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Review
. 2019 Jul;132(7):795-801.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.01.017. Epub 2019 Jan 31.

Artificial Intelligence Transforms the Future of Health Care

Nariman Noorbakhsh-Sabet  1 , Ramin Zand  2 , Yanfei Zhang  3 , Vida Abedi  4
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Review

Artificial Intelligence Transforms the Future of Health Care

Nariman Noorbakhsh-Sabet et al. Am J Med. 2019 Jul.

Abstract

Life sciences researchers using artificial intelligence (AI) are under pressure to innovate faster than ever. Large, multilevel, and integrated data sets offer the promise of unlocking novel insights and accelerating breakthroughs. Although more data are available than ever, only a fraction is being curated, integrated, understood, and analyzed. AI focuses on how computers learn from data and mimic human thought processes. AI increases learning capacity and provides decision support system at scales that are transforming the future of health care. This article is a review of applications for machine learning in health care with a focus on clinical, translational, and public health applications with an overview of the important role of privacy, data sharing, and genetic information.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence (AI); Integrated health care systems; Machine learning; Medical informatics; Precision medicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: None.

Comment in

  • Machine Learning and Patient Expectations: Potential Point of Disconnect.
    Lal A, Mishra AK, Sahu KK, Abraham GM. Lal A, et al. Am J Med. 2019 Oct;132(10):e750. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.04.053. Epub 2019 Jul 30. Am J Med. 2019. PMID: 31375214 No abstract available.
  • The Reply.
    Abedi V, Zand R. Abedi V, et al. Am J Med. 2019 Oct;132(10):e751. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.06.037. Am J Med. 2019. PMID: 31685188 No abstract available.
  • To the Horizon: The Brink of an AI Revolution in Prostate Cancer?
    Norris JM, Raza A. Norris JM, et al. Am J Med. 2020 Feb;133(2):e65-e66. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.07.009. Am J Med. 2020. PMID: 31954479 No abstract available.
  • The Reply.
    Abedi V, Zand R. Abedi V, et al. Am J Med. 2020 Feb;133(2):e67. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.08.015. Am J Med. 2020. PMID: 31954480 No abstract available.
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education.
    Garg T. Garg T. Am J Med. 2020 Feb;133(2):e68. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.08.017. Am J Med. 2020. PMID: 31954481 No abstract available.
  • The Reply.
    Abedi V, Zand R. Abedi V, et al. Am J Med. 2020 Feb;133(2):e69. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.10.012. Am J Med. 2020. PMID: 31954482 No abstract available.

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