David Lareau offers 2026 predictions for AI in healthcare:

“As more organizations scale large language models across enterprise systems in 2026, they must evaluate both financial and operational implications. Token-based processing of these solutions, which may appear efficient in pilots, can become cost-prohibitive at production levels. As such, healthcare executives will increasingly turn to smaller, domain-specific AI models that operate securely within their environments, enabling innovation while maintaining cost control and data protection.”