Utopia versus dystopia: Professional perspectives on the impact of healthcare artificial intelligence on clinical roles and skills.

Journal: International journal of medical informatics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Alongside the promise of improving clinical work, advances in healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) raise concerns about the risk of deskilling clinicians. This purpose of this study is to examine the issue of deskilling from the perspective of diverse group of professional stakeholders with knowledge and/or experiences in the development, deployment and regulation of healthcare AI.

Authors

  • Yves Saint James Aquino
    Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, School of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
  • Wendy A Rogers
    School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States of America.
  • Annette Braunack-Mayer
    Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, School of Health and Society, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.
  • Helen Frazer
    Screening and Assessment Service, St Vincent's BreastScreen, 1st Floor Healy Wing, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia. Electronic address: Helen.Frazer@svha.org.au.
  • Khin Than Win
    School of Computing and Information Technology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia.
  • Nehmat Houssami
    Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
  • Christopher Degeling
    Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
  • Christopher Semsarian
    Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology at Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia.
  • Stacy M Carter
    Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, School of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.