Healing with Data: The Impact of AI on Modern Healthcare

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Nowadays, the healthcare industry is very profitable due to advanced technology. Compared to all technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a bigger role in this. To understand the impacts of Artificial Intelligence, we first need to understand what Artificial Intelligence is and how it is useful for the healthcare industry. Why it is expanding rapidly in health care and transforming medical diagnosis, treatment, and patient care? Let us try to understand in this article the impact of AI on modern healthcare

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what is the impact of AI on modern healthcare

The term “Artificial” means created by a human being, whereas “Intelligence” means capable of thinking. When we prepare a computer in such a way that it can work like human intelligence, it is called Artificial Intelligence (AI). Artificial intelligence (AI) is a collection of technologies that enables computers to perform
various types of advanced tasks like understanding, translating, writing, speaking different languages, analysing data, making decisions, etc.

The word was first used by John McCarthy in the year of 1955. He was an American computer scientist. He first mentioned this technology in 1956 at a conference. That is why everyone called him the father of artificial intelligence. This is not a new topic; it has been discussed for many years. Movies like Matrix, Robot, and Terminator are based on this. There, it is shown how robots think and work like humans.

There are thousands of records in a hospital; each record contains personal data about each patient, like their medical history, age, current situation etc. All these data are very important; their loss causes huge losses to both the patient and the hospital. To manage so much data, we use automation technologies, one of which is robotic process automation (RPS). It is a part of Artificial Intelligence. RPC can be either a physical robot or software so that the task can be automated. Data management is a basic application. However, we can observe the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in certain complex medical fields. As in medical patient care, diagnosis, and treatments.

The impact of AI on modern healthcare in terms of Patient Care

Sometimes it becomes difficult for a health care professional to diagnose a serious disease. If a disease is misdiagnosed, it can pose a major risk to the patient’s life. But with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), can diagnose any serious disease very quickly and accurately.

The impact of AI on modern healthcare in terms of Surgeries

Nowadays, we can see the contribution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) robots in surgeries as well. From a minor surgical process to open heart surgery, we can see the contribution of AI robots. These robots are also called surgical robots. And in collaboration with doctors, surgeries or operations have been made quite flexible and precise.

The impact of AI on modern healthcare in terms of Medical Imaging

In all hospitals, CT scans, MRIs, and X-rays are mainly used to diagnose cancer cells and tumours. After this scan is done, the radiologist then examines all the images for signs of disease. However, Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms have made this process much easier by detecting early signs of any cancer cells and tumours. It can easily help a radiologist find a cure. Because of this, we can save many lives.

The impact of AI on modern healthcare in terms of Virtual Nursing Assistant

These are used for patients who have recently been discharged or who need home care. The virtual assistant is a mobile application that will be installed on the phone. It will monitor patients’ daily activities and answer any questions they may have. After that, it would proceed and feed all the information back to the hospital. Then the hospital can provide on-going care without the need for a hospital visit.

The impact of AI on modern healthcare in terms of Drug Discovery

Currently, it takes Rs. 2.6 billion to discover and develop a new treatment. Recently, a pharmaceutical company used an AI-powered drug discovery tool to sift through 240 million compounds to create a new drug. This method helps companies minimize interactions between two drugs while developing new treatments. Using this tool, we can shorten the time to discover and develop new treatments from five years to 12 months.

Apart from this, we can also use some applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the patient experience. Many of us use fitness bands and smart watches, through which we can monitor and track our physical activities.