"Al will not replace doctors but instead will augment them, enabling physicians to practice better medicine with greater accuracy and increased efficiency." Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have received widespread interest in recent years due to their potential to set new paradigms in healthcare delivery. It is being said that machine learning will transform many aspects of healthcare delivery, and radiology & pathology are among the specialties set to be among the first to take advantage of this technology. Medical imaging professionals in the coming years will be able to use a rapidly expanding AI-enabled diagnostic toolkit for detecting, classifying, segmenting, and extracting quantitative imaging features. It will eventually lead to accurate medical data interpretation, enhanced diagnostic processes, and improved clinical outcomes.

Physicians already planned to increase their use of digital tools, but Covid-19 accelerated that effort. In response to the pandemic, physicians quickly increased their use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring. Investing in new technologies and artificial intelligence could be the key to shoring up physicians' capacity for managing chronic diseases and providing preventative care. Lucy d'Arville is a partner with Bain & Company's Healthcare practice in Australia. Satyam Mehra is a partner in Bain's Healthcare practice and is located in New Delhi.