Tower will not pay an AI premium without a proof-of-value under its own conditions, and it is pressing vendors for value from platforms it already owns.
Becker’s Hospital Review, July 23, 2026, quoted Tom Bartiromo, senior vice president and CIO of Tower Health in West Reading, Pa., on vendors putting an AI label on existing automation and charging an “AI tax.” He said the test is whether the product delivers a genuinely different outcome or is existing automation with an AI premium. He requires a proof-of-value engagement under real operating conditions, not vendor benchmarks. “A demonstration is not evidence,” he said. If the AI version does not produce a material, measurable improvement, he would keep the proven non-AI product at the original price. A second Becker’s clip, about July 30, 2026, quoted Bartiromo saying Tower is scrutinizing “AI-adjacent add-ons” more aggressively and that the emphasis is less about point solutions and mor
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