There are hundreds of thousands of diagnostic and treatment codes, and most patients will have several, or even dozens of codes for a presentation. Add in the

There are hundreds of thousands of diagnostic and treatment codes, and most patients will have several, or even dozens of codes for a presentation. Add in the patients age and other demographic variables, medical history, and family history, and you have more combinations of variables than patients. Except for some really common problems, like cases of influenza, every patient is unique. AI can be used to handle simpler problems - identifying patients at risk of repeat admissions, or flagging the likelihood of dehydration for example.