Healthcare AI is outpacing decades-old EHR systems, and patients are at risk
luisdans · x · 2026-10-24
A Fast Company piece warns that healthcare AI adoption is outpacing legacy infrastructure: ER physicians wait minutes while AI assistants query decades-old EHR databases never built for such demands. Unlike other industries, crashes here risk patient safety, and doctors may forget the 'old way'. With moves like OpenAI partnering with Epic, the industry is dazzled by AI promises while ignoring the underlying crisis.
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