Digital divide widens in wake of AI, machine learning

It has been more than a decade since President George W. Bush set out to get electronic health records for every American. In the 15 years since his pronouncement, there's been significant implementation of EHRs across the country, propagating an incomprehensible amount of data. In many cases, that data sits dormant and untapped of its potential. Some healthcare organizations contend that it's financial constraints that provide limitations. Lack of dollars makes it difficult for all but the most advanced and lucrative healthcare organizations to put machine learning or artificial intelligence in place to make the most of the data.