Healthcare providers are beginning to experiment with AI for decision-making and revenue growth, utilizing predictive tools integrated with EMRs and ERPs, automation solutions to streamline workflows, and personalized care and messaging to improve patient retention.
Artificial intelligence technology, such as ChatGPT, has been found to be as accurate as a developing practitioner in clinical decision-making and diagnosis, according to a study by Massachusetts researchers. The technology was 72% accurate in overall decision-making and 77% accurate in making final diagnoses, with no gender or severity bias observed. While it was less successful in differential diagnosis, the researchers believe AI could be valuable in relieving the burden on emergency departments and assisting with triage.
NextGen Healthcare and Luma Health have formed an alliance to provide artificial intelligence-enhanced solutions for patient communications, including appointment reminders, surveys, and self-scheduling. The alliance aims to reduce staff burdens and improve the patient experience.
Kaiser Permanente is using augmented intelligence (AI) to improve patient care, with programs such as the Advanced Alert Monitor (AAM) that identifies high-risk patients, as well as AI systems that declutter physicians' inboxes and analyze medical images for potential risks. These AI-driven applications have proven to be effective in preventing deaths and reducing readmissions, demonstrating the value of integrating AI into healthcare.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize healthcare by improving disease detection and diagnosis, enhancing healthcare systems, and benefiting health care providers, but it also presents challenges that must be addressed, such as developing robust and reliable AI models and ensuring ethical and responsible use.
AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare by shifting the focus from treating sickness to preventing it, leading to longer and healthier lives, lower healthcare costs, and improved outcomes.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to greatly improve health care globally by expanding access to health services, according to Google's chief health officer, Karen DeSalvo. Through initiatives such as using AI to monitor search queries for potential self-harm, as well as developing low-cost ultrasound devices and automated screening for tuberculosis, AI can address health-care access gaps and improve patient outcomes.
AI-led automation is being used by healthcare institutions and insurance companies to speed up administrative tasks, such as retrieving insurance information and determining coverage for procedures, reducing the time spent on these processes and improving customer service.
Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare must adopt a more holistic approach that includes small data, such as lived experiences and social determinants of health, in order to address health disparities and biases in treatment plans.
Researchers at OSF HealthCare in Illinois have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that predicts a patient's risk of death within five to 90 days after admission to the hospital, with the aim of facilitating important end-of-life discussions between clinicians and patients. The AI model, tested on a dataset of over 75,000 patients, showed that those identified as more likely to die during their hospital stay had a mortality rate three times higher than the average. The model provides clinicians with a probability and an explanation of the patient's increased risk of death, prompting crucial conversations about end-of-life care.
Google Health's chief clinical officer, Michael Howell, discusses the advances in artificial intelligence (AI) that are transforming the field of medicine, emphasizing that AI should be seen as an assistive tool for healthcare professionals rather than a replacement for doctors. He highlights the significant improvements in AI models' ability to answer medical questions and provide patient care suggestions, but also acknowledges the challenges of avoiding AI gaslighting and hallucinations and protecting patient privacy and safety.
