The report highlights the potential of AI systems in healthcare to grow this market segment, reduce the administrative burden on healthcare professionals, and improve patient outcomes.
At the same time, it assesses the risks in cases of inappropriate development and application of AI, inadequate safety measures, and increased inequalities in healthcare delivery. Along with the risk assessment, it identifies gaps that need to be addressed in order to change the situation as soon as possible.

According to the researchers, AI is already saving lives today and could save even more. AI technologies have the potential to help healthcare professionals diagnose conditions and optimize treatment, as well as prevent errors, save lives and improve patient outcomes. When used safely and appropriately, it can exponentially improve existing outcomes, and in the future, it will be questioned why such an important asset - health data - has gone untapped for so long to save lives and improve quality of life.

Given the new data protection capabilities, inaction in the use of AI technologies in healthcare could be seen as damaging, and 97% of all health data 'assets' are currently not being used for decision-making.
In addition, AI can be used to develop treatments for rare diseases, to detect unusual forms of illness, to enhance the prevention of chronic diseases, and in the development of personalized medicine.

OECD experts suggest three main applications for collective efforts, namely:
1. Analyzing and quantifying the opportunities and risks of using AI;
2. Supporting the development and implementation of healthcare policies and "codes of conduct";
3. Evaluating the development of AI policy in healthcare, facilitating knowledge sharing and tracking AI incidents.
The organization actively uses its own AI principles in its work, designed to combine innovation with reliability, while respecting human rights and democratic principles.