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want to ensure that patients and clinicians are at the forefront of this new technology but still feel as though their privacy is protected and their safety is prioritised .”
Another example of healthcare innovation is 3D printing for prosthetics . Research from The Worldwide Health Organization suggests that 0.5 % of the global population requires prostheses , but 95 % do not have the access - which is where 3D printing can help . The Microsoft Accessibility Innovation offers support for those in low- and middleincome countries in the use of prosthetics
3D printing , to change the lives of many .
The adoption and use of AI is already transforming the delivery of services and treatment across the healthcare sector . Over the next 12 months , Wallace predicts that this will continue to expand .
“ Next-generation AI has the potential to revolutionise healthcare by empowering clinicians to focus on a more personalised patient-centred medicine , strengthening the human interaction in medicine , reducing costs , and easing the administrative and cognitive burdens providers face ,” he says .

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