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In 2015, misdiagnosis of illness and a medical error accounted for 10% of all deaths in the USA
And the IBM Watson developed an application that could recommend the appropriate treatments for patients with cancer
Unfortunately, some doctors complained that it sometimes gave recommendations that could prove to be a menace for the patients
Despite the application of AI in medical diagnosis, it is still rudimentary; its impact, especially in resource-constrained regions around the world, can be huge
In developing countries like Nepal which consists of more than 80% of the rural population, AI solutions can be a game-changer and a lifesaver
Patients in rural areas can benefit from low cost AI-based clinical decision support technologies by early detection of life-threatening diseases like cancer and tuberculosis
Similarly, AI can mitigate the risks of preventable diseases caused by diabetes such as blindness, cardiovascular, kidney and skin diseases.Blindness is one of the most common diseases in the developing world
As per WHO, there are more than 39 million people worldwide of which 80% could be cured if correct and timely measures are taken beforehand
However, due to high travel costs, lack of ophthalmologists, necessary medical equipment, patients in rural areas tend to skip timely screening their eyes resulting in severe eye diseases and blindness
Wiseyak- Unleashing the Power of AI Healthcare Working along this line of technology locally here in Nepal is Wiseyak (www.wiseyak.com)
Based in Kathmandu, Wiseyak ’s team consists of AI experts and data scientists
Wiseyak is currently developing an AI-based screening tool namely WiseEyes
WiseEyes consists of AI software and a low cost nonmydriatic portable camera which is ideal for rural settings
This kind of low-cost tool powered by AI models can prevent blindness and other serious eyes diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma in rural population by a timely screening of retina and diagnosis of eye diseases
AI can undoubtedly be seen as a boon to humankind as a reliant system to prevent, diagnose and treat pathogens in patients both in resource-constrained or rural areas with healthcare resources and in urban areas with crowded hospitals
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The drift of healthcare from traditional methods to EMRs, EHRs and other AI in healthcare have been inevitable
The change has bought us close to paper-free systems and have introduced us to an easier approach
Eventhough these data models have a lot of advantages of their own
Some major challenges taht they have to face are mentioned below: Healthcare Data – Healthcare data is too complicated, fragmented, and difficult to model within a unified data analytics model
The data are very sensitive and need to be secure making it harder to implement these models
EMR Issues – Most existing EHR/EMR systems are not designed with usability and clinical workflow in mind
As a result, these systems become obstacles for physicians and their patients, forcing physicians to work outside of working hours to complete documentation
Traditional EMR systems have limited or no decision support features to assist physicians/doctors in their assessment and clinical process
System Interoperability – The seamless, effective, and meaningful exchange of patient information is yet to be achieved across healthcare systems
The existing EMR systems do not use open standards, making it difficult for patients and clinics to integrate medical records from multiple sources, resulting in unnecessary tests and delayed diagnoses
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Wiseyak Current AI Trends in Healthcare Wiseyak 2 years ago Spread the love The gradual increment in the application of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare has been pretty evident in recent years
The year 2020, although unfortunately filled with chaos and the unexpected pandemic, has certainly experienced a revolutionary bloom in the healthcare sector than any of the years preceding
Over the course of the pandemic, AI has played a prominent role in the crisis and will undoubtedly continue its contribution in the years to come
Here, we have incorporated some healthcare trends guided by Artificial Intelligence that will shape 2021 AI For Drug Discovery: Source : Chokniti Khongchum Drug discovery dates back to the paleolithic age (old Stone age), where people used medicinal plants as drugs
It has since evolved through discovering drugs from active ingredients to the synthesis of organic molecules in the laboratory
Scientists, today, are able to create these substances artificially and turn them into useful medicines
But since the chemical space consists of about 10 60 molecules contributing to the drug development process, tailoring an efficient drug from the scratch is quite time-consuming and expensive
The discovery of a new drug takes about 10 to 15 years and has a success rate of only 10 %
The use of AI in drug discovery helps recognize compounds and help provide a quicker validation of the drug
The involvement of AI does not only boost up the process of drug development, drug design and decision making but also boosts the process of managing clinical data for future drug designs
AI is already helping in drug discoveries, but features like drug repurposing will scale up in 2021
During the 2020 pandemic, scientists had to design a novel and effective drug for a new disease as soon as possible
The crisis, no-doubt a modern-day terror, certainly helped them to discover new ways to scale up the process and simultaneously minimize the cost
Drug repurposing is one of them
The most fruitful basis for the discovery of a new drug is to start with an old drug.” – Nobel Prize-winning Pharmacologist, Sir James Black Drug repurposing or positioning is the process of identifying new therapeutic products from old/existing/available drugs
Repurposing uses deep learning and graph representation learning to extract hidden patterns in the existing drugs and repurpose new drugs
It definitely seems like a promising use-case of AI in healthcare, which would help fight future emerging and challenging diseases like COVID-19, chronic pancreatitis and so on
Telemedicine Telemedicine , the remote delivery of healthcare services, has been in practice for more than 50 years
How is it still a trend for 2021? You might ask
Well, telemedicine over time has evolved from its use during the early days to modern-day health service used by 74% of the people around the globe
This industry projects to be a $13 billion industry by 2023
With benefits like enhancing access, quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, telemedicine users are sure to grow more by 2021
Telemedicine advocates in situations where the health professional on duty has little or no access to expert help; providing reassurance to both doctors and patients
The synchronous and asynchronous telemedicine types are used to reduce the digital divide between the urban and rural areas
With WHO projects like: telemedicine supporting maternal and newborn in Mongolia, Breast Cancer Screening in rural Mexican residents and many more, the face of telemedicine in rural areas will certainly change in 2021
Wiseyak has brought a telemedicine product- Vital Online Doctor (VOD) into the market
This product is an AI-enabled web and mobile application that holds electronic medical records, thereby providing doctors and patients a seamless platform for remote virtual consultations and follow-ups
With FHIR and HL7 standards, VOD produces an interoperable report for downstream analysis \ with support for new diseases like covid19
screenshot of Wiseyak’s Telemedicine product- Vital Online Doctor Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) Source : Creativeart The use of the Internet of Things (IoT) has touched every sector we could ever imagine
With the term ‘smart city’ going around since 2008, we could not have expected anything less in the health sector
Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is the use of IoT in the medical field i.e., a connected infrastructure of medical devices, software applications, and health system services
Even though the term IoMT might initially scare you, they are pretty fun, easy to operate and very useful
Digital watches are a typical example that we are familiar with
IoMT will be the next new trend in healthcare in the coming years
An expected market value of $254.2 billion by 2026 ( AllTheResearch ) is not a small number, is it? The innovation in IoMT has expanded from a digital watch to ‘ smart pills’
Some digital medicine companies such as Proteus Discover and HQ’s CorTemp are focusing on developing a pill that contains microscopic sensors, which, once swallowed, can transmit data to connected devices
Devices like these ‘smart pills’ would help revolutionize the healthcare industry assisting doctors to monitor and visualize patients’ internal health: such as core temperatures and well-being
The possibilities in IoMT don’t limit themselves to smart pills
From personal energy response systems (PERS), remote patient monitoring (RPM) for the in-home segment and asset management, patient flow management, environment monitoring, and inventory management for in-hospital segments to ideas like smart inhalers and remote elderly care, IoMT has a lot of potentials to change the ...
Precision Medicine Source : Kjpargeter Precision Medicine is a new approach to patient care, where doctors select medicine according to the genetics of a patient
Let us consider a very common medical symptom, a headache
Whenever you have a headache, which medicine do you reach out to? The answer may vary from a person to another as what works to ease one’s headache might not work for another
Genetic differences are what causes this and are true for nearly every medication
Abundant medications available in the market are “one-fits-all” medications, but they don’t work the same for everyone
This makes it difficult to predict who will benefit, who will respond or not respond at all, and who will experience the side effects
Even if we take the current COVID-19 vaccines as an example, people tend to experience different side effects due to genetic variation between the population
Adverse drug reactions are sometimes a significant cause of hospitalization and deaths
Many factors can contribute to the difference in how people respond to the same medication
These factors can range from different kidney functions to cigarette smoking
It now has become increasingly clear that genetics is also a key factor
“Ability to tailor treatments of each individual according to their genetic changes one day” is the hope of precision medication
Even though the topic is new and is being extensively researched, the use of AI in genetic data analysis may bring about a revolution in precision medicine
Once successfully achieved, it can help in the care of chronic diseases of every individual and change the fate of healthcare
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) Source : Pixabay Simply, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a digital version of the patient’s medical records
EMRs are a systemized collection of patients’ data electronically stored and shared across different health care settings
EMRs help make an individual’s information available instantly and securely
Technology these days has advanced and outgrown the traditional handwritten papers
Whether it be a newspaper or reports, everything is digital today because of its ease, therefore, making paper applications in healthcare is irrelevant and a handful of work
Developing EMR systems in the early 1970s was an onerous process, and having people implement them was grueling
Nevertheless, to say, it has since become the norm and has significantly increased globally
An EMR, containing a patient’s medical history, diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, allergies, and test results, makes accessing medical data on the patient possible via a single click
Unlike the traditional paper reports, these do not have the chance of getting lost and aid better communication between primary physicians and hospital health care providers
EMR has been a more acknowledged topic after the global COVID pandemic and has taught one the importance of EMR systems
Hence, one can easily predict that EMRs will continue to peak establishing it as one of the trendiest healthcare topics of 2021