Project Summary
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care has a wide range of applications related to medical imaging. However, the application of AI in areas other than medical imaging is still in early stages. To understand the landscape of applications of AI in health care, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) commissioned a narrative review of AI applications in general health areas and evidence mapping of application of AI in nine specific types of health conditions: cancer, cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, dementia, diabetes, kidney disease, mental health, respiratory, and substance use disorder. The purpose of this report is to examine the evidence currently supporting approved AI applications in the United States, and additional AI applications in these medical fields that may be available in the near term.
The narrative review section of this report focuses on different AI applications in broader healthcare conditions. The evidence mapping section, through systematic search and selection, interactively maps the evidence currently supporting AI applications for nine specific health conditions.
Narrative Review Report (Published February 2021) and Evidence Map
Recognizing the importance of this emerging technology and the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve health for all, this report focuses on applications of AI in health that are currently in use or may be in use in the near future.
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Issue Brief (Published July 2021)
This issue brief describes AI applications currently in use and on the horizon, evidence for AI in clinical medicine, and challenges and opportunities ahead.
| About the Emerging Technologies and Therapeutics Reports The Emerging Technologies and Therapeutics Reports provide timely summaries of evidence supporting new drugs, devices, and other healthcare technologies that are recently in use or may be available in the near term in the United States. The documents also identify gaps that need to be addressed for the technologies or therapeutics to move forward. |
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Artificial Intelligence: New Report Explores Applications for Health Care
Artificial intelligence is impacting the healthcare field, but its role outside medical imaging remains unclear. A new report and evidence map examine the evidence on non-imaging artificial intelligence applications in health care.