February 17, 2026- Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a moonshot for healthcare: It’s quickly becoming the operating system of many healthcare organizations. By late 2025, approximately 71 percent of U.S. hospitals had integrated some form of AI into daily operations, up from 66 percent in 2023. But as adoption accelerates, so does the risk, according to Premier. Fragmented data, siloed pilots, limited governance and fierce competition for technical talent have created an AI landscape where speed often outstrips strategy.
According to Premier’s 2026 trends report, From Resilience to Reinvention, now is the time for health systems to tackle these obstacles and move beyond AI experimentation.