AI in Healthcare – #HITsm Chat Topic

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 11/9 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Jon White @technursejon on the topic of “AI in Healthcare”.

The idea of Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn’t new. We’ve seen robots and intelligent computers in film and on television for decades, and read about them in science fiction novels for even longer. As the processing power of computers and computing devices has taken off, and more and more data is captured from all facets of our lives, the science fiction from our parents’ generation is becoming the reality of today.

Though we may be far from witnessing the androids popularized in film and TV, there are elements of AI that are currently in use in many industries. AI has the potential to drastically change the way we live and work.

In this #HITsm chat, Jon White (@TechNurseJon) will lead a discussion on AI in healthcare, exploring its potential and pitfalls.

Check out the questions for this week’s #HITsm chat below.

Topics for this week’s #HITsm Chat:
T1: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad term, covering a variety of technologies. What does “AI” mean to you? How do you define it? #HITsm

T2: What impacts can AI have on healthcare, and how soon do you expect to see it? #HITsm

T3: What impacts do you see AI having on the healthcare and health IT workforce? #HITsm

T4: How can AI be integrated with other technologies to improve the delivery and effectiveness of healthcare? Where would you like to see it integrated? #HITsm

T5: AI relies on a significant amount of data. For many applications in healthcare, much of that data is derived from patient records. How will privacy concerns affect adoption? #HITsm

Bonus: What barriers are there to full-scale AI adoption in the healthcare environment? #HITsm

Upcoming #HITsm Chat Schedule
11/16 – Value Based Care: Successes, Challenges, and Changes
Hosted by Matt Fisher (@Matt_R_Fisher)

11/23 – No Chat – Thanksgiving Break

11/30 – The Global Impact of Health IT
Hosted by Vanessa Carter (@_FaceSA)

12/7 – TBD
Hosted by Michelle Currie (@mshlcurrie)

12/14 – TBD
Hosted by Claire Pfarr (@clairepfarr) from @OneViewHC and the @Savvy_Coop Community

12/21 – Holiday Break

12/28 – Holiday Break

We look forward to learning from the #HITsm community! As always, let us know if you’d like to host a future #HITsm chat or if you know someone you think we should invite to host.

If you’re searching for the latest #HITsm chat, you can always find the latest #HITsm chat and schedule of chats here.

About the author

John Lynn

John Lynn is the Founder of HealthcareScene.com, a network of leading Healthcare IT resources. The flagship blog, Healthcare IT Today, contains over 13,000 articles with over half of the articles written by John. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 20 million times.

John manages Healthcare IT Central, the leading career Health IT job board. He also organizes the first of its kind conference and community focused on healthcare marketing, Healthcare and IT Marketing Conference, and a healthcare IT conference, EXPO.health, focused on practical healthcare IT innovation. John is an advisor to multiple healthcare IT companies. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can be found on Twitter: @techguy.

   

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