NEJM October 17, 2019
A nurse avatar named “Molly” who regularly talks with patients about their symptoms and medical needs. Voice-recognition software that helps physicians document clinical encounters. A prescription drug-monitoring platform that can detect patients’ opioid misuse. Systems that analyze millions of medical images to help physicians diagnose and predict diseases. Robots that extend the reach of surgeons.
These innovations are all powered by artificial intelligence (AI), a burgeoning field of computer science that is already reshaping many aspects of health care by harnessing vast amounts of data to improve diagnosis and treatment, save time and costs, and expand access to care worldwide.
AI is broadly defined as the development of intelligent machines — computer systems — that perform functions such as thinking...
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