The promise of Artificial Intelligence in health IT

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around a long time, but it is a newer concept within healthcare. AI holds a lot of promise, particularly in the areas of population health management, healthcare access and quality. At Becker's Hospital Review Health IT Clinical Leadership 2018 event, I served on a panel that talked about the promise and possibilities of AI. AI and machine learning are hot topics in healthcare that are often used interchangeably, but they mean different things. AI is about making our technology "smarter," so that it uses curated knowledge to automate and improve function.