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The Governance Gap Hospitals Can No Longer Delegate to IT

Health systems are running hundreds of AI tools with few having named oversight authority, and agentic AI is already outrunning the approval process.

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The Merger Clause Nobody's Underwriting

Hospital M&A due diligence checklists have no line item for inherited AI model inventories, and two live deals show why that gap is now material.

A stethoscope and a standalone microphone sit on an empty exam table in a quiet, dimly lit hospital corridor.

Ambient Scribes Are Outgrowing Their Oversight

Ambient AI documentation tools are expanding into agentic clinical workflows that sit outside ONC certification, just as health system boards show limited AI governance capacity.

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The Patchwork Problem in Clinical AI Oversight

State-by-state AI rules are creating divergent liability and oversight standards for clinical AI, forcing health systems to govern to the strictest jurisdiction.