Healthcare is being pushed to its limits. Workforce shortages are growing. Clinician burnout is accelerating. Consumers are demanding a radically different experience. And artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future concept—it is rapidly becoming the foundation of a new kind of healthcare system.

In this bold and timely second edition of AI in Health, internationally recognized AI advisor and former Microsoft health executive Tom Lawry presents a compelling operating guide for leaders navigating the rise of Intelligent Health Systems—organizations that use AI, data, and connected technologies to deliver more proactive, personalized, efficient, and human-centered care.

At its core, this book makes a powerful argument: done right, AI is not about replacing people. It is about empowering them. Empowering clinicians with more time to care. Empowering leaders with better intelligence and decision-making. Empowering patients and consumers with greater access, insight, and control over their health.

Blending powerful storytelling, practical insight, and real-world examples from across healthcare, pharma, and technology, AI in Health shows leaders how to move beyond experimentation and begin building the next generation of healthcare organizations.

Urgent, visionary, and deeply practical, this is essential reading for anyone determined to help shape the future of healthcare.

Tom Lawry is an internationally recognized authority on artificial intelligence, healthcare transformation, and the future of Intelligent Health Systems. He is the Managing Director of Second Century Tech and a former Microsoft executive whose work is helping health systems, governments, and global organizations navigate one of the most consequential shifts in the history of healthcare.

Tom previously served as Microsoft’s National Director for AI in Health and Life Sciences, as well as Director of Worldwide Health and Director of Organizational Performance for Microsoft’s first health incubator. His career also includes leadership roles with GE Healthcare, founding two venture-backed healthcare technology companies, and serving as a health system executive and board member.

Known for translating complex technologies into practical leadership strategies, Tom is widely recognized for his ability to cut through the hype surrounding AI and focus leaders on what matters most: creating measurable impact at scale while restoring humanity to healthcare.

Tom is the best-selling author of AI in Health, Hacking Healthcare, and Health Care Nation. His work and views have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, CEO Magazine, CNET, South China Morning Post, and other global publications. In 2025, he was named one of the world’s “Top 20 AI Voices to Follow.”