Arun Rai, MD, MBA, MS, presented “Optimizing Flow: Practical AI Applications in Urology” during the 2024 Frontiers in Oncologic Prostate Care and Ablative Local Therapy symposium on October 17, 2024, in San Diego, California.
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How to cite: Rai, Arun. “Optimizing Flow: Practical AI Applications in Urology.” October, 2024. Accessed Jan 2025. https://grandroundsinurology.com/optimizing-flow-practical-ai-applications-in-urology/
Optimizing Flow: Practical AI Applications in Urology – Summary
Arun Rai, MD, MBA, MS, explores how artificial intelligence can address inefficiencies in healthcare administration and improve patient workflows, particularly in urology. In this 15-minute presentation, Dr. Rai emphasizes that while clinical AI applications are advancing, many opportunities lie in streamlining administrative processes. AI offers solutions to automate repetitive tasks like billing, scheduling, and operational workflows, reducing costs and freeing up staff for more critical work.
The presentation highlights a real-world example from Northwell Health: AI-based scheduling models significantly reduced wait times for patients with prostate cancer and kidney masses. By leveraging data from billing, diagnosis, and operational systems, the models improved access to specialized care, ensuring timely treatment.
The talk also outlines a practical roadmap for developing AI solutions, emphasizing the need to define clear problems, ensure high-quality data, validate models in real-world settings, and implement scalable, user-focused systems.
Frontiers in Oncologic Prostate Care and Ablative Local Therapy (FOCAL) is an outstanding program on prostate imaging, transperineal interventions, and ablative treatments for prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Bringing together community-based, academic, and industry partners, FOCAL offers lectures by world-renowned faculty and hands-on training workshops on in-office transperineal interventions, fusion-guided prostate ablation and state-of-the-art BPH management with novel technologies.
