As ambulatory surgery center (ASC) executives ponder their HIT investments, they should consider how AI could benefit their business operations both now and in the long run.

Among other things, a deeper understanding of palliative conversations will also help reveal what aspects of these conversations are most valuable for patients and their families.

Among other initiatives, the NAII is helping VA build AI R&D capacity from basic to clinical research with the goal of training a new generation of AI scientists, practitioners, and clinicians to promote the health and well-being of veterans.

Stakeholders tapping technology to support longevity see healthcare as a system to support health rather than a way to fight disease.

According to stakeholders, health literacy is a strong determinant of wellness among vulnerable populations, and AI-driven chat bots are designed to enable more patients to get the care they need.

With the right infrastructure, says the report, along with effective partnerships and clinician and patient buy-in, AI can help prevent disease, diagnose patients more accurately and tailor treatment plans to individual patients.

Currently, say programmers, deploying a one-off clinical AI application is a manual, disjointed process, so clinicians are looking for a solution that can seamlessly integrate AI algorithms directly into their existing workflows.

The new system, say stakeholders, will enable algorithms to travel from one hospital to another to train on local datasets, then provide each hospital a blockchain-distributed ledger that captures and traces all data used for model training.

Increasingly, health plans and tech firms are teaming up to use digital and AI strategies to tackle mental health issues.