5 Predictions for Healthcare AI in 2026
Hartford HealthCare’s Barry Stein says healthcare leaders need to see AI as part of an ecosystem. And it will only work in healthcare if it all the right safeguards are in place.
Utah OKs Prescription Refills by AI
Utah officials announced on Tuesday a partnership with AI health platform Doctronic to enable patients living with chronic conditions to use the platform to refill prescriptions. Utah becomes the first state to test the technology for prescribing and the latest example of a state talking the lead in forging AI policy.
Patient Safety Predictions for 2026, Part 2
PSQH reached out to experts throughout healthcare to get their predictions for what will happen in patient safety and healthcare quality in 2026. We received so many predictions this time around that we’re breaking it up into two parts. Here’s Part 2 of what they had to say.
Patient Safety Predictions for 2026, Part 1
PSQH reached out to experts throughout healthcare to get their predictions for what will happen in patient safety and healthcare quality in 2026. We received so many predictions this time around that we’re breaking it up into two parts. Here’s Part 1 of what they had to say.
How to Measure the Value and ROI of AI Tools in Clinical Care
Allina Health has determined that clinicians who use an AI scribe maintain their hours providing direct patient care, which is also known as full-time equivalent (FTE) performance. Clinicians at the health system who do not use an AI scribe tend to have a higher burnout rate, which is associated with lower FTE performance.
Providence’s CIO Looks for Humanity in Healthcare Innovation
Goswami sees today’s tech trends, from AI to virtual care to digital health, as having the potential to bring humanity back to healthcare. But these new tools have to work for both patients and providers, bringing them face-to-face rather than shunting them onto different pathways.
How Can We Justify AI’s Cost?
The industry’s struggle to control rampant costs is forcing executives to dig more deeply into their technology spending habits – especially where and how much they want to invest in AI. And that’s forcing them to confront different definitions of ROI.
What’s on the Agenda for PAs in 2026?
For 2026, the CMO of the American Academy of Physician Associates sees ongoing PA trends as well as new opportunities for PAs in areas such as technology adoption.
How New Technologies Are Changing the ED
AI tools are pulling in data from the EHR and other sources, giving clinicians chart summaries and offering care suggestions, and helping stratify patient needs and plan the patient’s discharge or admittance.
Tampa General Hospital CMO Offers Healthcare Predictions for 2026
For 2026, the top clinical officer at Tampa General Hospital foresees healthcare trends in care delivery, complexity of patients, AI tool adoption, and financial pressures.