In Journal of medical Internet research ; h5-index 88.0
BACKGROUND : Artificial intelligence (AI) is being increasingly adopted in the health care industry for administrative tasks, patient care operations, and medical research.
OBJECTIVE : To examine the opinions of health care workers about the adoption and implementation of AI-powered technology in the health care industry.
METHODS : Data were comments about AI posted on an online forum by 905 health care professionals from at least 77 countries, from May 2013 through October 2021. Structural topic modeling was used to identify the topics of discussion, and hierarchical clustering was performed to determine how these topics cluster into different groups.
RESULTS : Twelve topics were identified from the collected comments. These comments clustered into two groups: 1) impact of AI on health care system and practice and 2) AI as a tool for disease screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Topics associated with negative sentiments included concerns about AI replacing human workers, the impact of AI on traditional medical diagnostic procedure (i.e., patient history and physical examination), the accuracy of the algorithm, and the entry of information technology companies into the health care industry. Concerns about the legal liability for using AI in treating patients were discussed as well. Positive topics about AI included the opportunity offered by the technology for improving the accuracy of image-based diagnosis and for enhancing personalized medicine.
CONCLUSIONS : The adoption and implementation of AI applications in the health care industry are eliciting both enthusiasm and concerns about patient care quality and the future of health care professions. The successful implementation of AI-powered technologies requires the involvement of all stakeholders, including patients, health care organizations workers, health insurance companies, and government regulatory agencies.
Nitiema Pascal
2022-Dec-19
