Potentiality of algorithms and artificial intelligence adoption to improve medication management in primary care: a systematic review.

Journal: BMJ open
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of artificial intelligence (AI) and/or algorithms on drug management in primary care settings comparing AI and/or algorithms with standard clinical practice. Second, we evaluated what is the most frequently reported type of medication error and the most used AI machine type.

Authors

  • Gianfranco Damiani
  • Gerardo Altamura
    Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
  • Massimo Zedda
    Department of Health Surveillance and Bioethics, Section of Legal Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
  • Mario Cesare Nurchis
    Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy nurchismario@gmail.com.
  • Giovanni Aulino
    Department of Health Surveillance and Bioethics, Section of Legal Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
  • Aurora Heidar Alizadeh
    Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
  • Francesca Cazzato
    Department of Health Surveillance and Bioethics, Section of Legal Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
  • Gabriele Della Morte
    Faculty of Law, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
  • Matteo Caputo
    Department of Juridical Science, Section of Criminal Law, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
  • Simone Grassi
    Department of Health Surveillance and Bioethics, Section of Legal Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
  • Antonio Oliva
    Department of Health Surveillance and Bioethics, Section of Legal Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.