Healthcare systems are embracing AI in a drive to give clinicians more time and better tools to improve access to patient care.
Facing tight budgets and growing demand for healthcare services, hospitals, pharmacies and doctor’s offices around the world are deploying AI technology to reduce time spent on documentation, speed the flow of important health information and improve working conditions for overworked nurses, physicians and pharmacists.
From pharmacies in Kenya to emergency services in Munich and a hospital weathering a ransomware attack in Japan, AI-powered tools are being used to bring greater efficiency and security to healthcare systems and increase access to medicines and care. Yet all these interventions have one thing in common: a focus on ensuring clinicians remain in control and at the center of decision-making and patient care.
Below are seven examples of how healthcare systems are deploying Microsoft’s AI technology to help improve health and wellbeing.