Chief Healthcare Executive March 12, 2025
Ron Southwick

Many healthcare leaders say artificial intelligence offers the promise of improving care. Marcus Schabacker, CEO of ECRI, says there need to be more safeguards.

Plenty of healthcare leaders say they are excited about the potential of artificial intelligence in delivering better care, but a leading patient safety group is warning of possible harm to patients.

ECRI, a nonprofit organization, placed AI on its annual list of the top threats facing patients in 2025. AI landed near the top of the list, ranking second behind only the dismissal of patient and family concerns about. AI also ranked among the leading health technology threats to patients a year ago.

Marcus Schabacker, MD, president and CEO of ECRI, has voiced concerns about the...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Safety, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends
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