The Silicon Protocol: Why Your $200K Healthcare AI Actually Costs $2.3M in Production (2026)

The CFO approved $200K for clinical AI. Twelve months later, the real invoice arrived: $2.3M. They just quoted the AI. Nobody quoted the compliance. Healthcare AI vendor quotes $200K. Production deployment with HIPAA compliance costs $2.3M. The 11 line items vendors don’t show in s: de-identification, audit logging, EHR integration, security, penetration testing, risk assessment, legal review, staff