05/11/2026
What is your healthcare AI agent allowed to do after it gets access?
In an Imprivata-commissioned survey of 250 U.S. healthcare leaders, 72% reported that AI tools or agents were deployed without formal IT approval at least occasionally.
That finding raises a practical question for teams building healthcare AI: can customers demonstrate both measurable value and control over what the system does?
An agent might summarize a referral, draft a patient message, or update a record. Each action carries different responsibilities—and needs clear boundaries.
In the first edition of Digital Health Signal, we explore:
→ how to measure value across the complete workflow
→ where permissions and human approval need to be enforced
→ what teams should be able to trace, stop, and reassess before scaling
For healthcare product teams, these decisions belong in the development plan from the start.
Read the full article on the BeKey blog: https://bekey.io/blog/healthcare-ai-agents-need-to-prove-two-things-value-and-control
Healthcare AI agents need to demonstrate measurable value and operational control. Explore what product teams should check before scaling AI in real workflows.