AI Transforms Healthcare.

The role of artificial intelligence has expanded dramatically in our day-to-day lives in recent years. Although AI raises many concerns and debates on the productivity of its usage, its beneficial impact on the field of medicine is one to be recognized. Because of its skill in accuracy, data management, and quick adaptation, the FDA is ceaselessly enabling more and more machine learning software to be utilized by those working in science and medicine.

Flowcharts and database research are used by physicians to record patient symptoms, history, and lab results. They are tools that help determine diagnosis and treatment. With the help of artificial intelligence, this process can be completed almost instantly. Through research, Stanford Medicine has successfully trained a large model to evaluate doctors’ notes and determine the side effects of ADHD medication in children, completing months' worth of work in an efficient time span.

AI has been used in other areas of medicine such as medical imaging, online consultations and therapy, gastroenterology, and surgery. Because of its efficient resource management and quick adaptability, AI-based surgical systems can guide surgical procedures and can map out an approach to patients’ needs. It is particularly effective in laparoscopic and robotic surgeries. Just recently, Johns Hopkins University effectively trained a robot through surgical videos to perform a phase of a gallbladder removal without human intervention.

Not only does AI play a role in procedures and organization, but it also serves as a possible reliever to the mental health of physicians. Physicians are currently testing tools that create written notes based on conversations, which allows them to focus on their patients. Physician Eric Poon reported that using AI as a tool has contributed to the quality of his conversations with his patients and has allowed him to finish his clinical schedule on time. The time efficiency of AI enables physicians to spend less time on documentation, further reducing feelings of burnout.

Lastly, AI can diagnose patients before clinicians can recognize the signs. Treating patients with rare diseases is traditionally difficult, as the clinicians may not have personally encountered their symptoms before. By scanning multiple data sets to identify related cases, AI can both diagnose and discover examples of treatments for the specific conditions of each patient. The Beckman Institute has developed an AI model that can accurately identify diseases and tumors in medical images through map drawing. Its transparency allows physicians to follow a line of reasoning and articulate the next steps towards helping their patients.

Artificial intelligence is developing and improving each day. This widely known tool has greatly influenced the future of medicine. By creating new methods of use, we are transforming medicine into a new world of possibilities and problem-solving.