How the use of AI and advanced technology is revolutionizing healthcare

The fundamental goals of healthcare are to improve people's lives and to prevent and treat disease. We may think of technology and artificial intelligence as tools for diagnostic and medical advancements like robotic surgery, "smart" prosthetics, or vaccine rollout. But the industry is discovering how the use of AI prevents healthcare fraud, waste and abuse (FWA), how advanced data security and cybersecurity solutions prevent security breaches, and how biometrics and machine learning protect patient information. Hospital directors are grappling with national losses of $300 billion to FWA each year and the constant threat of ransomware attacks, privacy breaches and identity theft. The massive scale of pandemic-related healthcare digitization increased these risks, causing healthcare leaders to seek better solutions.