Volume 18, No. 5, 2021

Benefits Of Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare


Sai Nitisha Tadiboina

Abstract

Big data and machine learning are impacting almost every aspect of modern life, from entertainment to commerce to healthcare. Some type of AI is already in use by payers and healthcare providers, as well as life science companies. The main application categories relate to diagnostic and treatment recommendations, patient engagement and compliance, and administrative activities. While there are many cases where AI can perform healthcare tasks as well or better than humans, implementation factors will prevent large-scale automation of healthcare professionals in a single environment. AI is ready to assist healthcare workers in a variety of tasks, from administrative processes to clinical documentation and patient education, as well as expert support such as image analysis, medical device automation, patient monitoring and more. There is great optimism that the application of AI can bring about significant improvements in every area of healthcare, from diagnosis to treatment. It is generally accepted that AI tools will facilitate and improve human work and will not replace the work of doctors and other medical personnel.


Pages: 3779-3785

Keywords: Artificial intelligence, healthcare applications, machine learning, electronic health record systems, ambient assisted living, clinical decision support, machine vision

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