Human-in-the-Loop AI in Healthcare: Principles & Myths

“AI has a human side to it. It reflects us – our decisions, good or bad; the data we put in, biased or not. For us to utilize AI in healthcare appropriately, we need to remember AI reflects us and the systems we create.”

This is how Rachel Stemerman, MPH, Ph.D., Senior Principal Product Manager of Data Engineering and AI Platform at Inovalon explains the ultimate purpose of AI in healthcare: to bring empathy back to care coordination.

As impressive and exciting as new models are, healthcare professionals must apply each AI tool with a commitment to safety and scale, transparency and trust, and maintaining a human in the loop. Every new model exists to augment human expertise; to support – never replace – skilled professionals in the work they do every day to deliver patient care.

Get her take on key AI principles, misconceptions to debunk, and the importance of human in the loop in this INOvators episode.