# Incumbent Medicine Is Using Policy to Design the AI-Healthcare Market — Before It Exists

- slug: incumbent-medicine-is-using-policy-to-design-the-ai-healthcare-market-before-it-exists
- date: 2026-04-23
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

The Joint Commission controls hospital accreditation for 22,000+ facilities. Epic dominates electronic health records in American hospitals. In April 2026, their executives shared a stage designing the AI governance rulebook — before the AI healthcare market even exists.

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