Healthcare organizations in the US spend around $500 billion a year to care for those suffering from opioid addiction. The Artificial Intelligence system developed by Cognizant in this case study determined patients at risk for addiction by analyzing their medical histories and doctor’s notes from their visits. This system was able to identify 85.000 at-risk patients and save the project’s client as much as $60 million.
ATHIKA Project no. 601106-EPP-1-2018-1-ES-EPPKA2-KA
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