Microsoft reveals medical AI technology capable of replacing nurses, according to patent
It could, theoretically, replace nurses.
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A medical AI chatbot is not exactly news, and there have been many such tools since AI started gaining more popularity. However, it seems that Microsoft wants to take the concept a bit further and actually develop an AI-powered medical assistant that would make the work of doctors go easier and faster.
In a recently published paper, the Redmond-based tech giant talks about an AI technology that involves monitoring a meeting between a patient and a medical professional during a medical visit and providing additional medical information based on the visit.
The technology, patented under the Medical Intelligence System and Method name, creates a list of essential topics based on the collected data that helps doctors understand the context better and deliver diagnostics faster.
It’s worth noting that the medical AI chatbot does not aim to replace medical professionals but rather collaborate with them and help them have more informed and valuable conversations with their patients during medical appointments.
The AI-based technology involves observing and tracking a meeting between a patient and a healthcare provider, such as a doctor or nurse, during a medical appointment. During the appointment, various types of information are collected. This could include the patient’s symptoms, medical history, test results, and other relevant data.
The AI system then processes the collected information and analyzes this data to identify important topics to discuss during the appointment. For example, if the patient mentioned a new symptom or a change in their condition, the AI might flag this as a topic for the doctor to explore further.
The AI generates a list of essential topics or points that must be addressed based on the analysis. This helps ensure the healthcare provider covers all necessary areas during the appointment while also guiding the doctor to focus on the most critical aspects of the patient’s health for a more thorough and effective consultation.
Although it exists only as a patented technology for now, the idea could easily take ground within the next years when AI becomes more capable of providing exact information. Let’s not forget that the initiative to use more AI in healthcare has been gaining ground for the last two years, and Microsoft already announced the TRAIN project, which aims to improve the quality and trustworthiness of AI in this industry.
The Redmond-based tech giant recently unveiled the patent of an AI chatbot that would tackle mental health issues as a virtual therapist. Hence, all roads point to the usage of this technology in the healthcare industry.
However, the company would need to spend more resources on ensuring AI won’t provide false positives or false negatives to patients. For example, Musk says X’s Grok, the platform’s AI model, can provide accurate medical information. Still, the platform’s Community Notes, used to correct false information, actually corrected the post.
You can read the full paper here.
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