New AWS survey reinforces need to accelerate AI fluency in healthcare

The article discusses the need for accelerating AI skills and adoption in the healthcare industry, based on a survey conducted by AWS and Access Partnership. It highlights the following key points:

• Healthcare employers and employees expect a 44% increase in labor productivity from full AI utilization, but face challenges in realizing this boost due to lack of data strategy, legacy systems, and interoperability issues.
• 78% of healthcare employers lack knowledge on how to implement an AI training program, and the sector ranks lowest in prioritizing hiring AI talent.
• Only 9% of healthcare employees report advanced AI fluency, the lowest among all industries surveyed.
• To bridge this gap, AWS announced the AI Ready initiative to provide free AI skills training to 2 million people globally by 2025, and offers healthcare-specific training programs like AWS Industry Quest: Healthcare and Skill Builder courses.
• The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of upskilling healthcare workers in AI to unlock its full potential in improving patient outcomes and organizational efficiency.