In a 2025 HFMA survey, 66.4% of healthcare CFOs said a chief AI innovation officer will become an important C-suite role in the next three years.
66.4%
of CFOs expect a chief AI innovation officer role
In a 2025 HFMA survey, 66.4% of healthcare CFOs said a chief AI innovation officer will become an important C-suite role in the next three years.
Among the other C-suite leaders surveyed, 59.6% said the same. Respondents could pick more than one role, and this one was picked most often by both groups.
Source: The healthcare C-suite of the future: From AI to ROI (opens in a new tab), Exhibit "Healthcare's C-suite envisions new roles". Verified October 2026.
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Sources for the figures above: HFMA, The healthcare C-suite of the future: From AI to ROI (2025) (opens in a new tab); KORE1, Time to fill a data scientist role in 2026 (opens in a new tab); This healthcare AI use case will grow 320% by 2026, survey finds (opens in a new tab).
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2.82
out of 5, CFOs' self-rated preparedness for AI deployment
Healthcare CFOs rated their preparedness for AI deployment at 2.82 out of 5 in a 2025 HFMA survey, the lowest score among the eight named pressures.
Source: The healthcare C-suite of the future: From AI to ROI.
KentApplied42%
of executives planned AI documentation by 2026
In a Healthcare Dive and Microsoft survey of 130 healthcare executives, published in March 2025, 42% planned to use an AI tool for clinical documentation by 2026, against 10% using one at the time.
Source: This healthcare AI use case will grow 320% by 2026, survey finds.
KentApplied14 to 20
weeks or more to hire a generative AI data scientist through an internal search
Staffing firm KORE1 estimates that a company recruiting on its own takes 14 to 20 weeks or more to hire a generative AI data scientist.
Source: Time to fill a data scientist role in 2026.
KentApplied
Sources for the figures above: HFMA, The healthcare C-suite of the future: From AI to ROI (2025) (opens in a new tab); This healthcare AI use case will grow 320% by 2026, survey finds (opens in a new tab); KORE1, Time to fill a data scientist role in 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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