Artificial intelligence and machine learning in public healthcare : opportunities and societal impact / KC Santosh, Loveleen Gaur.
2021
R859.7.A78
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Title
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in public healthcare : opportunities and societal impact / KC Santosh, Loveleen Gaur.
Author
Santosh, K. C., author.
ISBN
9789811667688 (electronic bk.)
9811667683 (electronic bk.)
9789811667671 (print)
9811667675
9811667683 (electronic bk.)
9789811667671 (print)
9811667675
Published
Singapore : Springer, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxiii, 74 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-16-6768-8 doi
Call Number
R859.7.A78
Dewey Decimal Classification
610.285/63
Summary
This book discusses and evaluates AI and machine learning (ML) algorithms in dealing with challenges that are primarily related to public health. It also helps find ways in which we can measure possible consequences and societal impacts by taking the following factors into account: open public health issues and common AI solutions (with multiple case studies, such as TB and SARS: COVID-19), AI in sustainable health care, AI in precision medicine and data privacy issues. Public health requires special attention as it drives economy and education system. COVID-19 is an example--a truly infectious disease outbreak. The vision of WHO is to create public health services that can deal with abovementioned crucial challenges by focusing on the following elements: health protection, disease prevention and health promotion. For these issues, in the big data analytics era, AI and ML tools/techniques have potential to improve public health (e.g., existing healthcare solutions and wellness services). In other words, they have proved to be valuable tools not only to analyze/diagnose pathology but also to accelerate decision-making procedure especially when we consider resource-constrained regions.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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text file PDF
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 7, 2022).
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Gaur, Loveleen, author.
Series
SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology. Computational intelligence, 2625-3712
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Print version: 9789811667671
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Table of Contents
Introduction to AI in Public Health
Open Public Health Issues
AI Solutions to Public Health Issues
AI in Sustainable Public Healthcare
AI in Precision Medicine
Societal Impact: AI in Public Health Issues
Case Studies - AI for Infectious Disease
Privacy, Security and Ethical Issues.
Open Public Health Issues
AI Solutions to Public Health Issues
AI in Sustainable Public Healthcare
AI in Precision Medicine
Societal Impact: AI in Public Health Issues
Case Studies - AI for Infectious Disease
Privacy, Security and Ethical Issues.