Telemedicine logistics: network optimization using artificial intelligence - MedCity News

Logistics is something we traditionally associate with the trucking or the package delivery industry. In fact, a recent article in the Economist estimates that the delivery of 25 packages equals roughly 15 septillion (trillion trillion) possible routes. That's why many companies dealing in complicated webs of variables like this are turning to new technologies like artificial intelligence to help streamline and optimize their operations. What if we took the concepts behind shipping logistics and applied them to the healthcare space? Imagine a healthcare organization with multiple locations, each staffed with providers across multiple specialties--individuals who are not interchangeable--operating under a wide range of room availability and scheduling constraints.