Managing AI in the Healthcare Ecosystem

2 Credits.

This course examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare delivery, financing, life sciences, and patient engagement across a complex, highly regulated ecosystem. Rather than focusing on algorithms, the course emphasizes business value creation, ecosystem coordination, data strategy, governance, and responsible AI deployment in healthcare. Students will analyze how AI is applied by providers, payers, life sciences firms, digital health startups, and public sector actors—and why many AI initiatives fail to scale. Through case discussions, executive-style memos, and a final ecosystem strategy project, students will learn how to evaluate AI opportunities, assess data readiness, manage risk, and design scalable AI strategies that align with healthcare’s operational, ethical, and regulatory realities.