In an MGMA Stat poll on January 20, 2026, 56% of medical group leaders said their organization did not have AI governance or a formal policy on AI use. 20% said it did, and 22% said it was working on one.
56%
of medical group leaders in a January 2026 MGMA Stat poll said their organization had no AI governance or formal AI use policy
In an MGMA Stat poll on January 20, 2026, 56% of medical group leaders said their organization did not have AI governance or a formal policy on AI use. 20% said it did, and 22% said it was working on one.
The poll had 328 applicable responses; 2% were unsure.
Source: AI governance in medical group practices: Rules for the humans in the loop (opens in a new tab), Opening section, results of the January 20, 2026 poll. Verified October 2026.
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Sources for the figures above: MGMA Stat, AI governance in medical group practices: Rules for the humans in the loop (January 21, 2026) (opens in a new tab); mgma.com (opens in a new tab); HFMA, Health system adoption of AI outpaces internal governance and strategy (press release, August 14, 2025) (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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of 233 health systems said existing vendors and their partners would have a significant advantage over new vendors in AI pilots
In an HFMA survey of 233 health systems in 2025, nearly 80% said an existing vendor, or a firm partnered with one, would have a significant advantage over a new vendor looking to pilot AI.
Source: Health system adoption of AI outpaces internal governance and strategy.
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at most between a prime contractor's checks of SAM.gov for orders that bar a product or source
Where FAR clause 52.204-30 is in a federal contract, the prime contractor must review SAM.gov at least once every three months during the contract for orders under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act that bar a product or a source.
Source: FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders, Prohibition (Dec 2023).
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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.
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Sources for the figures above: HFMA, Health system adoption of AI outpaces internal governance and strategy (press release, August 14, 2025) (opens in a new tab); FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders, Prohibition (Dec 2023) (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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