What's Holding AI Back? Imagination
CommonSpirit Health CIO Daniel Barchi says AI development over the next five years won't focus on better technology, but on healthcare leaders finding the right way to use the tools to make healthcare more efficient.
The CIO of the nation's second largest nonprofit health system says AI governance isn't a revolutionary concept. It's a strategy built on how the industry has embraced new ideas and technologies in the past.
"It's important to remember that clinicians, hospitals and health systems have been caring for patients for many, many years through many advances in technology and many changes in clinical care," says Daniel Barchi, EVP and CIO of CommonSpirit Health, the Chicago-based network of 142 hospitals and more than 700 care sites spread across 21 states. "And if we hew to the guiding principles that clinicians have and that we as caregivers should aspire to have, we can apply those same ground rules, guiding principles and vision to AI in the same way that we've used other advanced tools safely."
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- AI governance is based on familiar technology pathways and standards, says CommonSpirit Health CIO Daniel Barchi.
- Managing AI tools is less about the technology, he says, and more about thinking intuitively to improve operational efficiency.
- Barchi sees AI as a supportive technology, enabling providers to remove barriers and spend more face-to-face time with their patients and patient to become better informed on their care journey.