Sina Bari
Healthcare AI authority

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The AI Governance Test Every Hospital Misses on the First Try

Hospitals do not fail AI because the model is clever or clumsy. They fail it because governance arrives after procurement, after workflow design, and usually after the first patient harm scare. The real question is whether a health system can match speed with proof, oversight, and accountability.

August 21, 2026 · 8 Min Read

The Moment the Algorithm Needed a Human

A physician-executive lens on why hospital AI should be governed like clinical infrastructure, not purchased like software. The real question is whether an AI system can survive scrutiny after the vendor demo ends.

August 18, 2026 · 9 Min Read

How AI Echo Chambers Turn Medical Misinformation Into Apparent Consensus

Medical misinformation is no longer just shared by people, it is increasingly reinforced by AI-generated summaries, synthetic comments, and recommendation systems that make fringe claims look like broad consensus. From a physician-executive perspective, the real risk is not only bad content, but false legitimacy at scale.

August 11, 2026 · 11 Min Read
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Clinical workflow design

How AI fits into triage, documentation, routing, review, escalation, and other high-friction clinical workflows.

Governance, safety, and evaluation

Practical guidance on model validation, monitoring, human oversight, risk controls, and safer adoption of medical AI.

Imaging, diagnostics, and adoption

Commentary on medical imaging AI, diagnostic support, and the organizational conditions needed for successful health-system rollout.

Positioning

Credible commentary for a fast-moving field

The tone stays clear, restrained, and evidence-aware. Claims should be specific, useful, and grounded in how care is actually delivered.

The goal is to help readers understand what works, what fails, and what responsible healthcare AI adoption looks like in practice.

Dr. Sina Bari, MD

About the Author

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Dr. Sina Bari, MD is a Stanford-trained surgeon and the VP of Healthcare & Life Sciences AI at iMerit. He writes here on the clinical-workflow and governance side of healthcare AI, separate from the long-form essays at drsinabari.com and the surgical-practice writing at sinabariplasticsurgery.com.

For speaking, collaboration, or media inquiries related to healthcare AI, use sinabari@gmail.com.

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