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Health Systems Are Betting Big on AI. Are Boards Ready?

By Vilas Dhar

06/03/2025

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As AI transforms health-care delivery, boards must shift from passive observers to active stewards of AI governance to protect patient outcomes and mitigate risk.

Hospitals are investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). AI tools can diagnose diseases, streamline workflows, and advise care teams in real time. In 2023, hospitals in the United States spent an average of $9.51 million on information technology systems ...

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Vilas Dhar is a global AI policy expert and president of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation,  a philanthropic organization focused on the exploration, enhancement, and development of AI and data science for the common good.

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