Doctors, startups discuss use of artificial intelligence in hospital at GIMS Greater Noida

The Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) Greater Noida on Tuesday held a roundtable discussion between doctors and startups to understand how AI based technologies work in a government hospital environment, the officials informed on Wednesday.

The roundtable organised by the Centre for Medical Innovation (CMI GIMS) was a great platform for clinicians, policymakers, AI experts and MedTech startups to contemplate if the new tools are fit for patient care on a regular basis.

Among senior clinicians, Prof (Dr) Nitin M Gangane, director and CEO of AIIMS Deoghar, and Dr Abhishek Shankar, oncologist at AIIMS Delhi, pointed out the discrepancy between the development of technology and its applicability at bedside, hence, emphasizing the significance of clinical validation prior to a wide, scale deployment.

Additional director general of health services Dr Sujata Chaudhary, who launched the AI clinic physical rollout at GIMS last week, expressed her concern about the need for a responsible and evidence, based AI adoption in the public hospitals.

The talks were the real, life manifestation of Indias first AI clinic housed within a government medical institution after its online national launch last week.

According to the head of GIMS, Dr (Brig) Rakesh Kumar Gupta, government hospitals present a tough and essential testing environment for AI tools because of the large number of patients, the diversity of diseases and the lack of resources. In his words, if artificial intelligence is really to be a factor in patient safety and quality of care, it should help in solving the actual clinical problems and should blend very well with the existing working processes. And public hospitals are the best place to check whether the technologies are strong, fair and can be expanded.

Medical professionals and academics from the likes of AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS Deoghar, IIT Kanpur and NASSCOM were part of the discussions, along with a doctor from NHS London and experts from the USA.