The Future of Health Care Starts With Prevention, Not AI
Summary
Brazilian hospital executive Sidney Klajner said AI and wearable devices can support health care, but they will not improve outcomes without stronger prevention, patient engagement and access to care. He described an AI tool that helps primary care doctors assess pregnant patients in areas with few specialists, while stressing that technology cannot replace stronger health services. New York City health commissioner Alister Martin said AI could also reduce administrative work and give doctors more time with patients.Key Facts
- Klajner leads the Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo.
- He said wearable health data is useful only if people engage with it and act on it.
- Klajner said healthier living depends partly on communities having safe places to walk and exercise.
- He described an AI project supported by the Gates Foundation that draws on medical research and clinical guidelines to assist doctors treating pregnant patients.
- The system listens to consultations and suggests questions, tests and possible next steps, according to Klajner.
- Klajner said the AI tool does not replace specialist care or stronger health services.
- Martin said AI could handle administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling, freeing doctors to spend more time with patients.
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