AI shifting healthcare from reactive to proactive care
By Sarah Shoaf, Staff Writer
Detecting early warning signs before medical conditions worsen is one of the things that predictive analytics can do with the help of AI, says Governors State University (GovState) student Dr. Yamunasrivalli Akki.
When it comes to data from wearable technologies, like smartwatches and remote patient monitoring devices that keep track of heart rate, glucose levels, and blood pressure, AI can analyze the collected data and identify patterns to catch potential red flags early.
“This is important for the public to understand because it empowers individuals to take a more active role towards their health,” said Yamunasrivalli, a graduate student in the Health Informatics program. “By leveraging insights and continuous monitoring, patients can receive earlier interventions, reduce hospital visits, better manage chronic conditions, and ultimately improve long-term health outcomes.”
Yamunasrivalli will share more about this topic at the Health AI Summit 2026 this April, a space where industry leaders gather to explore the latest advancements in artificial intelligence for healthcare innovation. She will be a member of the panel “From Wearables to Predictive Care: The Role of AI in Revolutionizing Patient Monitoring," where she will join other panelists in discussing how healthcare is shifting from reactive treatment to proactive care.
“I’m excited to contribute to meaningful discussions around wearable technologies and predictive care, and to share insights from both my academic background in health informatics and my hands-on experience in remote patient monitoring,” said Yamunasrivalli.
As a healthcare professional and clinical researcher herself, Yamunasrivalli is intimately familiar with working with real-time patient data to support research publications and lead to evidence-based insights. In her role as a Digital Health Intern at Keva Health, her work helps turn patient data into findings that can improve care delivery.
While she wraps up her final semester with GovState, she looks forward to the networking opportunity that the summit can bring, as well as the professional growth. “It creates meaningful connections and opens doors for future opportunities, collaborations, and career endeavors in the evolving field of health AI and healthcare data analytics.”
This also represents a full-circle moment for Yamunasrivalli, who attended multiple national and international conferences throughout her professional journey, gaining knowledge from distinguished speakers and experts.
“I always admired those on stage and quietly set a personal goal that one day, through hard work and dedication, I would be able to share my own work and contribute to discussions,” said Yamunasrivalli.
Interested in learning more about the Health Informatics program at GovState? Click here.