Healthcare AI Still Dominated by Specialists

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into the healthcare ecosystem. Those efforts have so far achieved mixed results, according to an investment survey that found AI startups with domain expertise outperforming enterprise AI leaders attempting to crack the AI healthcare market. The AI healthcare assessment released this week by KLAS Research found that "cross-industry AI giants" such as Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft are investing heavily in the healthcare sector. Of those, about half of survey respondents said Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) offered the best AI tools, largely based on healthcare partnerships with domain experts. Indeed, those AI startups scored highest in terms of healthcare AI technology and client base.