Key Points:
- Big Tech firms and startups are pushing generative AI into healthcare. Examples include Google Cloud collaborating with Highmark Health to personalize patient intake and Microsoft Azure helping Providence healthcare network with patient message triage.
- Generative AI in healthcare is drawing significant venture capital, with most health investors indicating that it has influenced their investment strategies significantly.
- A Deloitte survey revealed that only about half of U.S. consumers believe that generative AI could improve healthcare by making it more accessible or reducing wait times.
- Concerns are raised about generative AI’s readiness for healthcare, pointing to its limitations in handling complex medical queries and emergencies due to its finite knowledge base and lack of up-to-date clinical information.