Is it possible for artificial intelligence to make healthcare more environmentally sustainable?
In the field of radiology, AI may prove to be transformative. It has the potential to streamline processes, cut costs, and increase accuracy in imaging, diagnostics, and prevention.
When we talk about sustainability, we often think of carbon emissions or climate change. But environmental sustainability means something much broader in healthcare: it’s about how we can preserve resources, whether cost, energy, human capital, and reduce waste and pollution, all while improving health outcomes for everyone, everywhere.
Today, host Vibhas Deshpande, Head of Sustainability Innovation and Research, Americas at Siemens Healthineers, welcomes Dr. Kate Hanneman, cardiac radiologist at the University of Toronto; Dr. Charles Goh, Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Singapore General Hospital; and Tobias Heimann, head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence Germany at Siemens Healthineers, to explore how the rise of artificial intelligence is reshaping the conversation around sustainability in healthcare.
Together, they’re helping define what “responsible AI” really means—and what steps healthcare leaders can take now to ensure that AI benefits patients, clinicians and health systems and preserves global resources.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why eliminating data redundancy and using foundational models are keys to keeping AI development sustainable
- AI is used to shorten imaging exams while still maintaining a high image quality, which contributes to energy savings
- AI can help to arrive at correct diagnosis by improving clinical decision making and alignment to best practice to minimize waste in health systems
- Sustainability is more than a metric of emissions or kilowatts—it’s also about how we invest intellectual and clinical capital, such as freeing clinicians to do what humans can do best: connect, interpret, and care.
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