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AI for Patients

Industry Voices—For AI to truly transform healthcare, we have to focus on patients

Sandeep Konam, Abridge, and Glyn Elwyn, Dartmouth CollegeMarch 14, 2022October 31, 2022
patient care
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Artificial intelligence is often touted as the next big thing in medicine, with the potential to make healthcare more efficient, more affordable and more personalized. Yet, so far, most uses of AI in healthcare support business as usual, incrementally improving the system and making insurers, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies more money without fundamentally changing the experience for patients. 

We are missing out on AI’s revolutionary potential to reshape our healthcare system by directly serving patients and putting them back at the center of care.

Read the full article at Fierce Healthcare.

This article was produced by Footnote in partnership with Abridge.

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Contributed by

Glyn Elwyn

Glyn Elwyn

Professor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Dartmouth College

Glyn Elwyn, clinician, and researcher, is the co-director of the Coproduction Laboratory within The Dartmouth Institute.

Sandeep Konam

Sandeep Konam

Cofounder and CTO
Abridge

Sandeep Konam is the cofounder and CTO of Abridge, a company that uses AI to help patients stay on top of their health.

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