Key points: Artificial intelligence (AI) presence in healthcare organizations is quickly growing, but allocation of resources is the key. The success of AI in organizations highly depends on the training of healthcare professionals along with privacy and security.
The artificial intelligence (AI) buzz in healthcare does not stop. AI is a powerful and innovative new area that has the potential to transform the practice of medicine and the delivery of healthcare. AI enables personalized medicine by analyzing vast amounts of patient data and delivering individualized therapy recommendations. AI presence in healthcare organizations is quickly growing, but allocation of resources is the key to having it make an impact. “Venture-capital investments in health AI in the US alone will reach $11 billion this year, with additional funding from institutional investors and other organizations across the hulking $4.5 trillion US healthcare market” (source: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/11/healthcare-health-ai/). But are organizations prepared and capable of handling this new technology in the best way, and do they really know all the ways it is being used? AI is used from improving surgical procedures to support healthcare providers with insights and personalizing care for patients. The success of AI implementation and investment in organizations highly depends on the training of healthcare professionals along with privacy and security, combining traditional expertise with technical knowledge (source: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/11/healthcare-health-ai/). AI is able to “increase the effectiveness of research and clinical trials, and produce new tools that benefit healthcare providers, patients, insurers, and regulators. AI also enables quick and comprehensive retrieval of drug-related information from different resources through its ability to analyze the current medical literature, drug databases, and clinical guidelines to provide accurate and evidence-based decisions for healthcare providers”(source: https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04698-z). Physicians need to feel confident that the AI system provides reliable advice. Transparency is essential and physicians should have insight into how the AI system is making decisions so they can be sure it is using valid, up-to-date medical research.
Compliance is also a must to ensure that AI systems are being used ethically, making patient safety a priority. Primeau Consulting’s AIRMAP can guide organizations through administrative, clinical, and financial compliance. “The promise of AI in healthcare extends into the future, where connected digital ecosystems and powerful analytics engines will reshape our understanding of health and disease. However, the primary challenge is not AI’s inherent capability to excel, but rather the integration of these tools into everyday clinical practice” (source: https://www.foreseemed.com/artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare). AI is reshaping patient care management, drug discovery, and healthcare administration. Decisions about resource allocation will determine the future results. Primeau Consulting’s AIRMAP is designed to support risk management and data governance and to enhance your overall data and information governance program in a hybrid, cloud-hosted environment. AIRMAP is designed to meet NIST and other regulatory requirements. Learn more at https://primeauconsultinggroup.com/regulatory-compliance-airmap/
