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AI in healthcare is not a product to approve but a system to govern. This ISI paper examines the failure of “approve and go” models and argues that boards must oversee decision quality and require vendors to share clinical risk alongside clinicians.
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AI in healthcare is not a technology problem — it is a governance system challenge. This paper introduces the Strategy Governance System, showing why boards must move beyond approval to govern decision quality, signal integrity, and adaptive oversight.
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Boards rely on dashboards—but risk emerges before metrics move. This paper examines how structured floor engagement functions as a governance sensing system, improving signal integrity, cultural oversight, and early risk detection.
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