Sanford Health Leveraging AI to Improve Disease Detection and Care Personalization
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
Sanford Health is enhancing its electronic health records (EHR) system by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to improve disease detection and patient care personalization, particularly for conditions like chronic kidney disease and diabetes. The AI-driven tools facilitate timely decision-making by processing extensive patient data, resulting in doubled testing rates for kidney disease among diabetes patients and improved early diagnosis rates. This early intervention is especially vital for rural patients with limited access to treatment facilities, leading to better health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. Additionally, Sanford Health plans to implement an AI-based colon cancer screening tool that will provide individualized risk assessments, moving beyond traditional classification methods.
