For 30 of the 44 problems Kent Applied mapped across six kinds of healthcare organizations, the AI tools advised can help without ever reading a patient record.
30
of the 44 healthcare problems Kent Applied mapped need no patient data
For 30 of the 44 problems Kent Applied mapped across six kinds of healthcare organizations, the AI tools advised can help without ever reading a patient record.
Ten more have a first step that needs no patient data and a later step that does, three need patient data from the start, and for one, hiring at small practices, no AI tool is advised. The 44 problems and how each is classified are Kent Applied's own; the method is on the research page.
Source: Where AI tools fit in healthcare, by kind of organization (opens in a new tab), Part four and Fig. 4. Verified October 2026.
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30 of 44 top healthcare problems need no patient data, in Kent Applied's analysis
Kent Applied, Where AI tools fit in healthcare, by kind of organization; NYC Local Law 144; California Civil Rights Council - From the blog
4 of the 7 practice problems on Kent Applied's map need no patient data
Kent Applied, Where AI tools fit in healthcare, by kind of organization; NYC Local Law 144; California Civil Rights Council - From research
Of the 44 problems, 13 are about money and payers and 10 about rules, surveys and audits
Kent Applied, Where AI tools fit in healthcare, by kind of organization - From research
Health care and social assistance firms use AI at about the US rate, half the top sector's
US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey (sector estimates); BTOS national estimates; US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey (about the survey); US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions
Sources for the figures above: US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey (sector estimates) (opens in a new tab); Business Trends and Outlook Survey, national estimates (opens in a new tab).
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24.8%
of US health care and social assistance businesses said they used AI between September 7 and 20, 2026
In a Census Bureau survey covering September 7 to 20, 2026, 24.8% of US health care and social assistance businesses said they had used AI somewhere in their business. 23.8% of all US businesses did.
Source: Business Trends and Outlook Survey, sector estimates.
KentApplied3,567
of 5,121 US community hospitals belong to a health system of any size
3,567 of the 5,121 US community hospitals belonged to a health system of any size in the 2024 AHA Annual Survey, and 1,797 were rural, AHA's 2026 Fast Facts reports. The two counts overlap, because some rural hospitals also belong to a system.
Source: Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2026.
KentApplied46%
of nursing staff turned over in 12 months at the median skilled nursing facility
The 12-month rate of nursing staff turnover as of 2024 was 46% for the median skilled nursing facility, MedPAC reported in March 2026.
Source: March 2026 Report to the Congress, Chapter 7: Skilled nursing facility services.
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Sources for the figures above: US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey (sector estimates) (opens in a new tab); Business Trends and Outlook Survey, national estimates (opens in a new tab); Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2026 (opens in a new tab); March 2026 Report to the Congress, Chapter 7: Skilled nursing facility services (opens in a new tab).
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