Editorial Material,
The need to strengthen the evaluation of the impact of Artificial Intelligence-based decision support systems on healthcare provision
Affiliations
- [1] Univ Edinburgh, Inst Study Sci Technol & Innovat, Edinburgh, Scotland [NORA names: United Kingdom; Europe, Non-EU; OECD];
- [2] Keele Univ, Sch Social Polit & Global Studies, Keele, England [NORA names: United Kingdom; Europe, Non-EU; OECD];
- [3] Sch Primary Community & Social Care, Keele, England [NORA names: United Kingdom; Europe, Non-EU; OECD];
- [4] Macquarie Univ, Australian Inst Hlth Innovat, Sydney, Australia [NORA names: Australia; Oceania; OECD];
- [5] Univ Wales Trinity St David, Swansea, Wales [NORA names: United Kingdom; Europe, Non-EU; OECD];
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Abstract
Despite the renewed interest in Artificial Intelligence-based clinical decision support systems (AI-CDS), there is still a lack of empirical evidence supporting their effectiveness. This underscores the need for rigorous and continuous evaluation and monitoring of processes and outcomes associated with the introduction of health information technology.
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
Evaluation,
Evidence,
Health information technology,
eHealth