68% of health system execs plan deeper AI investments to meet strategic goals

During the inaugural HIMSS State of Healthcare digital event on Tuesday, Thomas Kiesau, director and digital health leader at The Chartis Group offered some useful benchmarking for hospitals and health systems wondering how their IT investments and digital maturity compare to their peers. The Chartis Group surveyed 226 health system executives nationwide, at hospitals and health systems of all shapes and sizes. They were asked their perspectives on digital health, artificial intelligence and machine learning – and about the financial health of their respective organizations. The health system execs had generally positive sentiments about digital health. Most agreed with the sentiments, said Keisau: "It should be integrated into the care model. It will advance care over the long term. It can create a competitive advantage. It can help close care disparities. Across the board what we saw from our respondents was that they believe those relatively strongly."