Artificial intelligence will change our world

Johannesburg - Medicine will look and be practised differently in the future. Already, digital health and, in particular, artificial intelligence are changing doctors' jobs. In the not-too-distant future, patients will be at the centre of the healthcare system, with care and management delivered on a "platform", rather than face to face. Digitisation in the medical realm is set to create a "patient-centric healthcare system", according to Ryan Noach, deputy CEO of Discovery Health medical scheme. Speaking at a two-day Digital Disruption and Innovation conference, hosted at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) in Johannesburg from September 12 to 13, Noach said innovation and change management were key factors in improved and digitised healthcare.