Redesigning leadership for clinical AI deployment

Clinical artificial intelligence (AI) promises to enhance patient care, streamline workflows, and improve health outcomes. AI tools have increasingly been integrated into a variety of healthcare settings. Despite rapid adoption, there is limited understanding of which leadership and organizational paradigms can best support effective AI implementation in clinical settings. This article examines frameworks of organizational culture and leadership structures that can help guide the advancement of clinical AI.

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npj Digital Medicine
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2026-03-12
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-02532-6
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
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Redesigning leadership for clinical AI deployment

Dylan Powell, Arjun Mahajan, Tejas S. Athni
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
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Redesigning leadership for clinical AI deployment

Dylan Powell, Arjun Mahajan, Tejas S. Athni
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Abstract

Clinical artificial intelligence (AI) promises to enhance patient care, streamline workflows, and improve health outcomes. AI tools have increasingly been integrated into a variety of healthcare settings. Despite rapid adoption, there is limited understanding of which leadership and organizational paradigms can best support effective AI implementation in clinical settings. This article examines frameworks of organizational culture and leadership structures that can help guide the advancement of clinical AI.

npj Digital Medicine
University of Stirling (GB), Brigham and Women's Hospital (US), Harvard University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 27%
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
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