How Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Can Improve Patient Outcomes

When Benjamin Franklin said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," he was talking about fire safety. Nevertheless, the axiom works just as well when taken literally. In fact, Franklin's advice anticipated hundreds of years of healthcare best practices. Spotting and preventing medical problems early on is far cheaper and more efficient than catching them late. The problem for overworked physicians is that issues are not always easy for human eyes to detect.