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5 Ways
Artificial
Intelligence
Is
Changing
Health
Care
Overview:
The use
of
artificial
intelligence
(AI) in
a wide
range of
connected
health
applications
is
helping
people
engage
in
healthier
lifestyles.
Here
are five
ways AI
is
revolutionizing
the
digital
health
technology
sector.
1.
Manage
Nutrition
and
Fitness
Wearables
are
using AI
to make
recommendations
about
nutrition
and
activity
levels.
For
example,
the WELT
smart
belt
which
debuted
at CES
2016
dynamically
tracks
waist
size and
tension,
helping
determine
when the
user may
have
overeaten.
Health
apps
like the
Fitbit
Coach or
Apple’s
Health
apps are
using
health
databases
and
extracting
analytics
on user
data to
provide
personalized
workout
recommendations.
2.
Counsel
for
Mental
Health
and
Wellness
AI
assistance
is also
changing
mental
health.
Addicaid
is a
counseling
assistant
app that
leverages
clinical
research,
machine
learning
and
adaptive
AI to
predict
when a
person
might be
at risk
of
falling
into
addictive
behaviors
and
offers
personalized
treatment
options.
Other
products
begin
developed
in this
area
include
a robot
that
tracks a
user’s
mood and
offers
games
and
videos
to help
them
manage
their
mental
health.
3.
Monitor
Heart
Health
AI
that can
interpret
ultrasonic
scans of
the
heart
enables
doctors
and
other
caregivers
to
monitor
and
detect
potentially
life-threatening
events.
For
example,
an
AI-based
Apple
Watch
app,
Cardiogram,
has been
able to
detect
an
abnormal
heart
rhythm,
sleep
apnea
and
hypertension
with
high
accuracy.
This
will
assist
doctors
in
identifying
and
treating
heart
diseases
earlier.
4.
Diagnose
and
Treat
Diseases
AI-driven
detection
systems
are
being
used for
early-stage
diagnoses
and
cancer
treatment.
In
terms of
speed
alone,
AI
software
can
translate
patient
information
into
diagnostic
information
at 30
times
human
speed
and with
99
percent
accuracy.
At
Houston
Methodist
Research
Institute,
medical
professionals
are
using AI
software
to
interpret
mammograms,
assisting
doctors
with
quick
and
accurate
predictions
of
breast
cancer
risk.
AI
systems
built by
University
of
Heidelberg
researchers
were
found to
be 95
percent
accurate
in
identifying
skin
cancers,
compared
to the
86.6
percent
accuracy
achieved
by
trained
professionals.
5.
Create
More
Efficient
Digital
Appointments
Chatbots
reduce
the need
for
in-person
appointments
and AI
allows
users of
medical
help
apps to
follow a
clinical-grade
triage
process
in
self-diagnosing
their
symptoms.
Ultimately,
this
eases
pressure
on
overworked
health
care
professionals
and
performs
certain
tasks at
exponentially
faster
speeds.
Machines
with AI
integration
will
soon be
aiding
doctors
and
nurses
in a
multitude
of ways,
allowing
medical
professionals
to focus
less on
basic
tasks
and more
on
patient
interaction.
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