6 AI Applications Already Transforming the Healthcare Industry

AI is accelerating scientific breakthroughs and improving research outcomes. Here are six projects using AI to enhance human life quality.

1. Ultrasound Imaging — GE Verisound AI GE Verisound AI uses proprietary software to help non-experts capture high-quality ultrasound images, improving early disease detection. Caption AI, one of the company's key tools, provides real-time visual guidance, ensuring only high-resolution images are captured. It also includes AutoEF, an AI-driven algorithm that calculates critical heart health measures like the left ventricular ejection fraction.

2. Drug Discovery — Atomwise San Francisco-based Atomwise is revolutionizing drug discovery with AI. Its AtomNet platform uses convolutional neural networks to predict the efficacy of drug candidates by analyzing protein structures and binding behaviors. This accelerates drug development, reducing the cost and time of clinical trials. In 2024, Atomwise identified novel drug candidates for 235 out of 318 targets across global collaborations.

3. Radiology — Behold.ai and Enlitic Behold.ai’s AI-driven "red dot" algorithm classifies chest X-rays and localizes findings with heatmaps, boasting 90% accuracy. Its use in the NHS reduced radiologists' workloads by 29% and diagnosis waiting times by 71%. Similarly, Enlitic's deep learning technology interprets medical images 10,000 times faster than a radiologist, detecting malignant lung nodules up to 18 months earlier than biopsies.

4. Speech Assistance — Voiceitt Voiceitt uses AI-driven speech recognition to aid individuals with speech impairments. The technology enables voice control of smart devices and provides real-time captioning in platforms like Webex, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams, improving accessibility in virtual meetings and enhancing independence for people with speech disabilities.

5. Clinical Decision-Making — Merative Formerly IBM Watson Health, Merative integrates AI with patient data to assist clinicians in making better-informed decisions. By leveraging predictive analytics and natural language processing (NLP), the company personalizes medicine prescriptions, optimizes healthcare operations, and improves resource management.

6. Healthcare Delivery Automation — WELL Health Technologies WELL Health Technologies, Canada’s largest outpatient clinic operator, uses AI to automate healthcare delivery tasks like scheduling, data analysis, and patient follow-ups. In 2024, WELL launched an AI-powered co-pilot for cardiologists, enhancing cardiovascular disease management with remote monitoring and early disease detection.

These examples illustrate AI’s growing role in healthcare, transforming diagnostics, treatment, and patient care.