Transforming Healthcare With Tech: How AI Can Disrupt Healthcare Industry

In 2020, the covid-induced pandemic catalysed massive digital transformation in the healthcare industry globally. AI and analytics play a key role in this shift – not only to transform care, but also to accelerate life-saving clinical research, transform the way hospitals operate to combat rising inflation, simplify the lives of healthcare workers dealing with burnout, enhance patient experience in a world of digital consumption, and help deliver more accessible and equitable care to entire communities through collaborative data platforms. Hospitals are using AI-based platforms like Qventus to automate healthcare operations, accelerate patient flow, reduce length of stay, optimize inpatient capacity as well as the utilization of operation theatres. AI algorithms can also help hospitals predict patient readmissions, identify high-risk patients, forecast demand for services and enable predictive staffing. A layer of generative AI could allow patients to have sustained engagement with the hospitals by answering everyday queries around their care, medication, or clarifications addressed in real time.