94% of Healthcare Execs Say AI, Blockchain Have Advanced Innovation

Ninety four percent of healthcare executives report that artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other emerging technologies have accelerated the pace of innovation over the past three years, according to an Accenture report.However, the report also found that while technology investments have progressed, healthcare organizations still need to do more to meet rising consumer and employee expectations. The healthcare industry has largely come to recognize that digital technologies must be a core part of everyday processes, with organizations increasingly investing in social, mobile, analytics, and cloud technologies. Eighty percent of healthcare executives agreed that these tools have moved beyond adoption silos to become an integral part of the technology foundation of their organizations.