This article reviews the factors that govern adoption and explains why adoption has taken place at a slow pace. Research sources for the article include interviews with provider executives, healthcare IT professors and consultants, and AI vendor executives. The article considers differential speed of adoption in clinical vs. administrative applications, regulatory approval issues, reimbursement and return on investments in healthcare AI, data sources and integration with electronic health record systems, the need for clinical education, issues involving fit with clinical workflows, and ethical considerations.
