Rising chronic conditions, escalating demands for health care services, and the dual crises of staff shortages and burnout make the urgency of streamlined and efficient processes more critical than ever.
The future of care lies in advanced technologies. Whether it’s a routine check-up or a complex medical condition, integrating AI and data-driven tools can improve clinical and administrative workflows, patient outcomes and the quality of care and experiences for all.
Modern medicine in action
Leading hospital systems are using advanced technologies. Duke Health, known for its world-class health care and research, is applying innovative AI-powered tools to enhance health care delivery, operational efficiency and data-driven decision-making.
Armando Bedoya, MD, chief analytics and medical information officer at Duke Health, believes in the opportunities that robust data, analytics and AI offer health care providers and their patients. Bedoya predicts that AI technologies will soon be embedded in all types of workflows to increase efficiencies, power innovative solutions and maximize time with patients.
Duke Health is building on its strategic effort with SAS to transform health care operations and patient care through advanced analytics, AI and machine learning.
“Applying AI-powered tools like digital twins in the health care system offers health researchers and hospital leaders a unique opportunity to simulate changes to clinical and operational workflows to understand better the potential impact for patients before implementing change,” said Gail Stephens, vice president of health care and life sciences at SAS. “Ultimately, this can improve care and drive better patient outcomes.”
The next era of health care is here
AI in health care holds tremendous potential – for everyone. It can enhance disease diagnosis, treatment selection and clinical testing by leveraging large datasets to identify patterns beyond human capability. AI offers increased accuracy, reduced costs, improved workflows and time savings while minimizing errors. It can also be used for personalized medicine, population health management and virtual health assistants. AI enhances patient education but also builds stronger patient-physician trust, ultimately leading to better health care outcomes.
Physicians see the opportunity to use technology not to replace humans but to allow humans to foster better interactions, by automating administrative processes. This ensures that every patient receives the best possible care.
Looking toward the future of patient care
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