Traditional security tools often struggle with the non-deterministic nature of modern AI, where systems may generate different outputs for identical inputs. For Mercyhealth, this gap created an urgent need for an infrastructure capable of managing data integrity and compliance across its seven hospitals and 85 care sites. Ali Olia, the health system’s Chief Information Officer, noted that standard protocols were insufficient for the unique risks posed by these evolving technologies.

The Vitea platform provides centralized orchestration, deploying over 100 healthcare-specific policies that monitor performance and potential drift in real time. This allows administrators to catch deviations before they impact patient care, a requirement Jeremy Colson, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Mercyhealth, describes as non-negotiable for an organization of their scale. By embedding governance into the foundation of its AI strategy, the nonprofit system intends to foster clinical innovation while maintaining strict regulatory and ethical standards.