Opportunities, challenges, and requirements for Artificial Intelligence (AI) implementation in Primary Health Care (PHC): a systematic review.

Journal: BMC primary care
Published Date: Jun 9, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significantly reshaped Primary Health Care (PHC), offering various possibilities and complexities across all functional dimensions. The objective is to review and synthesize available evidence on the opportunities, challenges, and requirements of AI implementation in PHC based on the Primary Care Evaluation Tool (PCET).

Authors

  • Farzaneh Yousefi
    Department of Management, Policy and Health Economics, Faculty of Medical Information and Management, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. farzaneh.yousefi.1@ulaval.ca.
  • Reza Dehnavieh
    Health Foresight and Innovation Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
  • Maude Laberge
    Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.
  • Marie-Pierre Gagnon
    Research Center on Healthcare and Services in Primary Care, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.
  • Mohammad Mehdi Ghaemi
    Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. academic.businessmail@gmail.com.
  • Mohsen Nadali
    Master of Business Administration, Mehralborz University, Tehran, Iran.
  • Najmeh Azizi
    Department of Management, Policy and Health Economics, Faculty of Medical Information and Management, Student in Health Services Management, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

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