AI key to improving healthcare quality
A recent survey by OptumIQ – which represents the data, analytics and applied expertise found in all of the solutions of Optum, an information and technology-enabled health services business – found that artificial intelligence (AI) is key to improving healthcare quality and reducing costs. The survey of 500 US healthcare leaders, sought to discover attitudes and usage of AI. Most respondents (94 per cent) said that their organisations continue to invest in and make progress in implementing AI. Additional findings from the OptumIQ Annual Survey on AI in Health Care were that: healthcare leaders universally agree the greatest impact of AI investment will be on improving health care; most healthcare leaders believe AI can make care more affordable and accessible; a positive ROI could be seen in as soon as four years; many have plans to execute an AI strategy, but progress is mixed across sectors; AI will make care more precise and faster.
A recent survey by OptumIQ – which represents the data, analytics and applied expertise found in all of the solutions of Optum, an information and technology-enabled health services business – found that artificial intelligence (AI) is key to improving healthcare quality and reducing costs. The survey of 500 US healthcare leaders, sought to discover attitudes and usage of AI. Most respondents (94 per cent) said that their organisations continue to invest in and make progress in implementing AI. Additional findings from the OptumIQ Annual Survey on AI in Health Care were that: healthcare leaders universally agree the greatest impact of AI investment will be on improving health care; most healthcare leaders believe AI can make care more affordable and accessible; a positive ROI could be seen in as soon as four years; many have plans to execute an AI strategy, but progress is mixed across sectors; AI will make care more precise and faster.
“AI has the potential to transform healthcare by helping predict disease and putting the right insights into the hands of clinicians as they treat patients, which can reduce the total cost of care,” said Eric Murphy, CEO of OptumInsight. “Optum works closely with a wide range of healthcare leaders, who clearly recognise AI’s potential, to help them execute their long-term strategies to deliver tangible results on their AI investments.”
Steve Griffiths, Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Optum Enterprise Analytics said: “For AI to successfully solve healthcare’s biggest challenges, organisations need to employ a unique combination of curated data, analytics and health care expertise – something we call OptumIQ. We are already seeing a race for AI talent in the industry that will grow as adoption continues to increase.”