DOI: 10.36347/sajp.2024.v13i02.003

Pages: 67-81

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing healthcare by transforming disease identification, treatment, and management. Healthcare organizations are rapidly adopting AI technologies to improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and optimize costs. Utilizing a broad toolkit comprising Robotics, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, and Machine Learning, AI has made significant advancements across various healthcare domains. AI-driven diagnostic systems are showcased for their precision in analyzing medical images, enabling early detection of diseases such as cancer. Personalized treatment plans and preventive treatments are made possible by predictive analytics, which uses large amounts of patient data to predict the course of a disease and identify those who are at risk. This leads to an improvement in patient care. Beyond clinical applications, AI is reshaping healthcare delivery through solutions like telemedicine, virtual consultations, and remote monitoring. Virtual Health Assistants, empowered by AI, deliver personalized health information, medication reminders, and lifestyle guidance, enhancing patient engagement and treatment adherence. Telemedicine systems employ Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms to enhance resource allocation, expedite appointment scheduling, and supply superior medical services to remote and isolated populations. Hence, AI’s potential to improve productivity, encourage creativity, and solve difficult problems through sophisticated data analysis and automation is what has made it so important in revolutionizing many sectors.