Healthcare IT Today January 20, 2026
Healthcare IT leaders are past questioning whether AI belongs in healthcare and have moved onto the challenge of determining where it delivers the most improvement with the least disruption. Radiology is a prime area where AI can have an outsized positive impact because its workflows are constrained and images are central to downstream clinical decisions.
We asked Demetri Giannikopoulos, Chief Innovation Officer at Rad AI where AI can be most effective in healthcare and whether specialized AI tools for radiology improve trust in the technology.
Radiology as the Highest-Impact Entry Point for AI
Radiology sits at a critical junction in care delivery. Imaging informs diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient communication, often before any other clinical action occurs. As Giannikopoulos explained,...







