The Economic, Political, and Societal Consequences of Disrupting Health Care Delivery with Artificial Intelligence.

Journal: Journal of general internal medicine
Published Date: May 8, 2025

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to become a significant disruptive force in healthcare delivery, setting new standards by automating routine tasks and introducing AI-informed care models that could redefine the roles of physicians. However, this transformation presents significant challenges, including potential overdiagnosis, increased costs to consumers, environmental impacts, and distributional consequences as market power is transferred from current entities (e.g., physicians) to tech companies, making it crucial for healthcare professionals to carefully navigate this disruption while preserving beneficial aspects of traditional care.

Authors

  • Senthujan Senkaiahliyan
    Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
  • Allan S Detsky
    Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. allan.detsky@sinaihealth.ca.
  • Jun Ma
    State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
  • Patrick R Lawler
    Divisions of Cardiology and Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital/McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Jasika Paramasamy
    Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Jacob J Visser
    Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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