•16 min read•Strategy & Design
AI Agents in Healthcare: From Clinical Decision Support to Autonomous Medical Systems
AI in healthcare is shifting from single-purpose models to autonomous agents that reason across patient records, coordinate care workflows, and assist in diagnosis and treatment planning. The FDA has authorized over 1,500 AI-enabled devices, but no autonomous AI prescription system has been cleared. Here is how the transition is unfolding and what engineers building healthcare AI need to know.