--- title: AI AND CHATBOTS IN HEALTHCARE description: Chat support has proven to be a more effective alternative than phone support. Both beat traditional, face to face support operations in effectiveness and costs, but chat can be integrated with your existing CRM systems, beating even phone support. image: https://www.getjenny.com/hubfs/stethoscope-840125_1920.jpg --- ![Jenny](https://www.getjenny.com/hubfs/GetJenny2020/icons%20and%20logos/logo-purple.svg) by Jenny on September 05, 2018 # AI AND CHATBOTS IN HEALTHCARE AI is used in many major areas of the medical field such as detection of disease, drug discovery, treatment and research. Alongside this, the industry is showing an increased interest in automating its customer service. Chatbots can assist patients through facilitating their booking process and support experience without the need for a  dedicated customer support team. Moreover, chatbots can guide and diagnose patients through understanding and assessing their symptoms via chat. Information collected by the AI based chatbot can save doctors time and help in decision making and treatment. The healthcare industry will benefit from the cost effectiveness, revenue optimization and the automated process of dealing with insurance companies. Surprisingly, the industry mostly invested it's AI in the area of IT, which reached around 69%, in comparison to 21% investment in R&D only. Obviously, the focus of healthcare industry is not on research but on other areas like IT, marketing, finance, and customer service.   The growth of AI in healthcare industry is expected to reach 100% by 2020. Not only will AI improve healthcare organisations, but it will revolutionize it. Chatbots in the healthcare industry will play an important role in effective healthcare and benefiting providers and patients. [![Watch the webinar - How to run a successful chatbot project](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4040542/dad22829-fdfc-4055-9b99-69470cae0d74.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4040542/dad22829-fdfc-4055-9b99-69470cae0d74) If you would like to learn more about the use of AI and chatbots in industries,  please read our [guide on AI and chatbots](https://www.getjenny.com/chatbotsinindustries). ![Jenny](https://www.getjenny.com/hubfs/GetJenny2020/icons%20and%20logos/logo-purple.svg) ###### [Jenny](https://www.getjenny.com/blog/author/jenny) ### Similar articles ![](https://www.getjenny.com/hubfs/best-tools-for-customer-support-2021_listing.jpg) ##### The Best Customer Service Tools in 2021: A Comprehensive Guide 100+ best customer service tools reviewed for you! Learn the benefits of each tool and decide the best fit for your organization, updated for 2021. [Read on](https://www.getjenny.com/blog/the-best-customer-service-tools-in-2020) ![](https://www.getjenny.com/hubfs/Partnership_in_Action_GetJenny_Featured_Image_listing.jpg) ##### Partnership in Action: Chatbots for the Pensions Industry Learn how GetJenny builds partnerships to bring chatbots to new industries. Riku Salminen shares his thoughts about how partnerships work for... [Read on](https://www.getjenny.com/blog/partnership-in-action-chatbots-for-the-pensions-industry) ![Live-chat-tips-for-customer-service](https://www.getjenny.com/hubfs/blog-images/Live-chat-tips-for-customer-service_listing.png) ##### 8 live chat service tips: how to deliver an amazing service? Great customer service is worth the effort. Here are 8 tips that help you to deliver amazing live chat service to your website visitors and turn them... [Read on](https://www.getjenny.com/blog/8-live-chat-service-tips-how-to-deliver-an-amazing-service) #### Get three content pieces our community found the most useful in 2021: [![GetJenny - A Customer Service Automation Company](https://www.getjenny.com/hubfs/GetJenny%20by%20LeadDesk/logo/GetJenny-by-leadDesk-vector.svg)](https://www.getjenny.com) GetJenny develops JennyBot, a chatbot builder with a custom natural language processing engine (NLP). With JennyBot, you can easily build intelligent chatbots to improve customer experience, automating manual work in customer service, lead generation, HR and internal communications. ###### GET JENNY OY Business ID: 2562711-7 [LeadDesk's Privacy Notice](https://leaddesk.com/privacy-statement/) ###### CUSTOMER SUPPORT support.chatbot(a)leaddesk.com ###### CONTACT SALES chatbot(a)leaddesk.com ###### ADDRESS Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 00100 Helsinki Finland