Research
AI assesses what really matters to people in health care—well-being
The Brief
- Artificial intelligence is being used to analyze and improve health care systems, including waiting times, treatment outcomes and costs.
- Some of the most important aspects of care, such as whether people feel heard, understood and genuinely cared for, remain harder to measure.
- The article covers how AI can help assess well-being as part of health care performance.
Why it matters
Measures of patient well-being, not only waiting times and costs, shape how health systems are evaluated and improved. Science readers working on health services research may find the measurement challenge relevant.
Who’s affected
- health services researchers
- health care system managers and planners
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- #well-being
- #patient experience
- #health outcomes
Artificial intelligence is helping to analyze and improve health care systems—from waiting times to treatment outcomes and costs. However, some of the most important aspects of care remain harder to measure—such as whether people feel heard, understood and genuinely cared for.