In Kingman, Arizona, a windswept city of 35,000 at the eastern edge of the Mojave desert, data scientists are in high demand. The local health clinic, North Country HealthCare, faces complex health issues among its patients that could benefit greatly from AI assistance. However, the clinic lacks a stable internet connection and does not have the necessary software to support the latest artificial intelligence technology.
Despite these challenges, clinicians at North Country HealthCare are working tirelessly to provide care to their patients with limited resources. Comparable academic hospitals with better data systems are able to leverage AI for administrative tasks and bureaucratic battles with insurers, but North Country HealthCare lacks the capacity to do so.
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