Delivering high‐tech, AI‐based health care at Apollo Hospitals

Abstract

With a population of more than 1.3 billion people, India has a rapidly growing need for health care, particularly in rural areas. Along with a widespread increase in the incidence of cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, the nation also is suffering from a shortage of health‐care professionals. At Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, the use of robotic surgery and artificial intelligence (AI) has allowed medical practitioners to provide more personalized health care to patients, increased the efficiency of doctors by removing repetitive tasks, and facilitated a shift toward prevention of serious illnesses. An analysis of the opportunities and challenges posed by the technologies employed at Apollo Hospitals' facilities highlights the promise of AI in the health‐care field and the obstacles yet to be overcome.