The Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in the Health Care Sector

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral part of almost all the sectors of the economy and healthcare is not an exception. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications have transformed the healthcare industry. The aim of this chapter is to review the application of AI in healthcare sector and also explores the challenges in the adoption of artificial intelligence on the same. The authors conducted a thorough review of literature available and also used other secondary sources of data. It was found that, clinical choices, patient information and testing, predictive medical practice and health management of services are the key areas of interest in this AI era. Privacy and data protection was amongst the important challenges of AI in healthcare sector. It is suggested that, there is a need of certificate programs and courses on artificial intelligence, regulations pertaining to AI in healthcare should be implemented so that the challenges of privacy and confidentiality would be resolved.