A hospital in the city will use artificial intelligence to predict the possibility of diseases in patients who enrol on their three-year health check-up programme.

Officials of Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals said they had tied up with Microsoft for the technology. The hospital has a database of medical records of 20 million patients, which will be used to predict the likelihood of a disease in a new patient.

Anyone who enrols on the programme — meant for non-communicable diseases — will first undergo a series of tests, the results of which, along with the patient’s history and the history of illnesses in his or her family, will be matched with the database.

“We have tied up with Microsoft to use artificial intelligence in detecting the likelihood of illnesses in any patient. We will feed a patient’s medical records into the system, which already has a database of 20 million people we have treated,” said Rana Dasgupta, the chief executive officer of Apollo Gleneagles’ eastern region.

To enrol on the programme, one has to pay Rs 6,000 in the first year, Rs 5,000 in the second year and Rs 4,000 in the third year. The package includes several diagnostic tests such as complete blood count, liver function test, lipid profile, X-ray and ECG.

Jhuma Bagchi, a doctor at the hospital who will head the programme, said other diagnostic tests might be suggested as well. “Each person will get a single point of contact or mentor. There will be a mobile app where the test results can be stored,” she said.

Elderly people staying on their own can have their children keep track of their medical conditions such as blood pressure and blood sugar level through the app from another city. “The mentors, too, will be able to see the results. They will alert doctors if they find a patient’s blood pressure or blood sugar level is abnormal,” she said.