Fierce Healthcare January 18, 2018
Frustration with legacy IT systems and ubiquitous use of mobile devices will drive AI adoption in healthcare.
The healthcare industry is primed for artificial intelligence to reshape the delivery of medical care, according to a group of independent scientists. But the technology can only live up to its hype if AI algorithms have access to high-quality data sets.
In a report (PDF) commissioned by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), an advisory group of scientists and academics known as JASON acknowledged the significant hype surrounding AI. But they also pointed to a “confluence” of forces that are likely to drive AI adoption, including frustration with legacy...