AI predictions for the new year

Politico January 2, 2024
Daniel Payne, Carmen Paun, Erin Schumaker and Ruth Reader

Will 2024 be the year that artificial intelligence transforms medicine?

Leaders at one of America’s top hospital systems, Mass General Brigham in Boston, might not go that far, but they have high hopes.

Their new year’s predictions span departments and specialties, some patient-facing and others for the back office.

Here’s what they foresee:

Neurosurgery could see advancements in AI and machine learning, according to Dr. Omar Arnaout, a neurosurgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The tech could better tailor treatment plans to patients, more accurately predict outcomes and add new precision to surgeries.

Radiology’s continued integration of AI could “revolutionize” the accuracy of diagnostics and treatments, said Dr. Manisha Bahl, a physician investigator in Mass General’s radiology department. And she...

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