AI showcases an ocean of opportunities to health care, enhancing a variety of common medical practices–from identifying the best treatment plans for patients suffering with critical illnesses to diagnosing ailments. Artificial Intelligence can help foretell health trajectories, self-operate administrative tasks and entrust the treatments. This research article will discuss emerging and current AI tools present for accelerating patient care and their possible benefits, challenges associated with the use of these tools and policy options to address challenges or improve benefits of the use of these tools. Recent breakthroughs in the application of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare has been outlined. The probable direction of AI augmented healthcare system in future has also been discussed.