Workflow headaches, patient fears and lack of regulation among barriers to artificial intelligence in healthcare

Artificial intelligence technology has promise for healthcare, but providers looking to deploy the technology could run into some significant challenges. AI tools are being applied to cybersecurity, precision medicine, wellness and a variety of other major initiatives in the industry. But for them to truly work, providers must analyze the costs effectively and tie the tech to a particular issue, write Jennifer S. Geeter and Dale C. Van Demark, healthcare attorneys at McDermott Will & Emery, in an article for Hospitals & Health Networks. RELATED: Plenty of buzz for AI in healthcare, but are any systems actually using it? Experts have warned that the sky-high expectations for AI should be tempered.