Hospitalists Adopt AI Tools For Clinical Decision Support

A 2026 survey at a large urban academic tertiary care hospital sent to 70 hospitalists found 54 respondents (77.1%); 36 of 54 (66.7%) reported using AI in clinical practice, with OpenEvidence the predominant platform (28/54, 51.9%). Respondents mainly used AI to answer clinical questions, generate differential diagnoses, and determine management, typically in under 25% of encounters, prompting calls for institutional governance and education.