There’s a lot of excitement right now about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to change health care. And many AI technologies are cropping up to help people streamline administrative and clinical health care processes. According to venture capital firm Rock Health, 121 health AI and machine learning companies raised $2.7 billion in 206 deals between 2011 and 2017.
10 Promising AI Applications in Health Care
An analysis suggests they could save the industry $150 billion by 2026.
May 10, 2018
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There’s a lot of excitement right now about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to change health care. Indeed, many AI technologies are cropping up to help people streamline administrative and clinical health care processes. Accenture investigated the value of 10 promising AI applications and found that they could create up to $150 billion in annual savings for U.S. health care by 2026. They found AI currently creates the most value in helping frontline clinicians be more productive and in making back-end processes more efficient—but not yet in making clinical decisions or improving clinical outcomes. These applications range from robot-assisted surgery and virtual nursing assistants to fraud detection and cybersecurity.
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