As the ever-evolving AI landscape continues to be top-of-mind for businesses, Forbes Technology Council members are having meaningful discussions about the impact.
Centric Consulting’s Director of AI Strategy and Modern Software Delivery Joseph Ours is a regular contributor to the Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives, where he shares the latest thinking on AI readiness, planning, and governance. See Ours’s latest contributions to the Forbes Technology Council below.
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16 Surprising Ways AI Enhances Healthcare Diagnostics And Delivery
Ours discusses one surprising way AI is enhancing healthcare diagnostics and delivery by optimizing medical coding:
“Missed medical coding creates a hassle for patients and delays payments to providers. Smart providers are using AI to improve medical coding and get paid faster. Sophisticated providers are already using AI to optimize medical coding to increase approval rates on submissions to healthcare payers. Next-level providers will start using AI to optimize medical coding for higher reimbursement.”
Key C-Suite Discussions That Would Benefit from Tech Leaders’ Takes
Ours weighs in on critical processes for which the C-suite needs the expertise of its tech leaders:
“I’d champion AI across all value streams in the organization. AI is shaping up to be more transformational than the Industrial Revolution. By bringing a blend of visionary and pragmatic expertise, I’d help the C-suite strategically implement AI to enhance efficiency, decision-making and innovation. Understanding AI’s capabilities and ethical considerations is crucial to leading your industry in an AI-powered, sustainable fashion.”
Beyond Content Creation: 16 Innovative AI Applications
Ours suggests AI applications businesses and the public should explore.
“Small-scale data analysis: There are AI tools that make it easy for laypeople to perform analysis of small-scale datasets. These tools allow leaders to capitalize on their ‘hunches.’ By running these AI tools on their laptops, leaders can quickly confirm or disprove their hunches without the need to send in special requests to their IT team.”
Using GenAI for Coding? How To Leverage It Wisely and Well
Ours shares advice to help dev teams ensure they’re using generative AI safely and effectively under the section, “Know That Gaps in Knowledge or Contextual Understanding May Need to Be Addressed.”
“Developers tapping into GenAI’s potential for code creation must adhere to modern software craftsmanship principles. They should run code analysis tools on it to avoid security issues creeping in. It should not be blindly inserted without proper human review. Carefully go through the code with the mindset that gaps in knowledge or contextual understanding may need to be addressed before use.”
More About Joseph Ours
Joseph Ours is a technology futurist passionate about bringing innovation and digital transformation to his clients with speed and scale. He leads the AI Strategy and Modern Software Delivery Practices at Centric Consulting, bringing nearly three decades of experience in IT and management consulting across AI, automation, cloud platforms, DevOps, quality assurance, and agile development.
Recently, Ours has focused on helping Fortune 500 companies develop AI solutions for process automation, personalized customer experiences, and value chain optimization through strategy, visioning and implementation.
Ours is a member of the Forbes Technology Council who regularly contributes to the platform and other media, sharing the latest thinking on AI readiness, planning, and governance. He is a prominent speaker on AI, presenting at events nationwide with organizations such as the Risk Management and Insurance Society (RIMS), Project Management Institute (PMI), Society for Information Management (SIM), American Health Information Management Association AHIMA), Insurtech, and more.