HealthIT Answers January 13, 2020
It seems everyone has jumped on the AI bandwagon in healthcare these days. Behind the hype are fundamental structural and cultural considerations that will either make these efforts successful or doom this nascent effort into being another industry fad until a later time. While some may argue which elements should be on the list, I’m offering three that aren’t typically discussed.
1. The Product Doesn’t Solve an Addressable and Relevant Clinical Need
The “whiz kids” from Silicon Valley and other tech cities are working on their “blue sky” projects that promise to disrupt every industry and create all sorts of things. But the questions they should be asking in healthcare is not whether the product is cool, novel, or can...