Leveraging AI to reduce operational healthcare costs: lessons from other industries
Abstract
U.S. healthcare spending has risen to unprecedented levels, totaling $4.9 trillion in 2023 alone 1 . Novel technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to optimize clinical operations and reduce healthcare costs. The adoption of AI in healthcare, however, has lagged behind other industries 2 , 3 . This occurs despite the fact that the National Bureau of Economic Research has estimated that wider adoption of AI in the U.S. healthcare system could lead to savings between $200 billion and $360 billion annually 4 .
Fields of Study & Subjects
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
Machine Learning in Healthcare
Electronic Health Records Systems
Publication details
- Journal / source
- npj Health Systems
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 28 January 2026
- Language
- EN