HealthJuly 20, 2026

Healthcare is becoming more personalized—solutions should be as well

Key Takeaways

  • As care becomes more personalized to patients, health systems should be able to personalize solutions to their specific needs.
  • Organizations can leverage AI to help reduce clinician admin tasks and improve patient engagement.
  • Leaders should align digital solutions with their health system's growth stage for impactful results.
As care becomes more personalized for patients, health systems also need personalized solutions that meet their specific needs for greater value and improved outcomes.

Care is becoming more personalized. Treatment plans now reflect a patient's genetics, history, lifestyle, and digital technology preferences rather than a single standardized protocol. Yet while clinicians tailor care to the individual, the technology meant to support them is too often deployed as if every health system shares the same priorities, resources, and readiness. They don’t.

No two health systems are alike. A rural critical-access hospital faces different staffing realities than a large urban academic center. Patient demographics shape clinical needs. Technology maturity varies widely, and every organization sits at a distinct stage of its digital transformation. As care becomes more and more personalized, the tools that power it should be too.

AI is surging solution adoption in health systems

Healthcare has expanded workflow technologies in the past with EHR implementations and patient portals, but AI has created a new surge in tool adoption. The appetite for AI is clear—solution adoption is twice the rate of other industries. According to the 2026 Future Ready Healthcare Survey Report, 90% of clinicians expect AI to significantly impact their organization over the next three years. Adoption is already accelerating: 38% of physicians now use AI multiple times per day at work, up from just 10% in 2025.

That momentum points to real opportunity. Sixty-one percent of clinicians believe AI can help them spend more time on patient care, addressing the administrative burden and burnout that drive so many away from the profession.

But enthusiasm hasn't closed the readiness gap. Only 65% of clinicians believe their organizations are prepared to develop the skills their staff need to use these tools well. That gap looks different at every organization, which is why a uniform approach falls short.

  • A system early in its digital journey needs reliable, evidence-based foundations to scale.
  • A system further along may be ready to embed decision support more deeply into existing clinical workflows.
  • Rural and urban hospitals—even within the same system—have different patient population demographics and outreach strategies.

Matching the solution to the moment is what turns AI and broader solution investment into measurable outcomes: improved decision-making, higher clinician satisfaction, and stronger patient engagement.

Yaw Fellin discussing systems-level AI adoption
Yaw Fellin, SVP and General Manager, Clinical Decision Support and Provider Solutions, Wolters Kluwer Health, discusses the value of an enterprise-wide AI solution for healthcare.

UpToDate: The right fit for every health system

No clinician treats every patient the same way. So we don't treat every health system as though it shares the same needs and challenges. That principle shapes how the clinical and product teams continue to develop and expand offerings within UpToDate® Enterprise Edition.

For 30 years, UpToDate has delivered trusted, evidence-based clinical intelligence to care teams worldwide. Now it's building to flex, scale, and integrate across every corner of your health system for more personalized solution offerings. This means health leaders can choose the configuration that aligns with their clinical, operational, and financial priorities, which can include:

  • Enhanced AI-powered decision support with UpToDate Expert® AI to extend evidence-based guidance more quickly at the point-of-care.
  • Deep workflow and EHR integrations across the enterprise for systems ready to scale.
  • Integrated patient education to empower your patients and alleviate your clinicians.
  • Advanced analytics to identify resource optimization and demonstrate ROI.

This isn't a one-size-fits-all solution. It's a strategic clinical intelligence platform built to meet organizations where they are and grow as needs evolve. Among the latest additions is an expanded library of over 1,000 patient education videos available to be integrated into Epic® EHR and MyPortal® workflows, covering topics like newborn care, childhood vaccinations, and Type 1 diabetes.

The result is more value with less complexity. Healthcare leaders can apply systematic thinking for their solutions while getting an experience configured for their priorities, locations, clinicians, and patients.

Personalized care means more personalized technology. As your strategy advances, your clinical intelligence platform should advance with you.

Ready to find the configuration that fits your health system? Learn more about UpToDate Enterprise Edition.

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