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Navigating AI Decisions: Going Beyond “Buy vs Build”

Conceptual illustration of an AI buy-versus-build crossroads with governance and monitoring decisions

“Should we buy or build?” is usually the first question organizations ask about radiology AI. It is useful, but it is no longer the whole question.

Today, you can choose from cleared clinical algorithms, enterprise AI platforms, generative-AI tools, and internally developed workflows. The real challenge begins after a contract is signed or a prototype works. AI becomes another clinical system: one that can help, distract, confuse, or quietly change behavior.

Anyone who has lived through an enterprise IT rollout, PACS replacement, or hospital merger (let alone lead an aspect of it) knows the pattern. Installation is only one part of deployment. The hard work is making a tool fit the people, data, incentives, exceptions, and failure modes of the place where it will be used.

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The May 2016 iteration of FHIR… has arrived. Most notable among its new capabilities: support for the Clinical Quality Language for clinical decision support as well as further development of work on genomic data, workflow, eClaims, provider directories and CCDA … Continue reading

Towards Healthcare Interoperability: What Must Be Done?

Interoperability is becoming the most sought-after in healthcare, but needs further standardization.  Image Credit: http://cloudpro.co.uk

A few days ago, Walgreens announced a new deal with Epic Systems, joining numerous health systems (and one of its major competitors, CVS) by implementing Epic’s famous electronic health records (EHRs). In its press release, Walgreens cited interoperability as one of the primary reason for this transition:

QuoteThis state-of-the-industry EHR will enable more seamless communication with health systems and local providers, and gives us enhanced capabilities to deliver better health outcomes through greater care coordination and interoperability.”

Interoperability has become the holy grail of technology adaptation in many industries.  Continue reading