“Virtual Specialists”: How AI Can Improve Risk Stratification, Clinical Support and Remote Monitoring in Palliative Care

<p>Palliative care faces significant challenges, including staff shortages, clinical uncertainty and delayed recognition of patient deterioration. We here explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can act as a “virtual specialist” to assist healthcare providers in making better decisions, assessing patient risk and monitoring symptoms in hospital and home-based settings. It examines how AI tools such as machine learning, natural language processing and device-integrated monitoring can improve predictions about patient decline, guide treatment decisions and enhance symptom management.</p>