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The World's Smartest Hospitals, Plus Epic's Next Agentic AI Move
Mayo Clinic has claimed the top spot in a new global ranking of the world’s best smart hospitals, followed by Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai Hospital. The list, released Tuesday by Newsweek and Statista, recognizes 410 hospitals worldwide for advanced use of digital technology and artificial intelligence. Survey participation has more than quadrupled over three years, but researchers found a wide gap in AI adoption, with hospitals in the Americas and Asia-Pacific making the biggest gains. Statista and ARC Global also announced plans to build a global smart hospital database, expected to debut at the 2027 ARC Summit, so institutions can benchmark their progress. Separately, Epic unveiled Connectors, a new tool that lets third-party applications communicate directly with its AI systems, with early use cases expected live early next year. For patients, that could mean smoother medication delivery and fewer delays as pharmacy logistics move closer to the front door.
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The World's Smartest Hospitals, Plus Epic's Next Agentic AI Move
Mayo Clinic has claimed the top spot in a new global ranking of the world’s best smart hospitals, followed by Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai Hospital. The list, released Tuesday by Newsweek and Statista, recognizes 410 hospitals worldwide for advanced use of digital technology and artificial intelligence. Survey participation has more than quadrupled over three years, but researchers found a wide gap in AI adoption, with hospitals in the Americas and Asia-Pacific making the biggest gains. Statista and ARC Global also announced plans to build a global smart hospital database, expected to debut at the 2027 ARC Summit, so institutions can benchmark their progress. Separately, Epic unveiled Connectors, a new tool that lets third-party applications communicate directly with its AI systems, with early use cases expected live early next year. For patients, that could mean smoother medication delivery and fewer delays as pharmacy logistics move closer to the front door.
The World's Smartest Hospitals, Plus Epic's Next Agentic AI Move
Mayo Clinic has claimed the top spot in Newsweek and Statista’s World’s Best Smart Hospitals ranking for 2027, followed by Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai Hospital. The list recognizes 410 hospitals worldwide for advanced use of digital tools and artificial intelligence. Statista reports that participation in its annual smart hospital maturity survey has more than quadrupled over three years, now covering more than 200 institutions. Hospitals in the Americas and Asia-Pacific showed the largest year-over-year gains in AI adoption, though progress remains uneven across regions. For patients, the shift can mean shorter, clearer messages from providers and more care delivered outside hospital walls, such as Apollo Health Axis using wearables to monitor roughly 300,000 patients remotely over two years. Statista and ARC Global also plan to launch a global smart hospital database in 2027 to help institutions benchmark their digital progress.