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AI in hospitals: the real challenge isn't the algorithm — it's the data
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Fusion42 · 5 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Hospitals face major challenges in AI adoption due to fragmented and poor-quality healthcare data rather than the AI algorithms themselves. Efforts in interoperability and data standardisation, such as Indonesia's SATUSEHAT initiative, are crucial to unlocking scalable AI benefits in clinical and operational hospital workflows.
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Healthcare founders building AI tools must focus on cleaning and connecting patient data first to unlock AI benefits in hospitals. The path to AI-enabled care runs through data platforms and interoperability, not just better algorithms.
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