AI and the Future of Healthcare: Key Takeaways from ViVE 2026
AI in Healthcare: What We Learned at ViVE 2026 (and What It Means for Your Organization)
Summary
Sheppard's reported on attending the 2026 ViVE Conference, noting that while AI offers immense potential in healthcare, significant hurdles remain, including data interoperability challenges and complex issues surrounding autonomous AI liability.
Details
Sheppard’s Digital Health & Innovation Team attended the 2026 ViVE Conference in Los Angeles to examine the intersection of AI and health care. While there was great optimism about AI's potential, significant challenges persist, particularly regarding data interoperability. Although standards like FHIR are increasingly adopted, adoption remains uneven, and migrating from legacy systems presents technical complexity. Since AI relies on data, its clinical use is hampered by safety and reliability concerns until data flows evenly across the system. Furthermore, the rise of autonomous AI (agentic AI) raises critical legal questions regarding liability when errors occur and how existing legal frameworks apply to AI-driven decision-making. Data ownership and licensing are also major negotiation points, requiring navigation through complex laws like HIPAA. The industry must also address the reliability challenge—ensuring accurate outputs beyond initial training data—to realize the full potential of AI.
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