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ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2024

Artificial intelligence in healthcare: a scoping review of perceived threats to patient rights and safety.

Nkosi Nkosi Botha, Cynthia E Segbedzi, Victor K Dumahasi, Samuel Maneen, Ruby V Kodom, Ivy S Tsedze, Lucy A Akoto, Fortune S Atsu, Obed U Lasim, Edward W Ansah

Abstract readScoping Review
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Article in Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. AI applications in disaster governance with health approach: A scoping review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Nkosi Nkosi BothaDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. saintbotha2015@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7879-3459
Cynthia E SegbedziDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Victor K DumahasiInstitute of Environmental and Sanitation Studies, Environmental Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Samuel ManeenDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Ruby V KodomDepartment of Health Services Management/Distance Education, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Ivy S TsedzeDepartment of Adult Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Lucy A AkotoAir Force Medical Centre, Armed Forces Medical Services, Air Force Base, Takoradi, Ghana.
Fortune S AtsuE. P. College of Education, Amedzofe, Ghana.
Obed U LasimDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Edward W AnsahDepartment of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe global health system remains determined to leverage on every workable opportunity, including artificial intelligence (AI) to provide care that is consistent with patients' needs. Unfortunately, while AI models generally return high accuracy within the trials in which they are trained, their ability to predict and recommend the best course of care for prospective patients is left to chance. PURPOSE: This review maps evidence between January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2023, on the perceived threats posed by the usage of AI tools in healthcare on patients' rights and safety.

methodsWe deployed the guidelines of Tricco et al. to conduct a comprehensive search of current literature from Nature, PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Dimensions AI, Web of Science, Ebsco Host, ProQuest, JStore, Semantic Scholar, Taylor & Francis, Emeralds, World Health Organisation, and Google Scholar. In all, 80 peer reviewed articles qualified and were included in this study.

resultsWe report that there is a real chance of unpredictable errors, inadequate policy and regulatory regime in the use of AI technologies in healthcare. Moreover, medical paternalism, increased healthcare cost and disparities in insurance coverage, data security and privacy concerns, and bias and discriminatory services are imminent in the use of AI tools in healthcare.

conclusionsOur findings have some critical implications for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3.8, 11.7, and 16. We recommend that national governments should lead in the roll-out of AI tools in their healthcare systems. Also, other key actors in the healthcare industry should contribute to developing policies on the use of AI in healthcare systems.

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Artificial intelligenceComputational intelligenceComputer vision systemsConfidentialityKnowledge representationPrivacy of patient dataPrivileged communications

Identifiers

PMID39444019
PMCPMC11515716

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