The impact of leadership on AI deployment study outcomes in healthcare: an integrative analysis.

ABSTRACT: Studies on AI deployment in healthcare demand interdisciplinary collaboration, making the team structure and leadership essential for guiding AI-driven innovation. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, a theory associating organizational outcomes with leadership expertise, we investigated how studies on AI outcomes in healthcare reflect the team structure and leadership. Study data were obtained from 105 studies globally in two literature reviews including 96 randomized clinical trials (RCT). We hypothesized that clinician-led AI deployment studies are more likely to have a significant impact, assuming that last authorship represents leadership. Our analysis using logistic regression controlled for AI- and workflow-related confounders, including AI types and origin, clinical settings, and regi

SUBMITTER: Li Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12753855 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature