4 ways health care AI could help physicians' work

Physicians who hear the term artificial intelligence or augmented intelligence (AI) may conjure images of robots or computer algorithms replacing some of the care they provide to patients. Explore insights from the AMA's updated study on physicians' motivations and requirement for adopting digital clinical tools. But--just as the AMA is advocating in this emerging field--technologists and clinicians designing AI in the health care setting who gathered for a panel discussion said they are aiming to enhance physician intelligence, not replace it. They also stressed that physicians' input is crucial during the design process to create AI that clinicians will adopt to build trust and a robust evidence base for these tools. At an AMA moderated discussion at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE EMBS) conference on health care innovation and point-of-care technologies, four academic and industry leaders in health care AI shared some of the successes they've had, as well as what they hope to accomplish in the future. Watch the 80-minute discussion, "Healthcare AI for the Clinical Environment: Design, validation and implementation of technologies that can augment rather than replace clinicians," which was held prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.