#04 The opportunities and promises of AI in Healthcare : Super Doctors and personal assistants

Oct 9, 2023

The discussion kicks off with the essential role of AI in transforming healthcare delivery. Speakers share insights on how modern doctors are increasingly stretched for time and the potential AI has to enhance their efficiency. Innovations like AI super doctors promise to revolutionize diagnostics and patient interaction. Venture capital investments in AI startups are on the rise, fueling exciting use cases. Ethical considerations around AI's role in mental health and patient care highlight the need for a balanced approach. Overall, it's a promising glimpse into the future of healthcare.

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AI Enables Super Doctors

AI can make doctors more efficient by automating note-taking and summarization.
It can also enable super doctors by monitoring large patient populations and predicting risks.

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AI Boosts Radiologist Performance

A study showed AI-aided radiologists reached the highest performance of the most experienced doctor.
AI assistance turned everyone into a super doctor, enhancing decision quality across experience levels.

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AI Finds Invisible Biomarkers

AI can detect subtle image patterns invisible to humans, like sex and cardiovascular risk from retina scans.
This reveals AI's ability to find novel biomarkers beyond current human knowledge.

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We start with a deep dive into why AI is required for the future of healthcare, and in what ways can AI be integrated. In the second part of the episode, we cover the VC involvement in the space and showcase the best use cases where AI companies can jump into healthcare. Dev&Doc is a podcast where doctors and developers deep dive into the potential of AI in healthcare.

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Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:20 Intro - Does AI need healthcare? 01:45 Definitions of AI 06:25 the current state of healthcare needs intervention 08:14 are modern doctors spending more time with patients? 10:00 what can AI do for clinicians 15:59 AI super doctors! 22:09 will AI take over in our lifetimes? 23:38 industry paying attention, FDA, media, venture capital and businesses 26:20 barriers to patients getting right care Report segment - trying to bridge the gap from research to health tech companies /businesses 29:39 venture capital a16z report - "AI jobs to be done" 32:00 an ethical dilemma. When no doctor is available, Is it better to have a medical AI than no one? 37:12 low hanging AI fruit - Clinical coding /billing 41:55 ai driven talk therapy 45:20 Psychology, Psychiatry, Neurology, segregated professions that should unite 47:10 other cases - scheduling patient appointments 51:20 ending References: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160791X23001264 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-01/tech-investors-bet-ai-finally-poised-to-transform-health-care?leadSource=uverify%20wall https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.02022.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.07430.pdf