Predicting the Unpredictable: Can AI Prevent Health Crises?

AI can do a great many things in this day and age. Businesses in many different industries rely on AI algorithms’ ability to analyze large datasets and draw out actionable insights that can be used to optimize business strategies, guide decision-making, and make supply chain and inventory management more efficient. AI almost seems like a magic bullet that can revolutionize the way business is done in many industries. The healthcare industry is no different, as AI has already shown effectiveness as a tool for diagnostics, treatment strategies, and even as the “brain” of robotic surgeons. AI is already revolutionizing the healthcare industry. With a knowledge of this new technology’s staggering potential, another question comes to mind: can AI help prevent personal health crises?

There are several ways AI can provide aid that helps stem the tide of the next big health crisis, which have been demonstrated by different companies on several occasions. First, AI helps save time, which is of the essence when there are an abundance of patients. For example, ScribeAI helps to make medical appointments a more human-centric experience by reducing tedious clinical note-taking giving doctors and clinicians more time with their patients.

ScribeAI, launched this year under the portfolio of Revolution Venture Studios (RVS), the startup incubator from health-tech entrepreneur Kyle Robertson. Kyle Robertson is no stranger to innovating the healthcare industry, as he has previously founded the telehealth leaders Cerebral and Zealthy. Kyle Robertson co-founded ScribeAI with fellow entrepreneur and finance expert Matt Holmes.

ScribeAI uses cutting-edge natural language processing algorithms to transcribe interactions between doctors and patients while cutting out the small talk and fluff that is usually present during these conversations. As a result, Kyle Robertson’s ScribeAI provides doctors with accurate, HIPAA-compliant SOAP notes, along with a number of other built-in features, including automatic ICD and CPT code generation and diagnostic insights generated from previous patient transcripts. As a result, doctors are able to save over 70% on documentation time, which assures that they have more time to treat patients when the next health crisis inevitably arrives.

AI also helps improve crisis response time by providing insights that can help predict health crises before they occur. According to a study published in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, AI helps predict disasters and survey areas where disasters may occur. Early warning systems that use AI may become the way of the future when it comes to the next big health crisis. Another study published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications showed AI in action during the COVID-19 pandemic, as it was employed in China to help diagnose and monitor patients. AI also helped reduce transmission rates by helping monitor how the virus was spreading throughout the country.

Though there is reasonable hesitation around AI innovations in healthcare, when applied ethically and mindfully, AI can make healthcare more patient-centered and even save lives in the next public health crisis.

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