AI-First Healthcare: AI Applications in the Business and Clinical Management of Health 28081

 AI is poised to transform every aspect of healthcare, including the way we manage personal health, from customer experience and clinical care to healthcare cost reductions. This practical book is one of the first to describe present and future use cases where AI can help solve pernicious healthcare problems.

Kerrie Holley and Siupo Becker provide guidance to help informatics and healthcare leadership create AI strategy and implementation plans for healthcare. With this book, business stakeholders and practitioners will be able to build knowledge, a roadmap, and the confidence to support AIin their organizations—without getting into the weeds of algorithms or open source frameworks.

 Cowritten by an AI technologist and a medical doctor who leverages AI to solve healthcare’s most difficult challenges, this book covers:

The myths and realities of AI, now and in the future

Human-centered AI: what it is and how to make it possible

Using various AI technologies to go beyond precision medicine

How to deliver patient care using the IoT and ambient computing with AI

How AI can help reduce waste in healthcare

AI strategy and how to identify high-priority AI application

 Kerrie Holley is a former IBM Fellow and joined Optum as their first Technology Fellow focused on advancing healthcare with technology. He holds a number of technology patents and is author of two previous books.

 Dr. Siupo Becker's clinical background is in internal medicine and infectious diseases. She practiced for over 14 years and is now a senior healthcare executive. Her experience includes providing top Fortune 50 companies with innovative approaches to their healthcare needs. Her skill sets include work in population health management, case management, client retention and growth, and technology solutions and digital health innovation as well as product development.