BMC Med Inform Decis Mak April 2021 PMID 33836752

The role of artificial intelligence in healthcare: a structured literature review.

Silvana Secinaro, Davide Calandra, Aurelio Secinaro, Vivek Muthurangu, Paolo Biancone

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Discussions reflect a strong positive reception, with comments calling the study a comprehensive overview (‘great CLR’), referencing AI’s transformative potential, and emphasizing the importance of data quality and skills development. The tone and choices of words like ‘promising,’ ‘impact,’ and ‘future’ underscore a perception of meaningful influence, with some sharing links to further resources or studies, illustrating active engagement and interest in applying the findings.

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The literature review highlights that AI in healthcare is an emerging field with research from multiple disciplines, focusing on areas like health services management, diagnostics, and predictive medicine, with the U.S., China, and the UK leading studies.
The study analyzed 288 peer-reviewed papers using software tools and examined various variables such as authors, journals, keywords, and collaboration networks, revealing AI’s role in aiding diagnosis, predicting disease spread, and customizing treatments.
The review also points out gaps in current research, emphasizing the need for skills development and high-quality data management to fully realize AI’s potential in healthcare, helping professionals and researchers guide future studies.

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This is a great CLR for publications on AI adoption in healthcare. Note 70 percent of the authors only published once. https://t.co/uxoW0jlvL2

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