Sizing Up AI's Predictive Powers In Healthcare: Top Use Cases

Yet the healthcare industry has been slow to commit to its potential. As recently as 2016, a Forrester Consulting survey found that just 34% of healthcare organizations had adopted predictive analytics, compared with 51% in all other industries. Healthcare was similarly behind in cognitive computing, at 23% versus 40% elsewhere. Among the pioneers, some organizations are already using AI to reduce physical trips to the doctor's office, improve patient care and rethink care delivery models that date to the 19th century. "I believe we can get to a world where we aren't just identifying your likelihood of utilizing the emergency room or being hospitalized, but getting in front of those situations and delivering proactive care," says Dr. Arta Bakshandeh, senior medical officer at Alignment Healthcare.