Is primary health care ready for artificial intelligence? What do primary health care stakeholders say?

Journal: BMC medical informatics and decision making
PMID: 36085203

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Effective deployment of AI tools in primary health care requires the engagement of practitioners in the development and testing of these tools, and a match between the resulting AI tools and clinical/system needs in primary health care. To set the stage for these developments, we must gain a more in-depth understanding of the views of practitioners and decision-makers about the use of AI in primary health care. The objective of this study was to identify key issues regarding the use of AI tools in primary health care by exploring the views of primary health care and digital health stakeholders.

Authors

  • Amanda L Terry
    Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Interfaculty Program in Public Health, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
  • Jacqueline K Kueper
    Departments of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Computer Science, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada jkueper@uwo.ca.
  • Ron Beleno
    Age-Well NCE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Judith Belle Brown
    Department of Family Medicine, Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada.
  • Sonny Cejic
    Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
  • Janet Dang
    London Middlesex Primary Care Alliance, London, Ontario, Canada.
  • Daniel Leger
    Department of Family Medicine, Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada.
  • Scott McKay
    Department of Family Medicine, Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada.
  • Leslie Meredith
    Department of Family Medicine, Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada.
  • Andrew D Pinto
    Upstream Lab, MAP/Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
  • Bridget L Ryan
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada.
  • Moira Stewart
    Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
  • Merrick Zwarenstein
    Departments of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Family Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
  • Daniel J Lizotte
    Department of Computer Science, Western University, London, ON, Canada, N6A 3K7.

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