The future is closer than we think it to be. The time is not far when patients will be operated on hi-tech equipment with artificial intelligence assisting at every step. Experts believe that a great wave of machine learning and artificial intelligence is coming to healthcare, and people will have to adopt it one way or another. University Hospitals of Cleveland CEO Thomas Zenty is of the view that the once-futuristic technologies may now be closer than many could realize. He said that it was only a matter of time when one could witness Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri in hospitals nearby. As Hospitals and Health IT systems continue to leverage information technology, healthcare executives are looking forward to advocating caregivers to improve provider satisfaction. They should also be ready for a telehealth explosion and look into ways of readily embracing machine learning and artificial intelligence. With the advancement of technology, there is always a danger of cyber-at...