Thirteen Takeaways from New Report on AI in Health Care
In a new survey of over 2,000 health-care professionals on AI use, respondents cited benefits ranging from improved work-life balance to preventing medical errors as well as concerns about overreliance on AI and inconsistent or limited training.
A newly issued report offers a closer look at the utility, perceptions, advantages and drawbacks of artificial intelligence in health care.
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Here are 13 takeaways from the report on the pros and cons of AI for health-care workers.
- Sixty percent of clinicians said AI enables improved precision in their work.
- The report noted that 35 percent of surveyed clinicians credited AI for improving their work-life balance.
- AI has reportedly improved workflow efficiency for 58 percent of surveyed clinicians.
- Forty percent of clinicians said AI has bolstered their ability to view consolidated patient data across different care teams.
5. Approximately one-third of clinicians acknowledged that AI has helped them identify or prevent a potential medical error at least three times in the previous three months.
6. The report points out that 72 percent of clinicians use their own AI tools when AI options at their facility fail to meet their needs.
7. Fifty-two percent of clinicians want a better understanding of legal liability with the use of AI tools.
8. Ninety percent of polled clinicians emphasized adjunctive use of AI versus standalone use of AI advances.
9. Over 75 percent of clinicians said training on AI was limited, inconsistent or unavailable at their institution.
10. The report noted that 39 percent of survey respondents expressed concern about over-reliance on AI and a resulting loss of clinical skills.
11. Ninety-six percent of clinicians have the expectation that AI will change how they work.
12. Over half of surveyed clinicians use AI to transcribe clinical notes.
13. According to the survey, 56 percent of clinicians credit AI for allowing more headspace for detailed thinking of cases.
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