Cited by 274Context-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsNon-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringHealthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring

Illuminating the dark spaces of healthcare with ambient intelligence

Haque, Albert, Milstein, Arnold, Fei-Fei, Li·2020·Nature

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Advances in machine learning and contactless sensors have given rise to ambient intelligence-physical spaces that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of humans. Here we review how this technology could improve our understanding of the metaphorically dark, unobserved spaces of healthcare. In hospital spaces, early applications could soon enable more efficient clinical workflows and improved patient safety in intensive care units and operating rooms. In daily living spaces, ambient intelligence could prolong the independence of older individuals and improve the management of individuals with a chronic disease by understanding everyday behaviour. Similar to other technologies, transformation into clinical applications at scale must overcome challenges such as rigorous clinical validation, appropriate data privacy and model transparency. Thoughtful use of this technology would enable us to understand the complex interplay between the physical environment and health-critical human behaviours.

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Authors
Haque, A., Milstein, A., & Fei-Fei, L.
Affiliations
  • Stanford University (US)
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Fei-Fei, Li
Venue
Nature
Published
2020-09-09
Volume
585
Issue
7824
Pages
193-202
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W3083918922
Cited by
274
References
181
Citations by year
2026: 31 · 2025: 48 · 2024: 55 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 9
FWCI
2.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
Keywords
ambient intelligence, contactless sensors, hospital monitoring, patient safety, intensive care unit, operating room, clinical workflow, older adults, independent living, chronic disease management, daily behavior, clinical validation, data privacy, model transparency
MeSH terms
Ambient Intelligence, Algorithms, Chronic Disease, Delivery of Health Care, Environmental Monitoring, Hospital Units, Humans, Mental Health, Privacy, Patient Safety

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