How AI could change the future of our health care

 

In this 2017 article "What My 90-Year-Old Mom Taught Me About The Future Of AI In Health Care," Dr. Isaac Kohane shares a personal experience managing his elderly mother's heart dysfunction with digital health tools and AI insights. Kohane's 90-year-old mother, despite her health challenges, continues to live independently. Using a Fitbit scale, he monitored her weight daily to manage her fluid balance, implementing a simple algorithm to adjust her Lasix dosage based on weight changes. This approach, though unconventional and often met with skepticism from his medical peers, successfully kept her out of the hospital for over a year.

Kohane highlights the potential of AI in health care, noting that while AI has achieved remarkable successes in specific tasks, such as identifying cancer cells, it struggles with the complex, multifaceted nature of human health, especially in elderly patients. He argues that AI should not be expected to surpass human capabilities but rather to complement them by providing timely data and support to the healthcare workforce. Ultimately, Kohane emphasizes the irreplaceable role of compassionate human care in managing health, suggesting that a combination of AI and human oversight could significantly enhance patient outcomes. (Source: Society for Participatory Medicine Blog Post by e--patient Dave)


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Please summarize this article as a medical reporter for the new york times: 

 What My 90-Year-Old Mom Taught Me About The Future Of AI In Health Care 

June 16, 2017 

Dr. Isaac Kohane


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