June 17, 2018

AI to change a doctor’s job and to compensate for the shortage of resources in healthcare

klinik_health_dev / June 17, 2018

Healthcare has reached a turning point. With public healthcare in Finland and elsewhere in the world suffering from a shortage of resources, the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence can, in the future, open entirely new vistas in healthcare. Although the image of care robots may seem clinically cold compared to human nurses, in reality, artificial intelligence can free the staff’s time for engaging with patients. What kinds of practical possibi…

"We understand our patients like never before. We now have data on the true demand we face in general practice. We have the tools to share that workload across the whole primary care network."

"Now we know what the demand is, we can see what changes need to be made, and we can manage expectation and optimise the journey for every patient. We can assign the right level of resources to deal with the enquiry, and use the most expensive resource where it’s most effective."

"We understand our patients like never before. We now have data on the true demand we face in general practice. We have the tools to share that workload across the whole primary care network."