{"id":645974,"date":"2026-05-18T14:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=645974"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:10:20","slug":"whats-next-sabelile-tenza-and-richard-greenhill-on-how-ai-is-changing-healthcare-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/ai\/645974-whats-next-sabelile-tenza-and-richard-greenhill-on-how-ai-is-changing-healthcare-systems.html","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Next \u2014 Sabelile Tenza and Richard Greenhill on how AI is changing healthcare systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this What\u2019s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Sabelile Tenza and Richard Greenhill unpack how AI and other emerging technologies are changing the healthcare industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tenza is an Associate Professor at North-West University and is also a respected Public Health Specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is a strong advocate for improving access to quality, safe care for South Africans, and her research focuses primarily on strengthening healthcare systems and advancing patient safety across Africa and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tenza also serves as a post-graduate research mentor and coach, where she is helping to train the next generation of healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is joined by Greenhill, the Principal and Founder of SmartSigma AI, a healthcare AI strategy consulting firm that helps healthcare systems and hospitals implement new technologies ethically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a healthcare quality and AI expert with over three decades of experience in patient safety and improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greenhill is also a DHA for the Faculty for the American College of Healthcare Executives (AFCHE), teaching healthcare leaders nationwide on quality, strategy, and digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this What\u2019s Next interview, Greenhill discusses the pressure that global healthcare systems are under and how new technologies are changing what\u2019s possible in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explains the key drivers of healthcare adaptation at the global level and how regulations need to be updated to manage the rapid technological advances in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tenza then unpacks the problems facing the South African healthcare system and the role AI can play in addressing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also touches on the resource constraints impacting widespread AI adoption and the ethical concerns surrounding its use in clinical decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greenhill and Tenza conclude the interview by unpacking the new skills and mindset changes required to adapt to the healthcare system of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the interview with Sabelile Tenza and Richard Greenhill below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s Next - AI in healthcare: Transforming patient safety, access, and quality of care\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y7hdVCApqlY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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