Procuring AI-systems in Healthcare: More Than a Technology Contract Artificial intelligence is increasingly being introduced into healthcare, often with promises of improved efficiency, decision support, and reduced administrative burden. Yet purchasing AI is not simply a matter of selecting the best technology. It involves balancing clinical needs, patient safety, work environment considerations, legal requirements, organizational […]
Continue readingJohanna Viitanen, Professor, Co-Principal Investigator AI-Procare Usability is often overlooked in procurement due to a lack of methods that are adjusted to the procurement context and produce comparable, measurable data. Limited resources also push to prioritize other quality attributes. Additionally, there is insufficient evidence about how usability assessments affect procurement decisions and how poor usability […]
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This week, Marta Lárusdóttir, Johanna Viitanen and Åsa Cajander represented AI-PROCARE at the NordForsk kick-off for the Nordic-Baltic initiative on Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Lund. The kick-off brought together the projects funded within the programme, giving us a chance to hear what the other research teams are working on and to discuss our […]
Continue readingÅsa Cajander, professor, Principal Investigator AI-PROCARE Society needs practical recommendations and guidelines for buying AI systems that support a good work environment in healthcare. The timing of AI-PROCARE is exactly right, as this knowledge is urgently needed while AI is rapidly being introduced.
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In the AI-Procare project we will be organizing a workshop at the NordiCHI 2026 in Wasa Finland on Saturday 3rd October from 14:00 – 17:30. In the workshop we will explore how human-computer interaction (HCI) perspectives can be more effectively integrated into public IT procurement processes to empower users and extend employees´ wellbeing. We will […]
Continue readingRead the article about the project posted by Camilla Eskesen Laursen, Copenhagen Business School. When AI enters the hospital: Who shapes the future of healthcare work? | CBS – Copenhagen Business School
Continue readingArtificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of innovation, efficiency, and technical performance. But if we want AI to be introduced in responsible ways in healthcare, we need to look beyond the technology itself. One important starting point is procurement. Procurement shapes which AI systems enter healthcare, but also how work is organised, what demands […]
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