Foundation and Potential of AI in Healthcare

Foundation and Potential of AI in Healthcare

This course is part of AI for Healthcare Systems Specialization

Instructor: Jiban Khuntia

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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8 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

After completing this course, you will be able to describe what AI means for healthcare and health systems.
Understand how health systems broadly use AI for the enhancement of their capabilities.
You will also develop insights into the potential of AI to solve grand healthcare challenges.

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4 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course introduces how AI shapes modern health systems, exploring key applications, adoption trends, and its role in digital transformation. Learners will assess AI’s potential to enhance healthcare capabilities, improve efficiency, and address major challenges. Designed for anyone interested in AI in healthcare, the course offers real-world examples to help participants evaluate AI’s impact, opportunities, and limitations in health systems.

Introduces the foundations of AI in healthcare, tracing its history and early applications to modern practices.

What's included

8 videos2 readings1 assignment

8 videosTotal 27 minutes

Preliminary Meaning and Evolution of AI in Healthcare4 minutes
The Potential of AI for Healthcare Grand Challenges3 minutes
Introduction to AI2 minutes
AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning4 minutes
AI Concepts and Applications3 minutes
AI Evolution5 minutes
Genesis of AI to Healthcare2 minutes
State of AI in Healthcare3 minutes

2 readingsTotal 65 minutes

Meet the Instructor 5 minutes
Module 1 Background Materials60 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 1 Quiz30 minutes

Examines the current state of AI adoption in health systems, highlighting readiness, barriers, and use cases.

What's included

7 videos1 reading1 assignment

7 videosTotal 27 minutes

What is Healthcare?2 minutes
Levels of Healthcare3 minutes
Evolution and Important Health System Components5 minutes
Digital Transformation of Health Systems and Solutions to Challenges4 minutes
Strive for Personalized Patient Care3 minutes
From Digitized to Intelligent Health Systems3 minutes
Where Health Systems Stand6 minutes

1 readingTotal 60 minutes

Module 2 Background Materials60 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 2 Quiz30 minutes

Explores how digitization and AI strengthen healthcare capabilities, from data-driven care to operational efficiency.

What's included

7 videos1 reading1 assignment

7 videosTotal 19 minutes

Health Systems Capability Improvement Using Digitation and AI4 minutes
Capability Enhancement: AI-Driven Patient Engagement3 minutes
Capability Enhancement: AI for Clinical Decisions3 minutes
Capability Enhancement: AI for Operations2 minutes
Capability Enhancement: Examples2 minutes
AI-Enabled Capability Enhancement Results2 minutes
Can AI Itself Be a Smart Capability for Health Systems?3 minutes

1 readingTotal 60 minutes

Module 3 Background Materials60 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Untitled30 minutes

Investigates how AI can address major healthcare challenges such as chronic disease, health equity, and system inefficiencies.

What's included

8 videos1 reading1 assignment

8 videosTotal 28 minutes

The Potential of AI for Healthcare Grand Challenges3 minutes
The Grand Challenge of Healthcare Complexity and Learning through AI3 minutes
Can AI Help to Solve the Grand Challenges of Increasing Healtcare Costs4 minutes
AI to Bridge the Healthcare Access Gap4 minutes
AI for Managing Chronic Disease: Management at Scale5 minutes
AI for Pandemic Response and Management3 minutes
Accelerating Medical Research3 minutes
Integrated Approach to Solve Healthcare Grand Challenges3 minutes

1 readingTotal 60 minutes

Module 4 Background Materials60 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 4 Quiz30 minutes

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Jiban Khuntia

University of Colorado System

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