AI is a top medical innovation for 2019

The utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare was named the second most important medical innovation for 2019 by the Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists expect AI to be a game changer in the healthcare industry in 2019 because of its potential to help doctors with decision support, image analysis and patient triage, according to the clinic's ranking of the top medical innovations for 2019. "Today, artificial intelligence is helping physicians make smarter decisions at the point of care, improving the ease and accuracy of viewing patient scans and reducing physician burnout," the ranking reads. "With AI's continued integration into healthcare, caring for patients has become a matter of working smarter, not harder." AI was not mentioned on Cleveland Clinic's 2018 or 2017 lists.