Why 80% of Hospital AI Pilots Fail (And How to Make Yours Work)
The pattern is predictable. A hospital invests in an AI pilot. The vendor installs the system. Three months later, the pilot ends quietly. No scale. No ROI. According to industry estimates, over 80% of hospital AI pilots never move beyond the trial phase. Meanwhile, Indian hospitals lose ₹2,000 crore annually to narcotics diversion and ₹5,000 crore to un-billed implants.The question is not whether AI works in hospitals. It does. The question is why so many pilots fail — and what the hospitals that succeed do...
