The technical benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI), such as early diagnosis of diseases and the positive outcomes that result from this, are well known.
Early diagnosis of a disease can make its treatment easier and more effective. However, the implementation of this new technology brings additional improvements that are not always so obvious. This article discusses how AI can improve the interaction between doctors and patients.
There are already many positive developments emerging with AI in medicine, such as support for early diagnosis, new remote collaboration tools, simulators, which free up more time for doctors. In addition, AI can take over laborious tasks that usually take up a lot of a doctor’s time, such as deep analysis of images or data looking for specific patterns, allowing for more comprehensive and personalized consultations with patients. Among these less visible improvements are improved medical care and more human interaction with patients, whether to reassure them, better explain their condition, or delve deeper into the severity and consequences. Another potential improvement is the implementation of AI in administrative tasks currently performed by doctors, which, through automation, would allow doctors to spend more time on consultations. Although the final decision always rests with the doctor, the fast and accurate preliminary diagnoses provided by AI are invaluable. This initial feedback can help doctors make decisions more effectively without having to start the diagnostic process from scratch.
AI offers numerous benefits in the medical field, one of the main ones being improved patient care. The less time a doctor has to spend on tasks that technology can support, the more attention they can devote to people, meaning a better overall patient experience.