ZME Science July 4, 2023
Data and AI are increasingly playing a role in healthcare. But we’re still not very efficient with our approaches.
Ross Mitchell, a professor at the University of Alberta, wants clinicians to use data a little differently. In general, when doctors start any process, they formulate a hypothesis. Then, they conduct tests to collect data and determine whether their hypothesis is correct or not. Whether it’s establishing a diagnosis or determining the best course of treatment, that’s usually how things go.
But Mitchell says we can do a bit better. The researcher is pioneering a new approach to healthcare innovation by focusing on a data-first perspective, similar to how physicists approach problems.
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