HIMSSCast: Leaders beyond CFOs are making investment decisions in AI

AI decisions aren't just for your IT guy anymore. And that shift might be exactly why your last tool never stuck. You bought the tool. Paid the monthly fee. Watched it collect dust while your team wo

AI decisions aren't just for your IT guy anymore. And that shift might be exactly why your last tool never stuck.

You bought the tool. Paid the monthly fee. Watched it collect dust while your team worked around it. That's not a you problem — that's what happens when AI gets purchased without the people who actually do the work having any say in it.

Here's what a recent healthcare executive study quietly confirmed: the best AI outcomes happen when operations leaders, team managers, and frontline workers are involved in the decision — not just the person signing the check.

That means your instinct to protect your team and your existing systems isn't resistance. It's actually the right starting point. The businesses winning with AI right now aren't ripping everything apart. They're finding one friction point their team already complains about and solving just that.

Before you evaluate any tool, ask your team one question this week: "What's the one task you repeat every day that wastes your time most?" Their answer is your AI starting point — no consultant required.

That single conversation will tell you more than any demo ever will.

What's one task your team keeps doing manually that you wish could just handle itself?

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Executives are looking at AI's impact on workforce integration, value, clinical risk, accountability and alignment with enterprise strategy. The ...