healthsystemCIO.com Yale New Haven’s AI Competition Offers Model for Sourcing Solutions that Solve Real Problems
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May 21, 2025 
Dr. Lee Schwamm is the SVP and Chief Digital Health Officer at Yale New Haven Health, spearheading digital transformation in healthcare. He discusses the innovative Health AI Championship, designed to tackle real clinical challenges from within health systems rather than relying on Silicon Valley. The competition offers participants a chance to win $100,000 and promotes collaboration among health systems. Schwamm highlights the importance of protecting data and IP, while suggesting incentives to encourage sharing and cooperative innovation in the healthcare sector.
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Health Systems Must Define AI Problems
- Most AI startups build tools without deep healthcare input, causing misaligned solutions.
- Yale's Championship aims to drive solutions based on real clinical problems by involving health systems early.
AI Is Overconcentrated In Radiology
- FDA-cleared AI is heavily concentrated in radiology, leaving many clinical needs unaddressed.
- The Championship targets broader domains beyond imaging and administrative tasks.
Monetization Has Chilled Academic Collaboration
- Academic collaboration has declined as IP monetization grows and faculty spin out startups.
- That shift makes shared problem-solving across systems less common and more guarded.