Could A.I. Solve The Human Resources Crisis In Healthcare?

About 17.4 million – that’s the number of healthcare workers who are missing from the healthcare system globally. The human resources crisis in the medical sector is a burning issue, but with the aging and burn-out of physicians on the one hand, and the continuous rise in chronic diseases, on the other hand, it will even get worse year by year. Could artificial intelligence give a helping hand to doctors and ease the burden on healthcare systems? The Medical Futurist Institute published a paper that says it’s possible, but first, we need to tackle a range of ethical and legal questions. A global health workforce shortage is imminent Experts are pessimistic when it comes to the human resources situation in healthcare. There are worrying tendencies about the off-balance of supply and demand of medical professionals. According to The Medical Futurist Institute, the needs-based shortage of healthcare workers globally is about 17.4 million. That’s almost the entire population of Chile and twice as many as living in Austria or Israel. The WHO’s Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 reports that shortages can mount up to 9.9 million physicians, nurses and midwives globally by 2030. The U.S. could see a lack of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030, according to a report published in April 2018 by the Association of American Medical Colleges. In the next 10-12 years, Southeast Asia will need approximately 4.7 million more health workers to achieve suf...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research AI crisis digital health strategy future Healthcare HR human resources medical technology workforce Source Type: blogs