HealthLeaders Media December 22, 2025
At HealthLeaders’ recent Chief Digital Executive Exchange (CDEX), top healthcare execs wrestled with defining the true value of an expensive – but potentially transformational – technology.
Healthcare’s digital health executives have a value problem.
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.
During the recent HealthLeaders Chief Digital Executive Exchange (CDEX) in Washington D.C., leaders from several health systems and hospitals came together to discuss how they’re managing technology strategy and budgets, particularly around AI. Some even floated the idea of creating separate budgets for new tech...







