BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — While there is room to grow for artificial intelligence, North Dakota health leaders say that it could be helpful in the future.
Sara Stolt, the deputy director for North Dakota’s Health and Human Services, says so far, AI can be used in healthcare for early disease detection. This includes chatbots that respond to people looking for helpful information and Bells digital assistant, which can be used in behavioral health to take notes and process documents faster.
Stolt says reactive AI won’t go live until May, but the idea still raises some concerns to many — including the risk of compromising personal information.
“We see a little bit of discussion about fake or trusting information,” she noted, “but our biggest concern with AI is privacy. It’s abiding by HIPAA, making sure that the right information is appropriately shared with people who have access to it, and knowing how AI impacts that. That’s something we’re still working through.”
Stolt says AI could also be used to predict how busy hospitals and clinics will be and to study disease trends across different age groups and regions in North Dakota.
