Unlocking the Future of Health —and Care—with AI

The following is a guest article by Jonathan Jesneck, Co-Founder and CTO at Firefly Lab. Unlocking the future of healthcare with Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic amongst tech and medical professionals alike. Leaps and bounds have been made since the term was first applied in medicine in the mid-1950s, but it wasn’t until the late 2000s that developments using AI in a variety of healthcare fields started to happen.  Now, AI is effective across the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. The benefits are already being felt by many: 92% of healthcare institutes and professionals say they performed better as a result of technology and digital transformation. Such figures demonstrate how the impact of technology and AI isn’t just being seen in the lab. When staff feel they are performing better, their ability to deliver effective care is also transformed. Legislation on AI needs regular updating alongside developments, and data sets need to be quality checked to ensure accuracy and reduce the potential for bias. But the possibilities are wide-ranging and exciting. So, let’s explore. AI-Enhanced Patient Care  Since the middle of the 20th century, one of the biggest areas we’ve seen development is biomedicine. AI learns based on what data is put in, so over time, AI has improved as more data has become available. In several medical disciplines, AI and Machine Learning (ML) can now diagnose better than most doctors.  AI and ML are unlikely to replace docto...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: AI/Machine Learning Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring AAMC AI Chatbots AI in healthcare American Association of Medical Colleges Artificial Intelligence Biomedicine Dr. Jonathan Jesne Source Type: blogs