{"id":36628,"date":"2024-04-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/?p=36628"},"modified":"2024-04-25T15:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:45:44","slug":"the-promise-of-ai-in-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/the-promise-of-ai-in-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Lean Summit Panel \u2014 The Promise of AI in Healthcare and How Lean Thinking Can Realize Its Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AI has taken over the business conversation and has already begun influencing many industries, including healthcare. The 2024 Lean Summit featured a healthcare panel with four distinguished speakers to examine AI in medicine:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Dr.\u00a0John Toussaint, Executive Chairman, Catalysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr.\u00a0Jackie Gerhart, Physician and VP Clinical Informatics, Epic Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr.\u00a0Christopher Longhurst, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Digital Officer, UC San Diego Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr.\u00a0Lucas Zier, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and UC San Francisco\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They discussed revolutionary AI integrations within patient care\u2014including the remarkable example of reducing sepsis mortality by 20%. They also explained how AI can relieve clinicians of cognitive burdens, such as entering notes, to reconnect doctors and nurses with their patients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, they cautioned that health systems will realize AI&#8217;s promise only by pairing it with capable, lean processes.\u00a0The clinical workflow is the critical performance driver. AI will not achieve its full potential without relentless problem-solving by humans.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the complete panel discussion to learn more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join LEI&#8217;s next event, the &#8220;<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/events.lean.org\/event\/21a96ae3-4322-46ec-a73e-42214130af79\/summary?start_date=1721260800&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07_Future%20of%20People%20at%20Work%20Symposium&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_YVMOcDTRQ2ylQZyEEL6NaT4MyOEceYsGbMjMfkqkbLoHaqNBab7jfuIoXMjmL1zspSYb7\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Future of People at Work Symposium<\/a>,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong>in Detroit, Michigan, on<strong>&nbsp;July 18-19.&nbsp;<\/strong>Business and academic leaders will converge to shape the future of business in today&#8217;s rapidly changing landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 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