05 Improving care is AI’s greatest benefit
- 06 Health systems are both buying and developing AI apps
- 07 Radiology is blazing the AI trail
- Drill Down by Facility Type
- The Doctor Says
- Through the Eyes of the CIO
- From the C-Suite
- Meet the Survey Respondents
Mary C. Tierney, MS, Vice President & Chief Content Officer, TriMed Media Group
Mary joined TriMed Media in 2003. She was the founding editor and editorial director of Health Imaging, Cardiovascular Business, Molecular Imaging Insight and CMIO, now known as Clinical Innovation + Technology. Prior to TriMed, Mary was the editorial director of HealthTech Publishing Company, where she had worked since 1991. While there, she oversaw four magazines and related online media, and piloted the launch of two magazines and websites. Mary holds a master’s in journalism from Syracuse University. She lives in East Greenwich, R.I., and when not working, she is usually running around after her family, taking photos or cooking.