Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to help reshape the healthcare industry in the years ahead, according to a new report.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the largest organization of technical professionals dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity, released its Technology Megatrends 2030 Report on Wednesday. The report was reviewed exclusively by FOX Business.

The study examined five core areas — AI, energy, health and biotech, space technology and robotics — and evaluated each one’s potential to transform human life by 2030. Among the areas analyzed, the experts contributing to the report ranked health technology as having the greatest potential impact on humanity, underscoring how closely healthcare innovation is tied to broader shifts in aging populations, prevention and access to care.

Dejan Milojicic, an IEEE fellow and chair of the IEEE Future Directions Committee Industry Advisory Board, told FOX Business that health technologies stand out as among the most transformative and beneficial to humanity because they reflect "a fundamental shift from reactive treatment to proactive protection."

IEEE’s report identified several technologies that could advance healthcare, including personalized medicine, genetic engineering and gene therapy, accessible early disease diagnostics and biomarkers, molecular therapeutics, protein synthesis and understanding life.

Of those six areas, IEEE rated personalized medicine, genetic engineering and gene therapy, and accessible early disease diagnostics and biomarkers highest in terms of impact, likelihood of success, maturity and adoption.

Over the next five to 10 years, IEEE sees health-tech advances contributing to a reduction in preventable chronic diseases, more personalized clinical outcomes, improved food safety and greater access to high-quality, nutrient-dense foods.

"As populations age, using physical AI technologies, such as virtual nursing and intelligent monitoring, will become vital to supporting the needs of an expanding revitalized economy," Milojicic said. "At the same time, we see food systems being reimagined as core healthcare infrastructure, using AI-enhanced tools like smart traceability to deliver personalized nutrition and curb chronic disease at scale."

IEEE also identified several enablers for healthcare technology advances, including biotechnology, digital health, agricultural drones and personalized nutrition.

The report said key inhibitors to the impact of health-tech progress include privacy and security concerns over data used for public health prevention through epidemiology and surveillance, as well as status quo culture.

"Our panel of experts is clear that none of this works without robust trust, privacy, and safety standards guiding how these technologies are built and deployed," Milojicic said.