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Healthcare leadership in the modern age of artificial intelligence: Are we organizationally ready?

Justin Iannello1*
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1 Veterans Health Administration, VISN 21 (Sierra Pacific Network), Pleasant Hill, California, United States of America
AIH, 025230051 https://doi.org/10.36922/AIH025230051
Received: 5 June 2025 | Revised: 2 July 2025 | Accepted: 2 July 2025 | Published online: 18 July 2025
© 2025 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
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Abstract

Organizational artificial intelligence (AI) readiness in healthcare has gained significant attention, given the excitement of transforming healthcare in new and innovative ways. While many healthcare organizational leaders have expressed a strong desire to leverage AI to automate processes, improve productivity, and increase staff/patient satisfaction, most are still in the beginning stages of identifying, strategizing, and implementing foundational elements that transform an organization from one that utilizes AI to one that embraces AI as a key partner in delivering healthcare. Given the complex nature of integrating technology tools/solutions like AI within clinical and operational workflows, the paper will highlight widespread interest for AI integration among healthcare leaders; introduce individual and organizational factors that affect adoption of AI tools/technologies; and provide an overview of organizational AI readiness examples to assist healthcare organizations on their AI journey.

Keywords
Organization
Artificial intelligence
Readiness
Adoption factors
Technology
Healthcare
Transformation
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The author declares no conflicts of interest.
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Artificial Intelligence in Health, Electronic ISSN: 3029-2387 Print ISSN: 3041-0894, Published by AccScience Publishing
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