How Hospitals Use AI To Triage The Triage PYMNTS.com

Unless one is having a medical emergency, going to an ER, in general, is often not the best way for a patient to receive care for more minor ailments. It is expensive, especially for the uninsured, but increasingly for the insured with a high deductible as well. It's also incredibly time-consuming; ERs by nature of what they are triage patients in order of need, meaning if one is not profusely bleeding, unconscious, actively having a heart attack or a baby, the wait can be long. And that is just the baseline. In a world where the COVID-19 virus is spreading rapidly, the government, health organizations and medical community have spoken very clearly and in a single voice on this: They do not want patients with non-emergency patients heading to ER, on the fear that the highly contagious virus will spread rapidly through hospitals and vulnerable patient populations.