Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Promises and Challenges
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Nov 2020
Subject
Machine Learning;
Artificial Intelligence;
Health Care System;
Medical Technology;
Health Care Service;
Health Care;
Public Health;
fAIr LAC
JEL code
I18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health;
I10 - Health: General
Category
Learning Materials
This report describes the potential of AI to improve individual and public health by improving access, improving clinical decision-making, and creating new efficiencies in clinical care and research. It then describes the differences between more traditional medical devices and products that use AI, discusses the ways in which countries are considering regulating these products, and examines the specific risks of what are probably the most popular uses of AI in the medical industry.
