Rehumanizing global health care with agentic AI
The global health care sector is facing significant challenges due to staff shortages and increasing demand. To address these issues, many providers are turning to agentic AI to automate administrative tasks and enhance patient care. This technology aims to alleviate the burden on clinicians while improving the overall quality of health services.
- ▪The World Health Organization has warned of a potential shortfall of 11 million health care workers by 2030.
- ▪Over two-thirds of health care providers have adopted AI agents to help with complex tasks and patient triage.
- ▪AI agents at the Hospital for Special Surgery have improved the efficiency of processing insurance claims significantly.
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SponsoredArtificial intelligenceRehumanizing global health care with agentic AIAs health-care providers face looming staff shortages, AI agents are automating complex administrative tasks and even clinical decisions so humans can focus more on patient care. By MIT Technology Review Insightsarchive pageJune 2, 2026In partnership withEma The global health care sector is under increasing strain. Decades of chronic underinvestment and constraints in recruitment have coincided with a surge in demand for services for aging populations. Gaps in provision are already taking a toll, with fragmented access to care and high rates of stress and burnout among staff. And it’s getting worse. The World Health Organization has warned that current shortfalls will increase to 11 million workers by 2030.
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