Optimizing AI solutions for population health in primary care

Artificial intelligence (AI) has primarily enhanced individual primary care visits, yet its potential for population health management remains untapped. Effective AI should integrate longitudinal patient data, automate proactive outreach, and mitigate disparities by addressing barriers such as trans...

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Main Authors: Sanjay Basu, Pablo Bermudez-Canete, Tannen Christopher Hall, Pranav Rajpurkar
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01864-z
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