Health intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) enables machines to extract, integrate, exchange, and analyze large heterogeneous datasets to answer complex problems in a timely manner. The promise of AI in healthcare and medicine has been embraced by many computer scientists, clinicians, and policymakers. This chapter aims to provide an overview of the use of artificial intelligence methods and technologies in healthcare and medicine to support clinical and public health decisions to improve the health of individuals and populations, narrow health disparities, decrease healthcare costs, and improve overall human well-being. After providing a brief background information on the role of AI in health and medicine and introducing some of the most common AI approaches for predictive modeling in this domain, the chapter will discuss different facets of health intelligence along with several example applications.
