A new opinion piece argues the medical AI revolution is being held back by outdated data architecture. Freddy Abnousi of Meta and Celina Yong of Stanford contend the current system, which organizes health information around institutions like hospitals, must be redesigned. They propose a future where data is organized around the individual patient instead.
This shift is presented as a prerequisite for unlocking the full potential of artificial intelligence in medicine. The authors suggest that consumer devices and personal health records could play a central role in this new model. The current fragmented system, they argue, limits AI's ability to deliver personalized, predictive care.