Health IT Analytics August 19, 2019
Emily Sokol, MPH

As AI continues to sweep the healthcare industry, developers and providers will need to focus on patient safety if AI is to become part of everyday clinical practice.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has numerous applications for the healthcare industry. Machine learning, natural language processing, and robotics can predict an individual’s risk of contracting HIV, assess a patient’s risk of inpatient violence, and assist in surgeries.

Proponents of the technology are optimistic about its potential to impact clinical care through early and accurate identification of disease and reduction of administrative burdens for providers.

Opponents, however, remain skeptical and warn that AI is not a panacea to cure all that ills the healthcare industry, with an eye well trained on patient safety.

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