AI in Health A Leader’s Guide to Winning in the New Age of Intelligent Health Systems

We are in the early stages of the next big platform shift in healthcare computing. Fueled by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Cloud, this shift is already transforming the way health and medical services are provided. As the industry transitions from static digital repositories to intelligent systems, there will be winners and losers in the race to innovate and automate the provision of services. Critical to success will be the role leaders play in shaping the use of AI to be less "artificial" and more "intelligent" in support of improving processes to deliver care and keep people healthy and productive across all care settings. This book defines key technical, process, people, and ethical issues that need to be understood and addressed in successfully planning and executing an enterprise-wide AI plan. It provides clinical and business leaders with a framework for moving organizations from the aspiration to execution of intelligent systems to improve clinical, operational, and financial performance.

Preface and Acknowledgements. Author. 1 The Future Is Not What It Used to Be. 2 The Rise of the Intelligent Health Consumer. 3 AI Is One Thing and Many Things. 4 From Gods to Geeks – A Brief History of AI. 5 Do Submarines Swim? 6 Creating Value Today with AI. 7 The Leadership Imperative. 8 When AI Meets HR. 9 Engaging Your Clinicians. 10 Making Radiologists More Rad. 11 Understanding and Managing the Ethics of AI. 12 The Role of the Cloud in AI. 13 Manage Your Data Estate Like Your Finances. 14 The Importance of Intelligent HIT Vendors. 15 From Aspiration to Execution. 16 The Road Ahead for AI. Index.

Tom Lawry serves as National Director of AI for Health andLife Sciences at Microsoft and previously served as Director of Worldwide Health. In this role he works with providers, payors and governments in planning and implementing innovative analytical solutions that improve the quality and efficiency of health services delivered around the globe. He focuses on digital transformation including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Leaning (ML) and Cognitive Services. He previously served as Director of Organizational Performance for Microsoft’s health incubator (Health Solutions Group). Prior to Microsoft, Tom served as a Senior Director at GE Healthcare with global responsibilities for revenue cycle management analytics and operational performance solutions. Lawry was founder and CEO of Verus, a healthcare software company named as one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Washington Companies for three consecutive years and to the Deloitte Fast 500 Technologies list. For fourteen years, Lawry served in various executive management roles in hospitals and integrated delivery networks in the US. He has published over 30 articles on topics relating to use technology and software to innovate healthcare.