Becker's Hospital Review: ‘All Things AI’: What Health System Digital Leaders Are Watching in ’26

Jerry Fox, executive vice president and chief information and digital officer of BJC Health, shares how AI will shift health system operations in the coming year.

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As health systems across the country enter 2026, digital leaders are planning ahead for expected digital innovation trends and the continued evolution of AI.

Jerry Fox, executive vice president and chief information and digital officer of BJC Health, spoke with Becker's Hospital Review about the expansion of AI he anticipates in 2026. He highlights the scaling of AI as an enterprise-wide capability that spans different clouds, vendors and functions as a key trend to watch.

"Health systems increasingly operate across heterogeneous clouds, hypervisors, and vendor ecosystems, with many partners deploying AI in disparate settings," Fox says. "In this reality, the challenge isn’t access to AI — it’s achieving control, consistency, and integration."

Read his full answer and what others had to say here: 'All Things AI’: What Health System Digital Leaders Are Watching in ’26.