AI tools are being proposed
in Alberta healthcare every week.
Most of them go nowhere.
Not because the technology is bad; it’s because no one knows how to approve it.
Briar & Flux helps Alberta healthcare organizations and health AI and digital health vendors build defensible approval pathways for digital and AI tools. We turn privacy, procurement, governance, and decision uncertainty into a clear review process, evidence package, and definite yes or no.
The approval gap is costing everyone
—THE PROBLEM
AI adoption in Alberta healthcare is accelerating. Scribes, diagnostic tools, administrative automation all with proposals that are landing on desks every month. But most organizations don't have a process for evaluating them.
Most organizations don't know where that process starts or who runs it. Alberta's Health Information Act already requires a Privacy Impact Assessment before deploying systems that handle personal health information.
For vendors, the result is a stalled pipeline. Demos go well. Everyone agrees the product is good. Nothing moves. There is no clear decision owner. No risk classification framework. No documentation that would hold up if the OIPC, a board, or a patient asked questions.
This is not a technology problem. It is a governance and decision-making problem. That is exactly what we solve.
—WHAT WE DO
AI Approval Infrastructure Setup
A 4–6 week engagement to create a repeatable internal process for reviewing AI and digital health tools.
Includes:
AI intake process
Risk triage model
Approval pathway
Decision log
Governance documentation
Executive-ready review templates
Vendor Approval Readiness Sprint
A 2–4 week sprint that turns your product, privacy, evidence, and governance materials into a buyer-ready package for Alberta healthcare review.
Includes:
Evidence gap review
Privacy and governance readiness assessment
Buyer diligence response structure
Risk classification summary
Executive-facing approval memo