From Breakthrough to Follow-Through-A Public Health Agenda for AI.

AI is positioned as a tool to ensure patients eligible for highly effective interventions are identified and receive them, forming a public health follow-through agenda.

• Why it matters: The gap is that highly effective interventions may not reach the patients who qualify, limiting real-world public health impact.
• What they did: This Viewpoint outlines how AI could support identifying eligible patients and facilitating their access to highly effective interventions.
• The result: The discussion frames an agenda for translating AI “breakthroughs” into practical, patient-facing delivery in public health.