Strategy
Why AI vendor evaluations fail before they start
Most health systems evaluate AI vendors the way they buy medical devices. The criteria are wrong, the process is slower …
Apr 10, 2026 · 6 min read
The Problem
Healthcare runs on people.
AI is leaving them behind.
0%
of physicians report burnout symptoms
$0B
lost annually to diagnostic inefficiencies
0.0x
more AI vendors than successful deployments
Health systems are drowning in AI promises. Vendors sell tools. Nobody owns the outcome. Clinicians are left with more software and less time, the opposite of what technology should deliver.
What We Offer
From first conversation to full deployment.
Services
EngagementsStrategic consulting work we execute inside your walls.
- AI Readiness Assessment
- Vendor Evaluation & Selection
- Implementation & Integration
- Data Strategy & Governance
- Monitoring Retainer
Programs
ParticipatoryLearning that changes how your team thinks and works.
- AI 101 for Healthcare Leaders
- Departmental Deep-Dives
- Executive Strategy Sessions
- Change Management Training
The Process
What an engagement actually looks like.
01
Discovery Call
30 minutes. No pitch deck.
02
Readiness Assessment
You get a prioritized roadmap.
03
Scoped Proposal
Fixed-scope, fixed-price.
04
Implementation
Weekly updates throughout.
05
Optimization Retainer
Model drift monitoring and iteration.
Rounds
Thinking clearly about AI in healthcare.
The Signal
Healthcare AI moves fast.
Most of it is noise.
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Built by practitioners, not observers.
We're AI practitioners who got close enough to healthcare to understand what's broken, and technical enough to fix it. No theoretical frameworks. No vendor allegiances. Just outcomes.
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and start implementing?
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