Providers experience 'fear and hope' around AI

But big challenges remain, says Michael Pencina, director of Duke AI Health, who discusses the IT infrastructure, workforce and workflow hurdles that need to be overcome before its potential is realized.

Esteban Rubens, Oracle healthcare field CTO, recommends that healthcare organizations cleanse, normalize and consolidate their data into a "lakehouse" before implementing AI tools that can support clinical and operational staff.

Artificial and cybersecurity "aren't mutually exclusive, they're mutually inclusive," says Sunil Dadlani, chief information & digital officer at Atlantic Health System.