AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report: From the C-Suite
  • 34% work for health systems “advanced” and “proficient” in AI
  • 60% will spend up to $10 million on AI this year
  • 68% will deploy 1-10 AI apps over the next 18 months
  • 66% will spend up to $10 million on infrastructure to support AI this year which is their greatest investment this year
  • Top 3 benefits of AI: Improving efficiency, accuracy and workflow
  • Top priority for AI: Alerting clinicians to declines in patient condition
  • Top challenge of AI: Lack of financial resources
  • AI holds the greatest promise in: Diabetes, heart disease and stroke
  • 43% are taking a wait and see attitude toward sharing de-identified data with other healthcare organizations to improve AI methods; 21% want to share data with a fee, while 18% will share data at no cost
  • 62% do not plan to commercialize their AI apps
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Mary C. Tierney, MS, Vice President & Chief Content Officer, TriMed Media Group

Mary joined TriMed Media in 2003. She was the founding editor and editorial director of Health Imaging, Cardiovascular Business, Molecular Imaging Insight and CMIO, now known as Clinical Innovation + Technology. Prior to TriMed, Mary was the editorial director of HealthTech Publishing Company, where she had worked since 1991. While there, she oversaw four magazines and related online media, and piloted the launch of two magazines and websites. Mary holds a master’s in journalism from Syracuse University. She lives in East Greenwich, R.I., and when not working, she is usually running around after her family, taking photos or cooking.