As we move through AI integration and adoption in 2026, CMS surveyors are likely to begin focus on AI governance during accreditation surveys. Here's why your organization needs to prepare now. Compliance The data tells a compelling story: 71% of non-federal acute-care hospitals reported using predictive AI in 2024 yet only 38% report high success with AI for clinical risk stratification. With the HHS AI Strategy released in December 2025 and a roughly 70 percent increase in

In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern medicine, data is the most valuable resource we have. Yet, for many healthcare executives and clinical leaders, that data remains locked behind technical barriers.

Is Your AI Failing Silently? The Silent Performance Failure™ Framework for Healthcare | SmartSigma AI

The promise of digital health transformation has never been greater. Neither has the pressure to deliver on it.

Static oversight. Dynamic environment. The drift accumulates invisibly.

NIST named the problem at a systems level. Silent Performance Failure™ names what it looks like inside your deployed clinical AI.

The question that follows every honest governance assessment is not just where are we failing — it is where are we on the path to governing responsibly, and what does the next step require?

Healthcare has never had a shortage of leaders willing to implement the next great thing. What it has always struggled with is leaders willing to do the harder work of governing it once it's embedded. As thousands of the world's most committed healthcare executives prepare to gather in Houston this week for the 2026 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Annual Congress — under the theme Where Purpose Matters — I want to make the case that this distinction has never

The healthcare industry stands at a critical inflection point. Digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and data-driven care models are no longer emerging trends—they're operational imperatives. Yet many healthcare executives and leaders continue to approach professional development the same way they have for decades: attending annual conferences, collecting continuing education credits, and hoping that occasional exposure to innovation will translate into organizatio

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Dr. Richard Greenhill authors the 5th edition of Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management, one of the most widely used healthcare quality textbooks in the U.S. The book, set for release in 2026 from ACHE Health Administration Press, continues the legacy of original author Patrice L. Spath while bringing contemporary insights on quality improvement and emerging technologies in healthcare.

We're racing toward healthcare AI efficiency, but at what cost? Explore why the pursuit of automation threatens the patient-clinician relationship—and how to find balance between innovation and humanity.

SmartSigma AI has partnered with the ACHE–Southeast Texas Chapter to create and deliver a new virtual applied course on AI leadership in healthcare. About the Course AI in Healthcare: Leadership Essentials is designed to support healthcare leaders across all career stages in navigating AI adoption within their organizations. The course was developed to address the growing need for leadership guidance as healthcare systems increasingly integrate artificial intelligence into t

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The question isn't whether AI will transform healthcare, but whether that transformation will happen in the presence or absence of physician leadership. ~Dr Greenhill

Dr. Richard Greenhill brings insights to HCA Medical Staff on AI's impact on healthcare at Dec 2nd event in The Woodlands, TX.

Two hospitals implemented the same agentic AI for sepsis prediction. Same technology, radically different outcomes. Hospital A built psychological safety first. Nurses reported AI false alarms. The team investigated and improved the algorithm. Hospital B rushed implementation without culture work. Nurses stayed silent about problems. Staff began ignoring all alerts. A preventable death occurred. The difference wasn't the AI. It was the culture. Culture before technology. Alwa

Now emphasizes "digital literacy" as the core theme from the first sentence, making it clear this is about workforce capability, not just technology readiness.

Dr. Greenhill moderated a compelling panel on data and advanced analytics at the 2025 SouthEast Texas Chapter Healthcare Leadership Conference, where industry experts explored the balance between innovation and standardization, measuring ROI on AI initiatives, cross-industry learning, and overcoming implementation challenges. The discussion offered practical insights for healthcare leaders navigating digital transformation while maintaining quality patient care.

Every overridden alert, every pharmacist intervention, every near-miss becomes training data.